1. Eric had been the eldest son of the family, very much older than his two brothers.
    埃里克是这家长子。年龄比他两个弟弟大很多，

2. His eldest brother died after the venomous bite from the rattlesnake.
    他的大哥被响尾蛇咬了一口中毒后就死了。

3. At this point Kebba Kanga Fofana said: "About the time the King´s soldiers came, the eldest of these sons, Kunta-Kinte, went from his village to chop wood, and he was never seen again."
    这时，凯巴·坎吉·福法纳说：“大约在国王的士兵来到的时候，最大的儿子孔塔-肯泰从他的村庄出去砍柴，从此人们再也没有见到过他。”