Path generation

path [pæθ]

n. 小路，路;路线，路程;〈比喻〉（人生的）道路;（思想，行为，生活的）途径;

generation ['dʒɛnə'reʃən]

n. 一代人;代（约30年），时代;生殖;产生;

gener出生，产生 + ation 表示行为状态、过程 → n.一代，一代人；产生

And if it's successful,

假如成功的话，

Any personal hobbies such as sports, music and collecting stamps never had a place in his life.

任何一种个人的业余爱好，如体育活动，音乐，集邮等等在他的生活中从未有过地位。

The only way that they can preserve their history is to recount it as sagas -- legends handed down from one generation of another.These legends are useful because they can tell us something about migrations of people who lived long ago, but none could wri

他们保存历史的唯一办法是将历史当作传说讲述，由讲述人一代接一代地将史实描述为传奇故事口传下来。