[ shàngbèi ] 1.(祖先) ancestors 2.(家族中的上一代) the elder generation of one's family; one's elders
Example Sentences:
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"you can take the child out of the country," my elders were fond of saying, "but you can't take the country out of the child. " “你能让孩子离开祖国，”我的上辈人常常这样说，“却不能让孩子忘记祖国”。
2.
" you can take the child out of the country , " my elders were fond of saying , " but you can ' t take the country out of the child . “你能让孩子离开祖国， ”我的上辈人常常这样说， “却不能让孩子忘记祖国” 。
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Clients , who increasingly tend to be entrepreneurs and business figures rather than families with inherited wealth , are highly knowledgeable and insist on a hands - on approach 越来越多的客户是企业家或商界人士，而不是那些继承了上辈财富的家庭，他们有着丰富的知识，并坚持要亲历亲为。
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Preceding generations have always been concerned about the future , but we are the first to be faced with decisions that will determine whether the earth our children will inherit will be habitable 上辈人总是关注未来，可我们却是将要面临抉择的第一代人? ? （我们的抉择）将决定我们的孩子所要继承的地球是否还能居住。
