Given a sentence in Japanese, provide an equivalent paraphrased translation in English that retains the same meaning both through the translation and the paraphrase.
One example is below.
Q: 1975  -  76年のNBAシーズンは、全米バスケットボール協会の30番目のシーズンでした。
A: The 1975 -- 76 season of the National Basketball Association was the 30th season of the NBA .
Rationale: This is a correct and accurate translation from Japanese to English because the translated paraphrase retains the main message that between the years 1975-1976, the 30th NBA season occurred.
Q: 彼らは代わりに親戚、おそらくドラキュラに仕えるために血で結ばれた家族の一員であったかもしれません。
A:
They could have been relatives instead , perhaps members of a family connected by blood to serve Dracula .