課堂翻譯

page.66 黃框第1段，第2段

原文: Like many other species, human have survived and have thrived because
we have certain traits that allow us to adapt to and modify parts of the environment
to increase our survival chances.
Evolutionary biologists attribute our success to three adaptations: strong opposable
thumbs that allow us to grip and use tools better than the few other animals that have
thumbs; an ability to walk upright; and a complex brain. These adaptations have helped us develop weapons, protective devices, and technologies that extend our limited senses and
help make up for some of our deficiencies. Thus, in just a twitch of the 3.7-billion-year
history of life on earth, we have developed powerful technologies and taken over much of
the earth's life-support systems and net primary productivity.

翻譯:
　　就像其他的物種一樣，人類之所以能夠生存並保有優勢權是因為我們可以去適應以
及改變我們的生活環境，以增加生存的機會。
　　環境生物學家將我們的成功生存歸功於三個適應條件：
1.強壯且可握的手指（尤其是大拇指）讓我們可以握住以及使用工具比其他有拇指的動
物來的好。
2.直立的行走。
3.完整的頭腦。
　　這些幫助我們發展武器、保護的設備以及可以拓展我們感官、補足我們所欠缺的科技。因此，雖然地球上的生命有著37億年的歷史，我們發展強力的科技並且控制著地球的維生系統。