1.They had sorely missed the excitement of the drills while away, and they counted education well lost if only they could ride and yell and shoot off rifles in the company of their friends.
【難句解析】in the company of意思是“與...在一起”;
【句子翻譯】他們痛苦地懷念著操練時那股興奮勁兒,覺得只要能夠和伙伴們一起騎著馬,嘶喊,射擊,哪怕犧牲上學的機會也值得。