So, what I'm saying is, when you leave the place you were born, you leave your ancestors as well.

我想说的是,当你离开故乡,你也就离开了你的祖先

耶鲁公开课 - 古希腊历史简介课程节选

So it was good. I kind of got to know my own heritage and my own land.

所以去伦敦上学很好。我可以了解我们的祖先和国家。

英国与美国的差异 - SpeakingMax英语口语达人

Your question relates not only to my personal family, but to the ancestors in faith, the little ancestors in terms of slaves.

你的问题不仅与我个人的家庭有关，更与有信仰的祖先们相关，与早期的奴隶们有关。

普林斯顿公开课 - 人性课程节选

So then there's the whole idea--we've already given you some sense that the Greeks were ancestor worshippers.

所以这就是当时的情况,我告诉过你们,古希腊人对祖先甚是尊敬

耶鲁公开课 - 古希腊历史简介课程节选

The laws are not only like our parents, they are like our ancestors, as we might say, who are owed respect and piety.

法律不只像是我们的父母，也像是我们的祖先，我们可以说，他们值得我尊重与孝敬。

耶鲁公开课 - 政治哲学导论课程节选

As I understand it, this is also connected with people gone before us, the ancestors, or however they're phrased, really being in touch with this continuum of life.

根据我的理解，这也与我们前面的古人相关，祖先也好，其他的名字也好，一切都是感受到，but，it’s为了,生命的延续。

普林斯顿公开课 - 人性课程节选