Behind the Mask
面面「具」到
In these times of a global pandemic, masks have become part of our daily lives. But actually, masks have always been around in one way or another. Let’s take a look at just how they’ve evolved over the course of human history.
We don’t know exactly when people first started wearing masks. We could have started wearing them as far back as 40,000 years ago. That’s when humans created the first artwork with figures that combined human and animal qualities.
在疫情於全球流行期間，口罩已經成為我們日常生活的一部分。但事實上，面罩一直以來都以某種形式存在著。讓我們一探面具究竟是如何在人類歷史中演變的吧。
我們不清楚人類到底是何時第一次穿戴面具的。我們有可能早在四萬年前便戴上了面具。那時人們創作了第一件同時具有動物和人類特徵的藝術品。
生活必備字詞：
global a. 全球的，世界的
over the course of... 在……（一段時間）中
exactly adv. 精確地，完全地
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本文節錄自《常春藤生活英語》雜誌，完整內容請見五月號。
