The American soldier was said to be like galvanized iron -- a material produced for special strength.

美军士兵被说是像白铁皮一样，一种产生特殊力量物质。

They say that instead of " government issue" or " general issue, " " GI" came from the words " galvanized iron."

他们称GI既不是government issue，也不是general issue，它是galvanized iron缩写。

The " Dictionary of Soldier Talk" says " GI" was used for the words " galvanized iron" in a publication about the vehicles of the early 20th century.

士兵用语字典称，在20世纪早期一份关于车辆刊物中GI被称为是白铁皮。

The young Rhodes found a colony of galvanized iron buildings and dirt roads – where  White European overseers marshalled teams of Zulu, Khoekhoen and San labourers in fields of sugar  and cotton – watched over by British redcoats.

年轻罗兹发现了一个由镀锌铁皮建筑和泥土道路殖民地——在那里，白人欧洲监工指挥着祖鲁人、科伊科伊人和桑人劳工在甘蔗和棉花田里工作——这一切都由英国红衫军监视着。