atlatl

atlatl

1. And so bow hunting is kind of the modern extension of things like atlatl hunting in which you have hunters out there who are now relying more on skill than they are on marksmanship.

在这种方式中，猎人在户外更多的依靠技巧而非枪法。

2. Under this theory, the atlatl or spear-throwing stick was invented 18,000 years ago as a response to a Malthusian crisis, not just because it seemed like a good idea.

按这种理论推断，18000年前发明的一种叫“atlatl”的梭标投掷棍，并非仅仅因为好使，它其实是应付马尔萨斯危机的产物。