The latter in itself was enough to attract attention to him, for the uniforms of the soldiers were dingy and worn now and the civilians, even when turned out in their best, showed skillful patching and darning.
这最后一点足以引人注目了,因为现军人的制服已经又脏又破。老百姓即使穿上最好的衣裳也看得出是精心修过的。