He would have snapped across his shins, greaves, sort of like the shin guards that a catcher in baseball wears, also made of bronze.

士兵可能会胫骨骨折,所以还配有护胫甲,这有点像棒球接球手所穿戴的胫部的防具,同样的,护胫甲也是铜质的

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So when I was playing in that league, I was a catcher.

所以，我在那个联队中打球的时候，是作为接球手。

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