Well, it apparently is not so obvious because in the Americas, before Columbus came-- " pre-Columbian America-- there were no wheeled vehicles anywhere.

好吧，从表面上看这似乎不那么显而易见,因为在美洲大陆，在哥伦布到来之前-,在“前哥伦比亚美洲-,根本没有任何轮式交通工具存在。

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We had civilizations-- Aztecs, Mayas, Incas, etc.-- but no wheeled vehicles.

在各个文明中-,例如阿兹台克，玛雅，印加-,都没有轮式交通工具的踪影。

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