After we had shaken hands and inquired after our respective healths, the senior of the two-he was called a brigadier and had one of the most imposing mustaches I ever saw-fished a notebook out of his pocket.
在我们握手并询问了各自的健康状况后, 两中的年长者——他被称为准, 留着我见过的最威风的胡子之一——从口袋里掏出一本笔记本。