The sergeant made some kind of report, and some entry in a book, and then the convict whom I call the other convict was drafted off with his guard, to go on board first. 巡官做了汇报,又在本子上做了些记录,然后便让卫兵押着我不认识的那一个犯人先上监狱船去。
He fended off attacks and calls for his resignation-never lowering his guard. 他击退了对他的攻击和要求他辞职的呼声从未放松警惕。
The lawyer's seemingly innocent question caught the witness off his guard. 那个律师提出的似乎无关痛痒的问题,把证人问得措手不及。