10.17
Agriculture is still the world's most widespread occupation.
农业仍然是世界上最普遍的职业。
Half of humankind tills the soil, over three-quarters of them by hand.
一半人类仍在耕种土地,他们当中超过四分之三是手工操作。
Agriculture is like a tradition handed down from generation to generation in sweat, graft and toil, because for humanity it is a prerequisite of survival.
农业像传统般薪火相传,因为它是人类生存的先决条件。
But after relying on muscle power for so long, humankind found a way to tap into the energy buried deep in the Earth.
人类依赖人力日久,开始发掘地球深处的能量。
These flames are also from plants. 这些火焰也来自植物。
A pocket of sunlight. 一束阳光。
Pure energy, the energy of the sun, captured over millions of years by millions of plants，more than a hundred million years ago.
纯粹的能量，太阳的能量，是从数百万年前开始，经过数百万年从植物中获得的。
It's coal. It's gas. 那是煤，是天然气。
And above all, it's oil. 最重要的是石油。
＊单词：agriculture (n.)农业；农学 occupation (n.)职业，工作
prerequisite (n.)先决条件，前提，必备条件［+for/of/to］
a pocket of sunlight 一束阳光［歌曲：Pocketful Of Sunshine］