By ten or twelve thousand years ago a new sort of life has dawned in Europe, men have learned not only to chip but to polish and grind stone implements, and they have begun cultivation.

• 到了一万或一万两千年前，欧洲显露出一种新生命的曙光，人类不仅学会了凿制石器，而且学会了把石器擦亮、磨光，他们还开始了耕种。