Chapter 2 第二章 Our earliest ancestors 我们最早的祖先 We know very little about the first true men. We have never seen their pictures. In the deepest layer of clay of an ancient soil we have sometimes found pieces of their bones. These lay...
Then a strange thing happened. 这时,一件神秘的事情发生了。 All the gigantic reptiles died within a short time. 所有这些庞大的爬行动物在短时间内悉数灭绝。 We do not know the reason. 我们不知道其中的原因。...
Meanwhile the plants had increased in number and they had to search for new dwelling places. There was no more room for them at the bottom of the sea. 与此同时,植物的数量也在不断滋长,海底的空间已经不够容纳它们了。 Re...
Chapter 1 第一章 The Setting of the Stage 人类历史舞台的形成 We live under the shadow of a gigantic question mark. 人类一直以来都生活在一个巨大问号的阴影下面 Who are we? 我们是谁? Where do we come from? 我们从哪...
History he knew well, for it was a living thing with him. 他熟悉历史故事,它们对他来说都是活生生的事情。 There, he would say, pointing to a bend of the river, there, my boy, do you see those trees? 看那儿他会指着一处河弯...
I saw the heart of time. I could hear the heavy pulse beats of the rapid seconds-one-two-three-up to sixty. 我仿佛看见了时间的心脏,我听见了飞速流逝的时间那沉重的脉搏声,一秒、两秒、三秒,一直到六十秒。...
When I was twelve or thirteen years old, an uncle of mine who gave me my love for books and pictures promised to take me upon a memorable expedition. 当我十二三岁的时候,我的那位引导我爱上书籍和图画的舅舅,答应带我做一...
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探险运动和人类历史 Adventure and Human History 探险总是能勾起人们的幻想。翻过下一座山就会有令人激动和感觉到神奇,这样的想法是人类与生俱来的。 Listen Read Learn The idea of adventure has always captured the imagination. The idea that just over the ne...