“代代相传”常见的英文表达有 “be passed down from generation to generation” 或者 “be handed down from one generation to the next” 。
例如：
This traditional craft has been passed down from generation to generation. （这项传统工艺代代相传。）
The family values are handed down from one generation to the next. （家族价值观代代相传。 ）