go off at half-cock貿然行動

Now, listen to me, you son of a gun, you won't understand a word of what I'm going to say, but I came to Berlin to find a rat, and I found two of the grandest people I've ever met. I leave to you, you Prussian stiff-neck you, this girl in trust, and if you don't take care of her, I'll raise the whole of England against you. The Navy will steam up your stinking Stolpchensee, and I'll lead the Army down Unter den Linden, and we'll...

聽著，你這個混小子， 接下來我說的你一個字都聽不懂，可我來 柏林是為了找一個鼠輩，結果遇上了我見過的最了不起的兩個人。 我把她交給你， 你這個死腦筋的普魯士佬，這姑娘託付給你了，你要是照顧不好她， 我就鼓動整個英國跟你作對。 海軍會開到你們那臭烘烘的施托爾普湖，我會帶著陸軍沿菩提樹下大街開進來，咱們就……

The trouble with you young fellows is you want to go changing everything. What's the result? You spent all your leave in a nursing home full of foreigners. You cost the Treasury a lot of money. You make the Foreign Office very cross. Yes, very cross. And what do you get for it? Your beauty's spoiled. You weren't any fashion plate before. I'd be surprised if any woman would look twice at you. - So would I. - When you were here in January, I told you very clearly it was not your concern, it was an Embassy job. Well, sir, I thought I'd take a chance. A chance? A chance?! You can't afford to take a chance with your career, my boy. You are in the Army as a career, aren't you? Not for five minutes? You were putting up a pretty good show. You go barging in on this nonsense, and you come very near to getting yourself kicked out. - You don't want to get kicked out, do you? - No, sir. Well, let me tell you one thing. Don't bother your head with things you don't understand and you won't go far wrong. Never go off at half-cock. Keep cool. Keep your mouth shut and avoid politicians like the plague. That's the way to get on in the Army.

你們這些年輕人的毛病，就是什麼都想改。結果呢？ 整個假期都泡在一個滿是外國人的療養院裡。 讓財政部花了一大筆錢。 讓外交部氣得夠嗆。 對，氣得不輕。 你換來什麼了？那張臉毀了。 你以前也不見得多帥氣。 要是有女人肯多看你一眼，我才奇怪。 -我也奇怪。-你一月在這兒的時候，我跟你說得清清楚楚， 這不歸你管，是大使館的差事。 長官，我想著碰碰運氣。 碰運氣？碰運氣？！ 拿前程去碰運氣，你可碰不起，小子。 你是把軍旅當事業來乾的，對吧？不是幹五分鐘就走的吧？ 你本來幹得挺像樣。偏偏一頭扎進這檔子荒唐事， 差點把自己弄得給踢出軍隊。 -你不想被踢出去吧？-不想，長官。 好，我告訴你一件事。 別去操心你不懂的事，就不會出大錯。 做事別莽撞。沉住氣。 管住嘴，離政客遠點，像躲瘟疫一樣。 在軍隊裡想往上走，就得這樣。