He seems less a hero than an ordinary, fretful 17-year-old.

17岁的他，现在看起来根本不是英雄而是一个普普通通的年轻人。

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Despite any danger, thanks to an ordinary man's selfless help, someone is saved, thus hero appears.

不管一切危险，由于一个普通人的无私行动，有人得救了，英雄就应运而生。

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tferriss – “A hero is no braver than an ordinary man, but he is brave five minutes longer.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

@tferriss – “英雄不会比普通人更勇敢, 只不过多勇敢5分钟而已.”

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He was admired partly because he was so ordinary, an accidental hero.

ECONOMIST: Alec Campbell

The dispatcher, having started out as a klutz so ordinary that he wears a tie and a sleeveless sweater, morphs into an action hero, which is just one of a cluster of wild implausibilities that crowd out the cogency of the film.

NEWYORKER: The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3