Though he had not spent many days with the troops, it already seemed like a nightmare, a nightmare which had aged him considerably, as if overnight he had added years to his age.

• 虽然被兵们拉去不多的日子，到现在一想，一切都像个噩梦。 这个噩梦使他老了许多，好像他忽然的一气增多了好几岁。