1·From ancient times our forefathers have laboured, lived and multiplied on this land.
自古以来，我们的祖先就劳动、生息、繁衍在这块土地上。
—— 《新英汉大辞典》
2·Our forefathers had no idea that human population would increase faster than the supplies of raw materials.
我们的祖先没有想到人口的增长速度会超过原材料的供应速度。
3·As my forefathers planted these for me, so I too plant these for my children.
既然我的祖先为我栽树，我也该为我的孩子们栽些树呀。
4·No one can stop what our fathers and forefathers have done for thousands of years.
没有人能够阻止我们父亲和祖先在几千年前所做的。
5·Because these structures can be traced back through the ancestors, they essentially serve as a marker of evolution; no organism can have a vestigial organ that hasn't been found in its forefathers.
由于这些结构的出现可以追溯到各代祖先，所以它们可以作为进化的标志；没有一个生物体身上的退化器官是祖先没有的。