of Kitchener's volunteers who aren't on the Western Front,

七十二个还没上西线的志愿军营
because they're still in training without half their kit.

只因他们训练装备不齐
That's a million men under arms committed to the fight!

那可是准备参战的百万将士啊
This is all about who's in control of strategy, I suppose.

这是为争夺战略制定权吧
Our masters take the view

我们的首长认为
the Western Front must be under dual command,

西线必须由双方指挥
not, repeat not under a single command,

不能重申一遍不能单方指挥
which would mean French command, obviously.

显然那样指挥权会落入法军之手
Why would it mean that, sir, obviously?

为什么显然就是法军了
Lord, I thought you were supposed to be clever.

天啊你不是个聪明人吗
Because the French army is ten times the size of the British army!

因为法国军队数量是英国的十倍
Because the war is being fought on French soil, not British soil!

因为战场在法国而不是英国