She treasured the brooch because it was an heirloom . 她把这枚饰针视为珍宝，因为这是祖上传下来的。
2.
Dear son, i have ever had pleasure in obtaining any little anecdotes of my ancestors . 亲爱的儿子，我总把能够得到祖上任何点滴细微的轶闻引为乐事。
3.
He was, because of some atavistic spur or fillip in his own blood, most anxious to attain some sort of social position . 可是他血液里有祖上那股劲，急于想弄到一个什么社会地位。
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The mother of augustine was a huguenot french lady, whose family had emigrate to louisiana during the days of its early settlement . 奥古斯丁的母亲是法国雨格诺教派的信徒，其祖上在早期移民的年代就已迁入路易斯安那州。
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Cheney ' s calm " comes from riding the range genetically for several generations , " says his chief of staff , referring to the vice president ' s western heritage 切尼的冷静“遗传自祖上数代在牧场的骑马放牧” ，他的办公室主任说，他认为这是源于副总统的西部传统。
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" reds " is reserved for politics . the term " browns " is used occasionally to refer to latin americans of indian or mixed indian / european ancestry 红人)只是在政治范畴中被保留下来，但“棕人”有时却是可以用于指祖上是印第安人或是印第安人与欧洲人混血的拉美裔美国人。
