「 一個人的成功,EQ(情緒智商)佔80%的關鍵,IQ(專業能力)只佔20%」
態度比教育、金錢、環境還重要
一九九七年十二月,英國路透發出一張英國查爾斯王子與一位街頭遊民合影的照片。這是一段驚異的相逢!原來,查爾斯王子在寒冷的冬天拜訪倫敦窮人時,意外遇見以前的足球球友。這位遊民克魯伯.哈魯多說:「殿下,我們曾經就讀同一所學校。」王子反問,在什麼時候?他說,在山丘小屋(Hill House)的高等小學,兩人還曾經互相取笑彼此的大耳朵。
王子的同學,淪落街頭,這是一段無奈的人生巧遇。曾經,克魯伯.哈魯多出身於金融世家、就讀貴族學校,後來成為作家。老天爺送給他兩把金鑰匙─「家世」與「學歷」,讓他可以很快進入成功者俱樂部。但是,在兩度婚姻失敗後,克魯伯開始酗酒,於是逐漸把他從名作家推向街頭遊民。所以,打敗克魯伯的是英國的不景氣嗎?不是,而是他的態度。從他放棄正面的「態度」那刻起,也輸掉了一生。
場景,從倫敦街頭移到台北。同樣的低迷景氣,但是不同的人生劇情……。
十月底,台北陽明山上的一棟別墅正在大翻修,二、三十個工人在四個樓層中忙碌著,五十九歲的磁磚師傅吳清吉蹲在地板上,專注地丈量磁磚的水平。不景氣讓很多泥水師傅沒有工作,但是,吳清吉的工作已排隊到明年。他長年在鴻禧山莊、陽明山、台北市信義計劃區等地的豪宅打轉,為副總統、部長、大老闆們的房子忙碌。找吳清吉舖過地磚的人稱他是「國寶級的地磚師傅」。他的價格高、要等待的時間也很長,但工作還是接不完。
藍領工人吳清吉,國小學歷、年近六十、價格比別人高、工時比別人長,追求一百分的態度,讓工作接不完。吳清吉,一個只有國小學歷、年近六十歲的藍領工人應該是職場競技場的被淘汰者,卻炙手可熱。他不像克魯伯能與查爾斯王子讀同樣的貴族學校,但擁有另一把更可貴的人生金鑰匙,追求一百分的工作態度。態度,改變吳清吉的人生下半場。
吳清吉與克魯伯.哈魯多,兩位年齡相仿但分住在地球兩端的人,因為態度改變人生。不景氣,讓台灣的失業率攀升到五.三%,失業人口達到五十三萬人,讓今年的工人秋鬥抗議大旗搖得更劇烈。十一月十日下午,連續第十二年舉行的工人秋鬥遊行口號很沉重,「活不起、反貧窮」的紅布條綁在二千多個失業勞工的頭上,失業的媽媽帶著孩子,在台上痛陳失業的經過,台下密密麻麻站滿失業的勞工,神情激動。
但是,這股冷鋒掃不走吳清吉的鐵飯碗。「吳清吉」其實不是台灣的少數分子,走訪台灣不同行業,在不同的角落裡其實有許多的「吳清吉」,譬如,為許多名人富豪裝潢房子的木匠曾文南、動輒簽下千萬元保險保費的業務員陳品妏……。他們都是在不景氣中,價值益顯突出者。而創造價值的因子,是他們對工作的態度-一種堅持要做到最好的執著。
但態度是什麼?如果,家世與高學歷是邁向成功者俱樂部的兩把金鑰匙,態度就是最關鍵的第三把金鑰匙!態度比教育、金錢、環境還重要 ,80%的CEO:不是靠特殊才能,而是憑藉「態度」達到目前的地位 。
《改變態度,改變人生》一書(Change Y our Attitude,麥田出版)引述查爾斯.史溫道爾(Charles Swindoll)的看法:「態度比你的過去、教育、金錢、環境……還來得重要。態度比你的外表、天賦或技能更重要,可以建立或毀滅一家公司。」
中央大學人力資源管理研究所所長鄭晉昌則說:「態度是學歷、經驗之外,人格特質的總和。」職能是由知識、技能及態度三者組成,態度往往是一個人成功的關鍵,「據我來看,國內、外CEO能成功,不在於專業知識、技能,而是堅持到底的做事態度,」他說,不論是郭台銘的霸氣、張忠謀的柔軟,「他們的目標一經定下,不容任何打折,不達目標絕不終止。」
