祖先

• By my theory these allied species are descended from a common parent .
  根据我的学说，这些近缘的物种是由同一的祖先而来的。
• I, in this strait, worship the god of my fathers in mine own language .
  我现在身陷危难之中，用自己的语言礼拜我祖先的上帝。
• He inherited, however, but little of the martial character of his ancestors .
  可是，他并没有继承他祖先的那种好勇斗狠的性格。
• No one knows what ancient savage ancestor of ours first began to make use of fire .
  没有人知道我们的哪个古代原始祖先首先开始使用火。
• Their ancestors have been eating according to flavor for upwards of a billion years .
  他们的祖先已经根据滋味来吃东西吃了十亿年以上了。
• It is true i am shawnee. my forefathers were warriors. their son is a warrior .
  确实，我是萧尼族人，我的祖先都是战士。他们的子孙也是战士。
• From ancient times our forefathers have laboured , lived and multiplied on this land .
  自古以来，我们的祖先就劳动、生息、繁衍在这块土地上。
• None of them had ever tried very hard to trace their illustrious ancestor's background .
  他们中间没有一个人真的想追溯他们显赫的祖先的历史。
• Our not remote ancestors held the right of life and death over the surrounding vulgar .
  过去不远，我们的祖先对于周围贱民曾经掌握过生杀之权。
• The newly-formed variety would probably inherit from its progenitor some characteristic .
  新形成的变种或许会从它的祖先遗传来某些特性的差异。