By his own admission, Burton was an introverted, destructive child – he would try to convince the boy next door that an alien invasion had begun or would tear the heads of his toy soldiers.

但波顿本人也承认，自己是个内向又爱瞎胡闹的孩子—他曾试过向邻居家的男孩证明外星人已开始入侵地球或者把玩具士兵的头给撕烂。

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The other soldiers didn't mind; in fact, the boy helped ease their homesickness.

而其他的士兵并没有介意；实际上，小家伙帮他们缓解了思乡的愁绪。

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At every single refugee camp, she has to face off soldiers who want to take my elder brother Mark, who was nine, and make him a boy soldier.

在每一个难民营，她都不得不和士兵周旋，这些士兵想把我的哥哥马克带走，他当时才9岁，让他去当童子兵。

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Here is "Steady,As She Goes" from their first album,"Broken Boy Soldiers."

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