I cannot decide whether the success of these forerunners means that the public appetite for such subjects will already be satisfied by the time my work appears , or whether it indicates that my efforts are more likely to find a receptive audience .
Muybridge 's motion studies can be fairly credited as the forerunners of the cinema .
麦布里奇的动作研究可公认为电影的先驱。
The forerunners of today 's family offices are thought to have emerged in italy during the renaissance , as rich merchants tried to look after their wealth .
现代家族理财室的先驱据信出现在文艺复兴时期的意大利,当时富有的商人试图管理自己的财富。
But , in fact , such simple bodies are exactly what should be expected of primitive forerunners of later animals .
然而事实上,作为现代动物的前身,原始动物有这种简单的身体构造是十分自然的。
Her yellow dress and the yellow ribbons it inspired are even seen as the forerunners of the roses , tulips and other coloured emblems of these uprisings .