While our rise contributed to the global extinction of large land animals, 尽管我们的崛起导致 大型陆地动物在全球灭绝

249. By the early Holocene,
     到全新世早期
250. humans had spread out of Africa to almost every continent on Earth
     人类已从非洲 扩散到地球上几乎每一个大♥陆♥
251. and become the world's most dangerous predator.
     成为世界上最危险的捕食者
252. While our rise contributed to the global extinction of large land animals,
     尽管我们的崛起导致 大型陆地动物在全球灭绝
253. our story could have been a short one
     但如果表现不够出色
254. had we not done something remarkable.
     我们的故事原本可能非常短暂
255. We freed ourselves from the uncertainty of a hunter-gatherer existence
     我们通过与大自然结盟

来自《我们星球上的生命 第一季 第八集 Life on Our Planet S01E08 冰与火的世纪》第 252 行