一般认为古人最早是在大约9000年前的新石器时代开始酿制酒精,当时生活在中国北方的古人欣喜地发现,水果和蜂蜜经过发酵后产生一种令人感觉陶醉的液体。然而新的研究发现,人类祖先早在1000万年前便已经对酒精习以为常,其来源可能是森林地面上成熟发酵的浆果。科学家们现在相信,当我们的猿类祖先从树上下到地面并利用双足行走时,便开始捡食地面上发酵的浆果 It is generally believed that the ancients first began to brew alcohol in the Neolithic Age about 9,000 years ago. At that time, the ancients living in northern China were delighted to find that the fruits and honey were fermented to produce an enchanting liquid. However, the new study found that human ancestors had become accustomed to alcohol as early as 10 million years ago, probably from ripe, fermented berries on the forest floor. Scientists now believe that as our ape-ancestors walked down the tree to the ground and walked on their feet, they began to pick up berries that were fermented on the ground