He must have felt hopeless when the doctor said his right leg would have to be cut off 6 inches above the knee.

当医生说他的右腿必须从膝盖以上6英寸处切除时，他一定感到绝望了。

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He had to have one leg amputated above the knee.

他的一条腿不得不从膝部以上截断。

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“Not the whole leg, ” Henry said. “Just from here, I think, just to above the knee.”

“不是整条腿，”亨利说：“只是从这个地方开始，我想就是刚刚在膝盖之上的地方。”

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Mr. Assefa lost his leg above the knee in a train accident early last year.

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He is still a serving soldier despite losing his leg above the knee in Afghanistan just eight months ago.

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