| 1. | The ancestor of the modern bicycle was called a penny farthing. |
| 现代自行车的原型叫做‘前轮大后轮小的自行车’。
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| 2. | Manlius is his spiritual ancestor . |
| 孟子是他精神上的始祖。
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| 3. | He was ancestor to [of] the clan. |
| 他是这一宗族的先祖。
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| 4. | The two families were derived from a common ancestor . |
| 这两家出于同一祖先。
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| 5. | His primordial ancestor was an owl ; he is so fond of working late into night. |
| 他的始祖是猫头鹰；他那么喜欢工作至深夜。
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| 6. | a remote ancestor of mine |
| 我的远祖
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| 7. | the ancestor of the modern jet |
| 现代喷气式飞机的雏形
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| 8. | a ceremony of honoring one 's ancestor |
| 祭祀祖先的仪式
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| 9. | collateral [lineal] ancestor |
| 旁系[直系]的祖先
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| 10. | direct ancestor of the present company |
| 现公司的前身
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