Neolithic means belonging to the last part of the Stone Age, about 10,000 years ago (the exact dates shift from place to place). That was when people began to farm, keep animals, live together in small villages, and make better stone tools — smoother and more carefully shaped than before.

Neolithic新石器時代的 means指的是 belonging to屬於 the last part of the Stone Age石器時代的最後一段, about 10,000 years ago大約一萬年前 (the exact dates shift from place to place確切的年代各地不太一樣)。That那 was when就是人們開始 people began to farm種田, keep animals養動物, live together in small villages聚在小村莊裡一起生活, and and make better stone tools做出更好的石器 — smoother and more carefully shaped than before比以前更光滑、做得更講究。

You will meet this word in history class and in museums; it is a school-and-science word, not a word for chatting. People also use it as a noun: “the Neolithic” means that whole stretch of time.

You你 will meet this word會遇到這個詞 in history class and in museums在歷史課和博物館裡; it它 is a school-and-science word是學術、學校用的詞, not a word for chatting不是聊天用的詞。People人們 also use it as a noun也會把它當名詞用: "the Neolithic"「the Neolithic」 means指的是 that whole stretch of time那整段時期。

Though actually, the name is quite young. An Englishman, John Lubbock, coined it in 1865, when scholars were cutting the old Stone / Bronze / Iron picture into finer pieces. The people of that age never called themselves Neolithic.

Though actually不過其實, the name這個名字 is quite young相當年輕。An Englishman一位英國人, John Lubbock約翰・盧伯克, coined it在1865年創造了這個詞 in 1865, when當時 scholars學者們 were cutting the old Stone / Bronze / Iron picture into finer pieces正在把舊有的石器／青銅／鐵器的分法切得更細。The people of that age那個時代的人 never called themselves Neolithic從來不會稱自己是新石器時代的人。