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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
