情形很糟，但無論如何還是沒有達到最糟的地步。 The conditions are bad, but not as bad as they might be, by a long way.
接著我就說，我從來就不知道美國三軍的力量削弱到如此危險的地步，我這話可引起了軒然大波。 I then said that I had never known the Services reduced to such a parlous condition. This fairly set the cat among the pigeons.
