seed of the cacao tree; ground roasted beans are source of chocolate

both the mayans and aztecs believed the cacao bean had magical, or even divine, properties, suitable for use in the most sacred rituals of birth, marriage and death.

玛雅人和阿兹特克人都认为可可豆具有神秘的甚至是神圣的特性，适合在诸如出生、结婚和死亡这些最神圣的仪式上使用。

while most of us probably wouldn「t settle for33) a chocolate paycheck these days, statistics show that the humble cacao bean is still a powerful economic force.

现在，我们中的大多数人很可能并不会满足于拿巧克力薪水，但统计数据证明，不起眼的可可豆仍是一股强有力的经济力量。

while most of us probably wouldn」t settle for a chocolate paycheck these days, statistics show that the humble cacao bean is still a powerful economic force.

现在，我们中的大多数人很可能并不会满足于拿巧克力薪水，但统计数据证明，不起眼的可可豆仍是一股强有力的经济力量。

both the mayans and aztecs believed the cacao bean had magical, or even divine, properties18), suitable for use in the most sacred19) rituals of birth, marriage and death.

玛雅人和阿兹特克人都认为可可豆具有神秘的甚至是神圣的特性，适合在诸如出生、结婚和死亡这些最神圣的仪式上使用。

the cacao bean played an important role in mesoamerican civilisation, the native civilisation in parts of mexico and central america prior to the spanish exploration and conquest of the 16th century.

可可豆在古中美洲的文化中起扮演着一个很重要的角色，这种本土的文化在墨西哥和中美洲的部分地方的存在比西班牙在16世纪的探索和征服活动还要早。