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The Aztecs were very philosophical about death.
阿兹特克人面对死亡很冷静
Death is what gives meaning to life,
死亡体现了生命的意义
and that by having the idea of death,
而正因有了死亡的想法
it makes the here and now sweeter and more beautiful.
使得此时此刻变得更加甜美
Tlahuicole's beating heart
特拉维克拉跳动的心脏
offered to the god of the sun and war, Huitzilopochtli,guardian of the universe.
被献给了维齐洛波奇特利 太阳与战争之神 宇宙的守护者
In return, the Aztecs believe,
作为回报 阿兹特克人相信
his blood will guarantee a bountiful harvest.
他的血液能够保佑整年的丰收
A crop that will become key to mankind's future:Corn.
一种庄稼将成为人类未来的关键 那就是玉米
6000 years ago,Early farmers in the Americas turn a weed
六千年前 美洲早期的农民将一种杂草
into a cereal that produces more calories per acre than any other.
变成了一种谷类 相较其他谷类 亩产更多卡路里
With almost twice as many genes as a human being.
其基因数几乎是人类的两倍
Found in a quarter of all supermarket products we buy today.
如今我们在超市中所买的商品 四分之一是玉米
Corn is the staple of Aztec life.
玉米是阿兹特克人的主食
But while Aztec power reaches its height,
阿兹特克人的统治正值鼎盛之时
Events 7,000 miles away
七千英里外所发生的事件
are about to change their world forever.
将会永远改变他们的世界
