莫非定律

indy

邱世卿

莫非定律 美軍士兵手冊-中英雙語對照

You are not a superman.
你不是超人.(不要無謂的冒險、不要做傻事)

If it's stupid but works, it isn't stupid.
如果一個蠢方法有效，那它就不會是一個蠢方法.

Don't look conspicuous – it draws fire.
(This is why aircraft carriers are called 「Bomb Magnets」.)
不要太引人注意，因為那會引來敵方火力襲擊.
(這就是航母被稱為「炸彈磁鐵」的原因.)

Never share a foxhole with any one braver than you are.
別和比你勇敢的戰友躲在同一個散兵坑裡.

Never forget that the lowest bidder made your weapon.
別忘了你手上的武器是由最低價得標.

If your attack is going really well, it's an ambush.
如果你的攻擊進行得很順利，那一定是個圈套.

All five-second grenade fuses will burn down in three seconds.
所有設定五秒起爆的手榴彈引線，它們總是在三秒內燒完.

Try to look unimportant because bad guys may be low on ammo.
盡量讓自己顯得無關緊要，因為敵人可能彈藥不夠了.(他會先打最重要的人)

If you are forward of your position, the artillery will fall short.
每當你要攻擊前進時，炮兵往往也剛好快用完炮彈.

The enemy diversion you are ignoring is the main attack.
那支你以為只是敵軍的疑兵而不加注意的部隊，通常就是敵人的攻擊主力.

The important things are always simple.
重要的事總是簡單的.

The simple things are always hard.
簡單的事總是很難作到.

The easy way is always mined.
好走的路線總是被敵軍佈了地雷.

If you are short of every thing except enemy.
You are in combat.
如果你除了敵人不缺，但其它什麼都缺乏時,那你就已經在戰場了

Incoming fire has the right of way.
飛來的子彈有優先通行權.(擋它的道你就要倒大楣!)

If the enemy is in range, SO ARE YOU!
如果敵人正在你的射程內，別忘了你也在他的射程內.

No combat ready unit has ever passed inspections.
從沒有一支完成戰備的單位能通過裝備檢查.

No inspection ready unit has ever passed combat.
也沒有一支準備好接受校閱的部隊能經得起戰場的考驗

The bigger they are, the harder they hit.
目標越大,越難擊中(打靶時的心得?)

If an idea can survive a bureaucratic review and be implemented, it
wasnt worth doing.
如果一個點子能通過官僚審核並付諸實施，那它一定一文不值

In any organization there will always be one person who knows what is
going on. This person must be fired
如果團體中有一個人能搞得清狀況，那個人一定會被開除

Success occurs when no one is looking, failure occurs when the General is watching.
成功總在無人聞問的時刻到來，出包也總在將軍視察時發生

Never draw fire; it irritates everyone around you.
別去吸引敵人火力，這會激怒你周圍的弟兄

If you cant remember, the Claymore is pointed towards you.
當你不記得的時候，人員殺傷雷一定是朝著你的那一面

The self-importance of a superior is inversely proportional to his
position in the hierarchy (as is his deviousness and mischievousness).
上級長官的自重/勇氣程度往往與他的官階成反比

Things that must be together to work usually can't be shipped together.
必須要裝在一起才能發揮效力的武器裝備，通常都不會一起運來.

Radio's will fail as soon as you need fire support desperately.
無線電總是在需要火力支援時失靈.

Anything you do can get you shot - including doing nothing.
你做的任何事都可能挨子彈 -- 包括你什麼都不做.

Tracers work both ways.
曳光彈可以幫你標定目標，但也會讓敵人鎖定你.

The only thing more accurate than incoming enemy fire is incoming friendly fire.
唯一比敵人火力還精確的是友軍打過來的炮火.(誤射)

Fortify your front; youll get your rear shot up.
當你防守好前面時，敵方卻總從後面攻來

Make it tough for the enemy to get in and you can't get out.
當你防守嚴密到敵人攻不進來時，那你自己也逃不出去.

If you take more than your fair share of objectives,you will have more than your fair share of objectives to take.
如果你多報戰功，那下次你會被給予超過你能力的目標讓你去打.
(自討苦吃)

When both sides are convinced that they are about to lose,they are both right.
當兩軍都覺得自己快輸時，那他們可能都是對的.

Professional soldiers are predictable but the world is full of amateurs.
專業士兵的行為是你能預測的，可惜戰場上菜鳥總是佔多數