The operation, moreover, was performed as if by magic, and barely a few drops of blood appeared on the skin, as though to say that the rebellious tendon had at last given way beneath the efforts of art.
动手术好像施魔法,几乎没有几滴血沾在皮肤上,似乎是要说明:坚韧的筋腱到底也招架不住医术的力量。