ancestors

In the past a family in the State of Chu made sacrificial offers to their ancestors , and after that they rewarded the people who helped in the ceremony with the pot of wine used in it . There were many helpers but only one pot of wine . Who should drink it ?

从前，楚国有一户人家，祭完祖宗以后，把一壶祭祀时用过的酒，赏给帮助办事的人喝。办事的人很多，可是酒只有一壶，到底给谁喝呢？

Really the ancient ancestors can be called great with their talent and skills .

真有能耐的，还得说是咱老祖宗。

The three species evolved from a single ancestor .

这三种生物从同一祖先进化而来。

His ancestors had come to America from Ireland .

他的祖先从爱尔兰来到美国。

Many species have diverged from a single ancestor .

许多物种都是同宗演变而来的。

He could trace his ancestors back seven hundred years .

他的先祖可以上溯到700年前。

Her Chinese friends referred to the Empress as their venerable ancestor .

她的中国朋友们说这位女皇是他们值得敬仰的祖先。

Diplomacy was in his blood : his ancestors had been feudal lords

他天生擅长交际：他的祖先曾是封建领主。

The direct ancestor of the modern cat was the Kaffir cat of ancient Egypt

现代猫的直系原种是古埃及的卡菲尔猫。

The immediate ancestor of rock ' n ' roll is rhythm-and-blues .

摇滚乐直接源自节奏布鲁斯。

The King was on a private visit to enable him to pray at the tombs of his ancestors

国王以私人身份出访，以便能够祭拜先祖陵墓。

My ancestors have lived on this farm for many generations .

我的祖先已在这个农场生活了好几代。

His ancestors came from France .

他的先祖来自法国。

Our ancestors merely made use of their hands to change nature .

我们的祖先只凭双手改造自然。

This machine is the ancestor of the modern computer .

这台机器是现代电脑的始祖。

The custom has come down to us from our ancestors .

这一习俗是从祖辈相传下来的。

He was welsh , with the dark , stormy good looks of his ancestors .

他是威尔士人，有着他祖先那种暗黑和粗犷健美的外貌。

The knocker is oblong in shape , and of the kind our ancestors called " jaquemart " .

铁锤是长方形的，像古时的钟锤。

I have avenged my ancestors .

我已为我的祖先报了仇。

She has worshiped her ancestor .

她已拜过她的祖先。

Modern techniques for producing and shipping food led to greater variety and quantity , including a tremendous increase in the amount of animal protein and dairy products available , making us more vigorous than our ancestors .

生产和运输食品的现代技术使得食品更加多样化，数量更丰富，包括可购买的动物蛋白以及乳制品数量的大幍增加，这使得我们比自己的祖先更加有活力。

The bone structure of our ancestors developed for millions of years to support a creature that walked on all fours and has a relatively small head ．

我们祖先的骨骼结构发展了数百万年,用来支撑一种四肢行走、头部相对较小的生物。

It might tell you something about their ancestors from centuries ago !

它可能会告诉你一些几个世纪前他们祖先的事情！

Nine-year-old Jimmy was given a task in school to write a story on " My family 's ancestors " .

九岁的吉米在学校接到一个任务,写一篇关于"我家族的祖先"的故事。

Frankly6 , our ancestors don 't seem much to brag7 about .

坦白说，我们的祖先似乎没有多少好自夸的。

Japan usually gives people 3 days off to go back to their hometowns to pay respect to their ancestors .

日本全国放假3天，让城里人返乡祭祖。

When other people told him that the house was the one that his ancestors had lived in , his tears went down .

当别人告诉他这房子是他祖先居住的房子，他就泪下纵横。

Fire brought warmth and brightness to the ancestors of humankind , and fire lit up human civilization .

火的应用促进了人类文明的发展，驱散黑暗、带来温暖。

Don 't defile the land of our ancestors !

再不要污染我们先祖们的大地！

When he was told that the tombs were his ancestors ' , he couldn 't help weeping .

得知一座坟茔是祖先的墓地，他禁不住放声大哭。