10 The Stone Age

The Stone Age

石器时代

Long, long ago The Stone Age began a very, very long time ago, when the first people started making tools from stone. It lasted until around 4,000 years ago. Stone Age people also made tools from other natural things such as wood, bone, animal skins, deer antlers and plants.

很久很久以前石器时代开始于很久很久以前，当第一批人类开始用石头制作工具的时候。 它一直持续到大约4000年前。 石器时代的人们也用木头、骨头、兽皮、鹿角和植物等其他自然材料制作工具。

On the move For most of the Stone Age, people found food by gathering wild plants and hunting wild animals. They lived in small groups. Each group moved from place to place to find enough food. Sometimes dogs helped people to carry things.

在石器时代的大部分时间里，人们通过采集野生植物和狩猎野生动物来寻找食物。 他们以小团体的形式生活。 每个小组都从一个地方搬到另一个地方寻找足够的食物。 有时狗帮人们搬东西。

People built simple shelters to sleep in. They made fires for cooking food and keeping warm. Tame dogs helped with hunting.

人们建造了简单的庇护所来睡觉。 他们生火做饭取暖。 驯养的狗帮助打猎。

Stone tools People made many different types of tools out of stone. Hand axes were made for cutting meat or plants. Arrows for hunting were made with stone tips. Scrapers were used to clean animal skins for making clothes. Good tool makers were very important people. They sat in the warmest spot near the fire.

人们用石头制作了许多不同类型的工具。 手斧是用来切肉或割植物的。 狩猎用的箭是用石制的。 刮刀被用来清洁做衣服用的兽皮。 优秀的工具制造者是非常重要的人物。 他们坐在炉火旁最暖和的地方。

Each stone tool had to be hammered and chipped into shape. It was very hard work. First, a tool maker chose a stone of the right type, shape and size. Next, she used an even harder stone to hammer off big pieces. Finally, she used an antler to chip off small flakes and make a sharp edge.

每一件石器都要经过敲打和凿成形状。 这是一项非常艰苦的工作。首先，一个工具制造者选择了合适的类型、形状和大小的石头。 接下来，她用一块更硬的石头敲出大块的石头。 最后，她用鹿角削掉小片，做成锋利的边缘。