The third was a secretary of war who knew nothing about military matters and defense.

第三位是战争部长，他对军事和国防一无所知。

But Sandia is principally a weapons lab, and it is military matters that are uppermost in the mind of the project's leader, Chet Weiss.

但桑迪亚实验室主要是一个武器实验室，而军事问题是该项目的领导者切特·韦斯最关心的问题。

Coming to terms with the fact that the prospects of peace were increasingly remote, Jay turned to military matters and supported the use of privateers to attack British shipping.

认识到和平前景越来越渺茫的事实后，杰伊转向军事问题， 支持使用私掠船攻击英国航运。

Nevertheless, his main priority was in military matters, and he laboured to ensure that his army was well maintained, purchasing shiploads of arms and ammunition from New York and London.

尽管如此， 他的首要任务是军事事务，他努力确保他的军队得到良好的维护，从纽约和伦敦购买了成船的武器和弹药。

Sir Henry Clinton, who directed the movement which ended in the capture of Charleston in 1780, had " learned his trade on the continent, " and was regarded as a man of discretion and understanding in military matters.

领导这场以 1780 年占领查尔斯顿而告终的运动的亨利·克林顿爵士 (Sir Henry Clinton) 已经“在大陆上学会了他的贸易”，并且被认为是一个在军事事务上谨慎和理解的人。

One was a secretary of state who knew very little about foreign relations. The second was a secretary of the treasury who knew less about finance. The third was a secretary of war who knew nothing about military matters and defense.

这三个人一个是国务卿，但是对外交关系一无所知；一个是财政部长，但是对金融理财一窍不通，还有一个是战争部长，但却是军事国防的门外汉。