A 1909 newspaper said:

一份1909年的报纸写到
It may be that he is not a great soldier

或许他不是一个伟大的战士
of the sort which Napoleon, or the Maltese,

像拿破仑那种的或马耳他
or the Kitcheners are made.

或吉青纳
He is the frontiersman, the born leader of irregulars,

他是边疆开拓者不守规矩之人的领袖
a maverick, and the empire has need of such.

无党派人士帝国就需要这些
Furthermore, he has the knack of seizing the imagination of boys

进一步说他有抓住男孩想象力的诀窍
and a deep sympathy with them.

并深深地同情他们
He is doing his day's work for the empire

他白天为帝国工作
by training a number of manly little fellows to keep their wits

就是训练一些小男子汉保持他们的机智
about them and their eyes skinned.

关于他们和他们的眼睛
We shall profit another day

我们将在下一次讲述