Murphy's Law,不管是译为墨菲法则、莫非定理、还是摩菲定理什么都好
这是西方世界常用的俚语,其主要内容是:事情假如有变坏的可能,不管这种可能性有多小,它总会发生
据说最早是一个叫 Edward A
Murphy 的航空工程师创立的,并在与航天机械相关的领域被广泛引用,但之后逐渐进入习语范畴,其内涵被给予无穷的创意,出现了众多的变体
Friendly fire - isn't
友军火力一点儿都不友好
(美军术语 Friendly fire 是指“被自己人误伤”) 2
Recoilless rifles - aren't
无坐力炮的后坐力大着呢
Suppressive fires - won't
压制火力啥也压制不了
You are not Superman; Marines and fighter pilots take note
你不是超人,陆战队员和战斗机飞行员尤为适用本条
A sucking chest wound is Nature's way of telling you to slow down
在前胸开个洞是让你自然而然停下来的最好办法
If it's stupid but it works, it isn't stupid
假如一个蠢方法有用,那它就不是一个蠢方法
Try to look unimportant; the enemy may be low on ammo and not want to waste a bullet on you
装成无关紧要的人,敌人可能子弹不多,不想浪费在你身上
If at first you don't succeed, call in an air strik