They became civic heroes and received a tumultuous ovation on their appearance in New York City.

他们成了平民英雄，在纽约市一露面就迎来了一阵激动的欢呼。

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For doing this, they became national heroes.

他们因此成为国家英雄。

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I think there was a point in which they became romantic heroes.

我认为吸血鬼转变为浪漫主义英雄是有一定原因的。

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They became heroes of their own stories, and, as a consequence, of America's story.

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