The strain of invention was too much. He shut his eyes wearily, let his head roll to rest inertly, and quickly relaxed what he had regained of muscular control.

发明的压力太大了。他疲惫地闭上眼睛，任由头转动，慢慢放松了自己恢复的肌肉控制。

The other officers and sergeants walked about among the men with the malice of schoolboys, grouping here and there around some unfortunate who lacked muscular control, giving him confused instructions and commands.

其他军官和中士带着小学生的恶意在这些人中间走来走去，在一些缺乏肌肉控制的不幸的人周围聚集，向他发出混乱的指示和命令。