历史频道《人类:我们的故事》第一集11:灵光乍现

While men hunt, women gather wild grains.

男人狩猎 女人则收割野生谷粒

Nearly half a ton of seeds from one acre of grass.

一英亩土地可收获近半吨种子

Every calorie spent gathering yields 50 in return.

而同时 每消耗一卡路里可获五十倍能量

People settle around rich sources of food,

现在 人类居住地周围有着丰富的食物资源

Now in groups of sixty or more.

以至少六十人为群聚居生活

And 10,000 years ago, one woman makes a breakthrough.

一万年前 一个妇女取得重大突破

The foundation of our modern world.

这才有了我们现代的世界

Discarded seeds take root in the garbage.

几粒被丢弃的种子生根发芽了

It gives her an idea.

这让她灵光乍现

She plants her best seeds in a fertile patch of land.

她把最好的种子种在一小块富饶的土地上

Planting the first seed is the first step towards civilization.

首粒种子的种植是人类迈向文明的第一步

They can take the landscape and use it to their advantage.

他们可以充分利用土地 物尽其用

And more of a guarantee

更保险点

that they and their children will survive.

他们的孩子也可以依靠土地生存下来

She tends the seeds, weeds and waters them.

她悉心照料种子 除草 浇灌

The world's first farmer.

这就是世界上第一个农民

重点讲解

1、settle

a、解决，结束(争端、纠纷)

They agreed to try to settle their dispute by negotiation.

他们同意通过谈判来努力解决纠纷。

Both sides are looking for ways to settle their differences.

双方都在寻求消除分歧的方法。

b、庭外和解

In an attempt to settle the case, Molken has agreed to pay restitution.

为了争取庭外和解，莫尔肯同意赔款。

She got much less than she would have done if she had settled out of court.

如果她同意庭外和解的话，得到的肯定会更多。

c、付清(欠款);结算(账单);结(账)

I settled the bill for my coffee and his two glasses of wine.

我为我的咖啡和他的两杯葡萄酒付了账。

They settled with Colin at the end of the evening.

晚上聚会结束的时候他们和科林结清了账。

2、guarantee

a、确保；使必然发生

Surplus resources alone do not guarantee growth.

仅有富余的资源并不能确保发展。

a man whose fame guarantees that his calls will nearly always be returned.

其名望能确保他的呼吁几乎总能得到回应的人

b、保证…必定发生；承诺做；答应提供

Most states guarantee the right to free and adequate education.

大多数州都保障人们免费享受充分教育的权利。

All students are guaranteed campus accommodation for their first year.

保证安排所有的学生第一年在校内住宿。

c、担保金；担保物；抵押品

Males between 18 and 20 had to leave a deposit as a guarantee of returning to do their military service.

18至20岁的男性必须缴纳一笔保证金，作为回来服兵役的担保。