Patroclus was not ordinarily a brave man, but he was brave in an emergency; and as that is the only time when there is the slightest need of bravery, it was just as well.

• 普特洛克勒斯平常并不是个勇敢的人，不过面对这突然发生的一切，他表现得很勇敢；而这时正是需要一些些勇气的时候，不然也就没有后面的故事了。