先人

tā men yī bān duì xiān rén de wén huà yí chǎn bù gǎn xìng qù

他们一般对先人的文化遗产不感兴趣。

Consequently, they tend to have lesser interest in the cultural heritage of their forebears.

zhàn zài xiān rén de jiān bǎng shang

站在先人的肩膀上

stand on the shoulders of our forefathers

tā de xiān rén yě céng zài zhè lǐ shēng huó

她的先人也曾在这里生活。

Her late father also lived here.