《改變態度,改變人生》的作者Tom Bay & Dvid Macpherson也引述類似觀點:「在最近總經理級人物「CEO」問卷調查中,有80%的人承認,並非特殊才能使他們達到目前的地位。這些人當中沒有一個人在班上是名列前茅的,之所以能達到目前的地位就是憑藉態度。」
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一樣是做牙醫,有人把牙醫的服務做到五星級。位於台中的永豐棧牙醫診所,是一家標榜「看牙可以很快樂」的診所,院長呂曉鳴醫師感性的說:「看牙醫一定是痛苦的嗎?我與我的創業夥伴想開一個讓每一個人快樂、滿足的牙醫診所。」這樣的態度加上細心的考慮患者真正需求,讓永豐棧和一般牙醫診所很不一樣。
一進門迎面而來的是三十坪左右的寬敞舒適等待區,看牙前,可以在輕柔的音樂聲中,坐在沙發上,先啜飲一杯香濃的咖啡。真正進入看牙過程,還可以感受到硬體設計的貼心:每個診間寬達四坪,一律設有空氣清淨機、對外的落地窗。漱口水是經過逆滲透處理的純水,只要是第一次掛號看牙,一定會替病患拍下口腔牙齒的全景X光片,最後還洗牙加上氟,一家人來的時候,甚至有一間供全家一起看牙的特別室。
軟體方面,病患一漱口,女助理立即體貼的主動為病患拭乾嘴角。拔牙或開刀後,當天晚上,醫生或女助理一定會打電話到病患家裡關心病人的狀況。一位殘障人士陳國倉到永豐棧拔牙,晚上回家正在洗澡,聽到電話鈴響,艱難的爬到客廳接電話,聽到是永豐棧關心的電話,他感動的熱淚盈眶:「這輩子我都被人忽視,從來沒有人這樣關心過我。」從一開始就想提供令就診者感動的服務,呂曉鳴的態度區隔了市場,也增強了競爭力。雖然診所位於商業大樓的六樓,但永豐棧牙醫診所今年八月一開幕就吸引中部媒體競相報導。還有客人老遠從台北南下看診。呂曉鳴在競爭激烈的市場,創造牙醫師的附加價值。
「目標」、「熱情」是點燃態度的火種
王俠軍花數十天完成一件琉璃作品、王元宏夫婦的堅持創造「夏姿」品牌
點燃態度的火種,是「目標」與「熱情」。曾被《華爾街日報》譽為「態度之星」的凱斯.哈維爾(Keith Harrell)在其著作《態度萬歲》中指出:要培養態度,首先必須先找出人生「目標」與「熱情」,沒有「目標」與「熱情」,很容易就迷失了方向,深陷於挫折中。有了夢想,立即把它寫下,並為它訂下可操作的行動策略,只要目標一確定,就告訴自己,「永不放棄、永不停止」勇敢面對任何的挫折及挑戰。
二十年前,新竹竹塹是台灣玻璃工藝業最興盛的地方,勞工便宜、交期快、複製能力強,讓竹塹有接不完的國外訂單,隨便一個小工廠每月都捧一、兩百萬元的現金到銀行存,當地師傅動輒有上億的身價,但是同樣的技藝、作品,馬上被中國大陸及東南亞學會,竹塹的風光不再。
琉園創意總監王俠軍手中的玻璃與竹塹的玻璃原料並無太大差別,但是售價的差別卻高達上百倍,王俠軍的玻璃作品,定價從五千元到五十萬元。竹塹的玻璃只能大量製造,任買主殺價,王俠軍的玻璃卻被世界博物館典藏。其中的差別,只在於王俠軍的出發點不同,「我一開始就想做不同的玻璃。」目標確立後,他以熱情克服各種困難。
為了學玻璃的脫蠟鑄造技術,王俠軍花半年時間到美國學習,回到台灣才是真正受苦的開始。「用一個鐵模子,就可以大量生產低價的玻璃擺飾品,良率高達九六%以上。」但是王俠軍卻選擇用石膏做模子,每次只能生產一個玻璃藝術品的挑戰,從選料、做石膏模、澆玻璃到退火,一件作品往往花費數十天的人力及心血,卻沒有成功的保證,「最後開窯的一剎那,有時看到所有的心血付之流水,真的很想哭。」他苦笑著說。
二○○○年,王俠軍想要推出紀念千禧年的「千禧龍」,並接受預定,但是由於製作難度太高,良率不到四成,二千多件訂單,直到二千年十月才陸續交貨完畢,雖然賠錢,但是王俠軍依然按承諾交貨。如今,王俠軍的琉園和琉璃工房,並列為國內兩大琉璃藝術主要業者,今年營收達六億元,這個資本額不高的行業,進入門檻卻很高,不是因為技術門檻高,而是要有不斷面對挫折的勇氣,重啟熱情。
