He was reduced to ordinary soldier due to a serious dereliction of duty.

他因严重失职被降为普通士兵。

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The Hobbits were "a reflection of the English soldier, " made small of stature to emphasize "the amazing and unexpected heroism of ordinary men 'at a pinch.

霍比特人“反映了英国士兵”，他们身材矮小，为了强调“普通人‘在危急时刻’所爆发出的令人赞叹而且出乎意料的英雄主义”。

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He had the square shoulders of a soldier, but his eyes lacked the blank look of the ordinary soldier.

他有一个士兵所应有的阔肩膀，但是他的眼神中却没有一个普通士兵所常有的那种茫然若失的表情。

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The ex-soldier said it was "a monument to ordinary soldiers and I was an ordinary soldier".

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