Before they build their prototypes, they start with a wooden model.

在他们造出原型之前，他们是从一个木制模型开始的。

The wooden model was really the first functional prototype that we built off our current vehicle.

木制模型实际上是我们在现有车辆上建造的第一个功能性原型。

And they're still worshiping the empty pedestal or they have a photograph of an idol that was stolen, or they had a wax or wooden model.

他们仍然崇拜空的基座，或者他们有一张被盗的偶像的照片，或者他们有一个蜡或木制模型。

It dates back to at least 200 B.C., and some have suggested that this dynamic wooden model is proof that the ancient Egyptians understood aviation, at least to a degree.

它至少可以追溯到公元前 200 年，有人认为这种动态的木制模型证明古埃及人至少在一定程度上了解航空。

You can do that with a wooden model but it's much more painful to do that with a full clay model 'cause once you do that, it's expensive and you don't wanna do that multiple times.

你可以用木制模型做，但是用全粘土模型做要痛苦得多，因为一旦你这样做了，它就很贵，而且你不想重复做。