二十五年前,當夏姿服飾創辦人王元宏、王陳彩霞夫婦就決定走自創品牌、改良中國服的路線,也讓他們吃足了苦頭。因為只要夏姿一推出新款服裝,兩天內馬上被大廠拷貝,甚至在百貨公司的專櫃都擺得大又前面,夏姿則侷促的側身在後面的小櫃。雖然面對不公平的競爭,王元宏夫婦仍不放棄當初堅持的態度。
為了讓拷貝者知難而退,並與大量製造的成衣有所區別,王陳彩霞不惜赴歐洲選布料、在法國成立設計中心引進立體剪裁及最新設計,「剛開始時,法國的布商連布都不讓我們看,因為台灣人實在太會抄襲了,後來看我們態度真誠,才少量賣給我們,現在雙方一起合作開發各種新布料。」她微笑說。
「我希望客人穿上我的衣服,在每一個場合都是最獨特的!」她驕傲的說。態度的堅持,讓王俠軍和王陳彩霞一開始的路比別人坎坷,但因為他們用心、比別人更體貼消費者,讓他們在最艱難的環境時候生存下來,並且開始賺錢。
「堅持」的態度是通往成功的道路
飛利浦向全球員工推行四個價值觀、美國餐飲學士蘇國垚從洗馬桶做起
有目標、熱情之外,還要能持續,而不是一時的熱情,如果,王俠軍只是偶而燒出一個玻璃藝品;王陳彩霞只是久久才推出一套改良的現代中國服;吳清吉、曾文南只是隨著價錢的高低衡量施工品質。他們的專業態度就不會被人所尊敬。
態度不僅決定專業人員的事業高度,未來也會決定白領工作者的價值,「現在專業知識很容易就可以學到,甚至在網路上就可以學到製造核彈的方法,態度已經成為決定員工價值的關鍵,」台灣飛利浦人力資源中心副總經理林南宏肯定的指出。飛利浦為了增加競爭力,最近開始向全球員工推行「四個價值觀」-對顧客好、做到自己承諾的事、信任同事及栽培後進者,「推行這四個核心價值就是為了形成員工好的態度,進而影響他們的行為,為公司產生具體的貢獻」林南宏說。
如果將職能的概念用三角形的圖層表達,大部分的人只會注意到位於三角形頂端技術跟知識的部分,林南宏根據「冰山理論」指出,重點應該是在占九五%的內隱(自我概念、人格特質、動機即態度)部分,這才是選才的重心。明年開始,飛利浦的員工考績評分將把四個價值列入,而且所占的比率將高達二成,主要是看員工是否真的形成態度,且衷心的執行。「有二個人適合某一職位,如果專業及經驗相當,我會以態度做為升遷的主要評比」他說。
態度是能夠改變的,地磚師傅吳清吉是受到師父的影響,「地一定要剷平才能鋪磁磚,即使底下是鐵板也要一槌一槌剷平,」這句話永遠根隨吳清吉;木工師傅曾文南則是看到以前老闆追求完美的做事態度而開始改變。
態度,可以改變藍領者在台灣的宿命,一如吳清吉與曾文南;態度,更讓只有高中學歷的嚴長壽從當年的小弟躋身到亞都麗緻酒店總裁。嚴長壽以自己的奮鬥經驗指出,「肯不肯付出、肯不肯學習、肯不肯接受鞭策」是新世代年輕人能否成功轉型的關鍵態度。
蘇國垚是嚴長壽的弟子,雖然從美國頂著餐飲學士的光環回國,但是他願意低頭從洗馬桶的工作做起,他的態度讓他成為台北亞都飯店最年輕的總經理,熱忱、快樂的工作是他成功的態度,他有感而發的說:「心若改變,態度就會改變;態度改變,習慣就改變;習慣改變,人生就會改變。」
2010年4月27日 星期二
《美軍作戰手冊》——戰場墨菲法則
Murphy's Law,不管是譯為墨菲法則、莫非定理、還是摩菲定理什麼都好。這是西方世界常用的俚語,其主要內容是:事情如果有變壞的可能,不管這種可能性有多小,它總會發生。據說最早是一個叫Edward A. Murphy的航空工程師創立的,並在與航天機械相關的領域被廣泛引用,但之後逐漸進入習語範疇,其內涵被賦予無窮的創意,出現了眾多的變體.
