No hero of ancient or modern times can surpass the Indian with his lofty contempt for death and the ---------- with which he sustained its cruelest afflictions.
其一,既然与印第安人相比,无论是古代还是当代的英雄皆无从企及,则可推知印第安人是最具英雄气概的人物,而与英雄人物相涉的必是正面形象无疑;其二,在以and连接的两个并列的名词短语中,第一介词短语“Lofty contempt for death”(面对死亡以一种高贵的气质予以蔑视)显然亦体现着正面层次。