骑兵指挥官预言，如果苏族人进兵要塞，他们中有很多人会被打死。
The cavalry commander predicted that many Sioux would bite the dust if they attacked the fort.
真是的情况是，他是一名好军人，美国内战中盟军“最优秀的骑兵指挥官之一，如果不算最最优秀的话”。
In reality he was a fine soldier, "one of the best cavalry officers, if not the best, in the Union Army" in the American civil war.
将军说：“我是骑兵指挥官，骑兵可以用来进行侦察、巡逻和冲锋，可是却让我去守卫铁路，我可怎么个守法呢？”
"I am a cavalry commander," said the general. "You can use cavalry for reconnaissance, patrol or a charge, but I'm just guarding a railroad."
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