1. Friendly fire - isn't.
友軍火力一點兒都不友好。(美軍術語Friendly fire是指「被自己人誤傷」)
2. Recoilless rifles - aren't.
無坐力炮的後坐力大著呢。
3. Suppressive fires - won't.
壓制火力啥也壓制不了。
4. You are not Superman; Marines and fighter pilots take note.
你不是超人,陸戰隊員和戰鬥機飛行員尤為適用本條。
5. A sucking chest wound is Nature's way of telling you to slow down.
在前胸開個洞是讓你自然而然停下來的最好辦法。
6. If it's stupid but it works, it isn't stupid.
如果一個蠢方法有用,那它就不是一個蠢方法。
7. Try to look unimportant; the enemy may be low on ammo and not want to waste a bullet on you.
裝成無關緊要的人,敵人可能子彈不多,不想浪費在你身上。
8. If at first you don't succeed, call in an air strike.
如果你的攻擊沒成功,馬上呼叫空襲支援吧。
9. If you are forward of your position, your artillery will fall short.
每當你展開進攻時,砲兵往往也用完了砲彈。
10. Never share a foxhole with anyone braver than yourself.
永遠別跟比你勇敢的戰友呆在同一個散兵坑裡。
11. Never go to bed with anyone crazier than yourself.
永遠別跟比你瘋狂的人一起睡覺。
12. Never forget that your weapon was made by the lowest bidder.
永遠別忘了你手上的武器是由出價最低的承包商中標製造的。
13. If your attack is going really well, it's an ambush.
如果你的攻擊進行得很順利,那一定是你中了圈套。
14. The enemy diversion you're ignoring is their main attack.
那支你以為是敵軍疑兵而不加注意的部隊其實是進攻主力。
15. The enemy invariably attacks on two occasions: a. When they're ready. b. When you're not.
敵人總會在以下兩種情況發生時展開攻擊:1)他們準備好的時候;2)你沒準備好的時候。
16. No OPLAN ever survives initial contact.
任何作戰計劃在接敵之後都會變成廢紙。(早期33條翻譯版本譯為「交火」,但contact在美軍用語裡指「發現敵蹤」,不一定是雙方的,有時也只是單方的。)
17. There is no such thing as a perfect plan.
完美的計劃是不存在的。
18. Five second fuses always burn three seconds.
手榴彈的五秒引信總會在三秒內燒完。
19. There is no such thing as an atheist in a foxhole.
散兵坑裡不存在無神論者。
20. A retreating enemy is probably just falling back and regrouping.
逃跑的敵軍大概只是打算先撤退後反擊。
21. The important things are always simple; the simple are always hard.
重要的事情總是簡單的;簡單的事情總是難以做到的。
22. The easy way is always mined.
好走的路總已被布上地雷。
23. Teamwork is essential; it gives the enemy other people to shoot at.
集體行動非常必要;起碼敵人有其他目標可以射擊了。
24. Don't look conspicuous; it draws fire. For this reason, it is not at
all uncommon for aircraft carriers to be known as bomb magnets.
不要太顯眼,因為那會吸引敵方火力。因此,航空母艦被稱作「炸彈磁鐵」就不奇怪了。
25. Never draw fire; it irritates everyone around you.
不要吸引敵人火力;這會使你身邊所有的人都恨你。
26. If you are short of everything but the enemy, you are in the combat zone.
如果你除了敵人什麼都缺,那你一定在交戰區了。
27. When you have secured the area, make sure the enemy knows it too.
你攻佔一個地區後,確保敵人也知道。
28. Incoming fire has the right of way.
飛來的子彈有優先通行權。(不要把身體擋在子彈的去路上)
29. No combat ready unit has ever passed inspection.
從來沒有一支完成戰備的單位能通過檢閱。
30. No inspection ready unit has ever passed combat.
從來沒有一支準備好檢閱的部隊能活過戰鬥。
31. If the enemy is within range, so are you.
如果敵人進入你的射程內,別忘了你也在進入了他的射程內。
32. The only thing more accurate than incoming enemy fire is incoming friendly fire.
唯一比敵軍炮火還準確是友軍火力。
33. Things that must be together to work can never be shipped together.
必須要裝配在一起才能發揮效力的武器裝備不能一起運送。
34. Things that must work together, can't be carried to the field that way.
必須要裝配在一起才能發揮效力的武器不能被一起運到戰場。
35. Radios will fail as soon as you need fire support
無線電總是在你急需火力支援時失靈。
36. Radar tends to fail at night and in bad weather, and especially during both).
雷達總是在晚上和壞天氣時失靈,尤其是在兩者都發生的時候。
37. Anything you do can get you killed, including nothing.
你所做的任何事都可能送命,就算你什麼都不做也一樣。
38. Make it too tough for the enemy to get in, and you won't be able to get out.
當你防守嚴密到敵人攻不進來時,那往往你自己也打出不去。
39. Tracers work both ways.
曳光彈是雙刃劍。(你更容易打中敵人,敵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.
