However, there's one other variable that you want to be aware of and that is, he knows he ought to be going straight ahead like that, but he also knows that his right flank is open.

然而,还有其他变数是必须考虑到的,那就是,士兵知道他是向前直行的,但是,他同样知道他的右路是洞开的

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Well, he would love to be fighting at the edge of the Grand Canyon, so that he doesn't have to worry about his right flank, but he's out there in the middle of a field.

如此一来他肯定会喜欢在大峡谷边上战斗,因为那样就不必担心右侧受到攻击,但当他在战场的中央

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