骑士与铜马雕塑的缘由

在欧洲历史上，对于动物雕塑铜马厂家有过这样一段的描述，当你看到一尊骑士的雕像，如果铜马雕塑是四脚腾空的，那么此人是战死沙场。当你看到一尊骑士的雕像，如果铜马雕塑的一只前脚抬起。

In European history, for animal sculpture bronze horse manufacturers have such a description, when you see a statue of a knight, if the bronze horse sculpture is four feet flying, then the person was killed in battle. When you see a statue of a knight, if the bronze horse raises one forefoot.

那么此人是在战斗中负重伤而牺牲的。当你看到一尊骑士的雕像，如果铜马雕塑的四脚皆着地，那么此人是自然原因死亡。在欧洲有很多关于骑士与铜马的雕塑，在芝加哥的舍利丹路上。

Then the man died of a serious wound in battle. When you see a statue of a knight, if all four feet of the bronze horse are on the ground, the person died of natural causes. There are many statues of knights and bronze horses in Europe, on Sheridan Road in Chicago.

有一座菲利普·舍利丹将军骑着马“Winchester”的雕像，马有一条前腿离地说明舍利丹将军在战争中受伤但是没有牺牲；芝加哥还有一座是将军尤利西斯·格兰特的雕像，他的战马四肢全部踏地证明将军格兰特在战争中没有受伤。

There is a statue of General Philippe Scheilidan riding a horse, "Winchester", with one front leg off the ground to show that General Scheilidan was wounded in battle but not killed; There is also a statue in Chicago of General Ulysses Grant. His horse is on all fours to prove that General Grant was not wounded in battle.

书中并没有提到如果马匹两条前肢均离地的意思，但是很多人都猜想这意味着骑士在战争中牺牲。在欧洲也有很多关于骑士与马的故事，大概每个女孩子小时候在梦想中都有骑士与马吧。

The book doesn't say what it means if both front legs are off the ground, but many people assume it means that the knight was killed in battle. In Europe there are also a lot of stories about knight and horse, probably every girl when she was a child in the dream of knight and horse.