必须要装配在一起才能发挥效力的武器不能被一起运到战场。
35. radios will fail as soon as you need fire support
无线电总是在你急需火力支援时失灵。
36. radar tends to fail at night and in bad weather, and especially during both).
雷达总是在晚上和坏天气时失灵,尤其是在两者都发生的时候。
37. anything you do can get you killed, including nothing.
你所做的任何事都可能送命,就算你什么都不做也一样。
38. make it too tough for the enemy to get in, and you won't be able to get out.
当你防守严密到敌人攻不进来时,那往往你自己也打出不去。
39. tracers work both ways.
曳光弹是双刃剑。(你更容易打中敌人,敌人也更容易找到你的位置)
40. if you take more than your fair share of objectives, you will get more than your fair share of objectives to take.
如果你在行动中完成了额外的任务,那么你总会被赋予这些额外的任务。
41. when both sides are convinced they're about to lose, they're both right.
当两军都觉得自己快输时,那他们可能都是对的。
42. professional soldiers are predictable; the world is full of dangerous amateurs.
专业士兵的行为是可预测的;但世上却充满了菜鸟。
43. military intelligence is a contradiction.
“军事情报”一词中的军事和情报是矛盾的。(intelligence一词多义,同时也指“智慧”,这个双关语是讽刺战场上往往缺乏有头脑的行为)
44. fortify your front; you'll get your rear shot up.
脑袋和屁股从来不可兼顾。
45. weather ain't neutral.
天气不是中立的。(气像状况总是对你不利)
46. if you can't remember, the claymore is pointed towards you.
如果你记不起来自己亲手布置的定向雷的指向,那这定向雷一定是朝向你的。
47. air defense motto: shoot 'em down; sort 'em out on the ground.
防空座右铭:先把飞机打下来,再在地上区分敌友。
48.'flies high, it dies; low and slow, it'll go'.
飞得高,死得快;飞得又低又慢,就能完成目标。
49. the cavalry doesn't always e to the rescue.
不能把希望寄托在救兵身上。(言下之意是要靠自己,不要老想着会有人来救你。cavalry在美军俚语里就是“救兵”的意思,请想像一下当你处身美国西部开拓时期在野外被一大群印弟安人包围的情景)
50. napalm is an area support weapon.
凝固汽油弹一炸一大片。(别扔得太近)
51. mines are equal opportunity weapons.
地雷是机会均等的武器。
52. b-52s are the ultimate close support weapon.
b52是终极近距支援武器。
53. sniper's motto: reach out and touch someone.
狙击手座右铭:出去,干掉点儿人。
54. killing for peace is like screwing for virginity.
“为了和平而杀戮”,就像是说为了贞洁而玩叉叉(screwing这个“上螺线”的动作是形容词啦)一样。
55. the one item you need is always in short supply.
你需要的物品总是很缺乏。
56. interchangeable parts aren't.
通用部件总是不通用。
57. it's not the one with your name on it; it's the one addressed “to whom it may conce“ you've got to think about.
专门给你的指示一点也不重要;那些“致有关人士”的指示才是你必须重视的。
58. when in doubt, empty your magazine.
有怀疑的时候,先打空你的弹匣再说。
59. the side with the simplest uniforms wins.
制服最简单的一方总会获胜。
60. bat will occur on the ground between two adjoining maps.
战斗总会在两张地图交汇的地方展开。(你总也拿不到战区的地图)
61. if the platoon sergeant can see you, so can the enemy.
如果副排长能看得见你,那敌人也能。
62. never stand when you can sit, never sit when you can lie down, never stay awake when you can sleep.
能坐着的时候绝不要站着,能躺着的时候绝不要坐着,能睡着的时候绝不要醒着。
63. the most dangerous thing in the world is a second lieutenant with a map and a pass.
世上最可怕的东西是一个有地图和指南针的少尉。(他们擅长纸上谈兵)
64. exceptions prove the rule, and destroy the battle plan.
例外才是战斗法则的最佳证明,作战计划滚一边去。
65. everything always works in your hq, everything always fails in the colonel's hq.
所有东西都在你的总部有效,在上校的总部失效。
66. the enemy never watches until you make a mistake.
敌人从来都不会察觉,除非你犯了错误。
67. one enemy soldier is never enough, but two is entirely too many.
一个敌人士兵永远不够,两个就太多了。
68. a clean (and dry) set of bdu's is a magnet for mud and rain.
清洁干净的作战服总是吸引泥和雨。
69. the worse the weather, the more you are required to be out in it.
天气越差,你被派遣出去的机会就越多。