I never in my life saw men so careless of the morrow; hand to mouth is the only word that can describe their way of doing; and what with wasted food and sleeping sentries, though they were bold enough for a brush and be done with it, I could see their entire unfitness for anything like a prolonged campaign.

我这辈子从没见过如此不顾明天的人；得过且过，是唯一能形容他们做派的词。他们浪费食物，哨兵又打瞌睡；虽然有胆量打一场速战速决的仗，却显然完全不适合持久作战。