But sometimes he had a tendency to pick people whom he liked a lot but were totally unqualified, military commanders who weren't very good.

但有时他倾向于选择,他很喜欢但完全不合格的人,例如不很得力的军事指挥者

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The first is the Triumph of Death, where you see what happens in real battle when people are just sort of slaughtered, and the commanders are off at a safe distance.

这一幅叫做《死亡的胜利》,你会看到真正的战争场面,人们在互相残杀,而指挥官们却在隔岸观火

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