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农业

immediate advantages 显而易见的好处

Agriculture developed slowly among populations that had an extensive knowledge of plants and animals. 【Because humans had built up this knowledge as hunter-gatherers, it is logical to conclude that over time they would have become extremely efficient.】Changing from hunting and gathering to agriculture had no immediate advantages.
在那些对动植物有着广泛知识的人群中，农业的发展较为缓慢。【由于人类作为狩猎采集者已经积累了这些知识，因此可以合理推断，随着时间的推移，他们会变得极其高效。】从狩猎采集转向农业并没有立竿见影的优势。

According to paragraph 1, all of the following are advantages of hunting and gathering over agriculture EXCEPT:
A. It is a healthier lifestyle.
B. It requires less knowledge of plants and animals.
C. It does not need storage capabilities.
D. It is not tied to any specific location.

nomad’s life 游牧生活
archaeological record 考古学记录
contemporary 同时代的

We know, however, that contemporary hunter-gatherer societies control their population in a variety of ways. 然而我们知道，当代狩猎采集社会通过多种方式控制人口。？？我不知道