1. A hero risks his life to help others; a craven runs from the scene.
    英雄冒着生命危险去帮助别人；而懦夫却临阵脱逃。

2. A long-lost brother, who was presumed dead, was really alive all the time and wickedly plotting to bring about the hero´s downfall. And so on.
    主人公一位长期失散的兄弟，大家都以为死了，实际上一直活着，并且正在策划暗算主人公；如此等等，

3. Readers happily accepted the fact that an obscure maidservant was really the hero´s mother.
    当时的读者却愉快地接受这样一些事实，一个低贱的女佣实际上是主人公的母亲；

4. On the other hand, to be alone on purpose, having rejected company rather than been cast out by it, is one characteristic of an American hero.
    而另一方面，故意选择独处，拒绝别人的陪伴而非为同伴所抛弃，这正美国式英雄的一个特点。

5. In spite of this, the Italians regarded him as a sort of hero.
    尽管如此,意大利人还是把他视作某种英雄。