The poorness of the pasture had, in his opinion, occasioned the degradation of their cattle, which degenerated sensibly from me generation to another.

在他看来，贫瘠的牧场导致了他们家牛的退化，从我这一代到另一代，它们的退化明显。

Today I will pluck grapes of wisdom from the tallest and fullest vines in the vineyard, for these were planted by the wisest of my profession who have come before me, generation upon generation.

今天，我要从最高最密的藤上摘下智慧的果实，这葡萄藤是好几代前的智者种下的。