Rather than merely a sign, it is the root from which we can trace back to our ancestor, the tie that helps bind us to other members of the same clan, the dignity most people hope to live for.

它不仅仅是一种标志，更是我们可以追溯到祖先的根源，是将我们与同族其他成员联系在一起的纽带，是大多数人希望为之而活的尊严。

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Roaches are nocturnal so you'll be able to trace where they live if you see one wandering at night.

小强喜欢夜间活动，所以如果你看见一只在晚上出没的话，就可以找出它们住哪。

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She added, "So we can use them to trace the changes that have occurred as we went from being a reptile, to having fur to making milk to having live-born young."

她补充说：“我们可以由鸭嘴兽来跟踪那些改变：我们是如何由爬行类进化到体表被毛，胎生，哺乳喂养后代等等。”

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Then, you trace the live action drawing parts.

CNN: Interview with Nelson Shin

Yet within it there are traces of the past that surface from time to time, yet one past trace that I'm sure those of us who live in the British Isles have all seen are the coastal defences rapidly constructed during World War II.

BBC: The Last Stand