Ancestor

She's always late. Her ancestors arrived on the June Flower.
她总是迟到，她的祖先乘六月花号到达。
注：美洲大陆第一批人是乘May Flower号船到达的。这里是说她们家祖上就有迟到的习惯，别人的祖先都坐“五月花号”，她的祖先偏要坐“六月花号”。

The man who has nothing to boast of but his illustrious[荣耀的] ancestors is like a potato --- the only good belonging to him is under the ground.
除了荣耀的祖先外没有什么可吹嘘的人就象土豆——他唯一的财产在地下。
注：Small potato是指小人物。有些人老爱说“我父亲怎么怎么样，我爷爷怎么怎么样”，就象阿Q一样。

Mr. Binks: One of my ancestors fell at Waterloo.
Lady Clare: Ah? Which platform?
Mr. Binks：我的一个祖先战败在滑铁卢。
Clare女士：哪个站台？
注：拿破仑兵败滑铁卢。Fall：跌倒；战败。这位女士还以为Binks先生说他的祖先从站台上摔了下去呢。