这名称是从上个世纪流传下来的。

The name has come down from the last century.

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这个故事是口头流传下来的。

The story has been passed down by word of mouth.

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它们别无选择，因为这种分配方式是从部分父母的基因中遗传下来的。

No choice is involved; this allocation comes as part of the genetic package from the parents.

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What these people have to work with are the tools that have been passed down to them, The poverty of the people Frost writes about is important.

这些人需要用一代代传下来,的工具或者自己制造的工具，弗罗斯特所写的这些人的贫穷非常重要。

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And the money has just kind of been passed along to them, and

所以钱就好像是一代代传下来的，而且

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