1·They did not look like any children I knew, but ancients in wild childrens bodies.
他们不像我认识的任何孩子，却像是裹在野孩儿身体里的古人。
2·I'm writing it for modern people, not ancients or academics.
我的书是写给当代人看的，不是古人，也不是学者。
3·Many ancients devote their whole life to research work. For them, the frailty of old age gives way to the strong interest they've discovered in their occupations.
学无止境，一生的时间都嫌太短，所以古人皓首穷经，头白了还是在继续研究，不过在这样的研究中确是有浓厚的趣味。
4·Chinese ancients said, without knowing each other near and far, thousands of miles apart.
中国古人说，相知无远近，万里尚为邻。
5·Wisdom of the ancients always served civilisation well.
古人的智慧对文明总是大有裨益。