如果你在行動中完成了額外的任務,那麼你總會被賦予這些額外的任務。
41. When both sides are convinced they're about to lose, they're both right.
當兩軍都覺得自己快輸時,那他們可能都是對的。
42. Professional soldiers are predictable; the world is full of dangerous amateurs.
專業士兵的行為是可預測的;但世上卻充滿了菜鳥。
43. Military Intelligence is a contradiction.
「軍事情報」一詞中的軍事和情報是矛盾的。(intelligence一詞多義,同時也指「智慧」,這個雙關語是諷刺戰場上往往缺乏有頭腦的行為)
44. Fortify your front; you'll get your rear shot up.
腦袋和屁股從來不可兼顧。
45. Weather ain't neutral.
天氣不是中立的。(氣像狀況總是對你不利)
46. If you can't remember, the Claymore is pointed towards you.
如果你記不起來自己親手佈置的定向雷的指向,那這定向雷一定是朝向你的。
47. Air defense motto: shoot 'em down; sort 'em out on the ground.
防空座右銘:先把飛機打下來,再在地上區分敵友。
48. 'Flies high, it dies; low and slow, it'll go'.
飛得高,死得快;飛得又低又慢,就能完成目標。
49. The Cavalry doesn't always come to the rescue.
不能把希望寄託在救兵身上。(言下之意是要靠自己,不要老想著會有人來救你。Cavalry在美軍俚語裡就是「救兵」的意思,請想像一下當你處身美國西部開拓時期在野外被一大群印弟安人包圍的情景)
50. Napalm is an area support weapon.
凝固汽油彈一炸一大片。(別扔得太近)
51. Mines are equal opportunity weapons.
地雷是機會均等的武器。
52. B-52s are the ultimate close support weapon.
B52是終極近距支援武器。
53. Sniper's motto: reach out and touch someone.
狙擊手座右銘:出去,幹掉點兒人。
54. Killing for peace is like screwing for virginity.
「殺戮是為了和平」這句話就像騙處女上床的話一樣。
55. The one item you need is always in short supply.
你需要的物品總是很缺乏。
56. Interchangeable parts aren't.
通用部件總是不通用。
57. It's not the one with your name on it; it's the one addressed "to whom it may concern" you've got to think about.
專門給你的指示一點也不重要;那些「致有關人士」的指示才是你必須重視的。
58. When in doubt, empty your magazine.
有懷疑的時候,先打空你的彈匣再說。
59. The side with the simplest uniforms wins.
制服最簡單的一方總會獲勝。
60. Combat will occur on the ground between two adjoining maps.
戰鬥總會在兩張地圖交匯的地方展開。
61. If the Platoon Sergeant can see you, so can the enemy.
如果副排長能看得見你,那敵人也能。
62. Never stand when you can sit, never sit when you can lie down, never stay awake when you can sleep.
能坐著的時候絕不要站著,能躺著的時候絕不要坐著,能睡著的時候絕不要醒著。
63. The most dangerous thing in the world is a Second Lieutenant with a map and a compass.
世上最可怕的東西是一個有地圖和指南針的少尉。(他們擅長紙上談兵)
64. Exceptions prove the rule, and destroy the battle plan.
例外才是戰鬥法則的最佳證明,作戰計劃滾一邊去。
65. Everything always works in your HQ, everything always fails in the Colonel's HQ.
所有東西都在你的總部有效,在上校的總部失效。
66. The enemy never watches until you make a mistake.
你犯錯誤前敵人不會注意到你。
67. One enemy soldier is never enough, but two is entirely too many.
一個敵人士兵永遠不夠,兩個就太多了。
68. A clean (and dry) set of BDU's is a magnet for mud and rain.
清潔乾淨的作戰服總是吸引泥和雨。
69. The worse the weather, the more you are required to be out in it.
天氣越差,你被派遣出去的機會就越多。
70. Whenever you have plenty of ammo, you never miss. Whenever you are low on ammo, you can't hit the broad side of a barn.
你有足夠彈藥的時候,你百發百中。你缺彈藥的時候,連穀倉那麼大的東西都打不中。
71. The more a weapon costs, the farther you will have to send it away to be repaired.
武器越貴(或是越有用處?),修理的時候就要送的越遠。
72. The complexity of a weapon is inversely proportional to the IQ of the weapon's operator.
武器的複雜程度和操作者的智商成反比。
73. Field experience is something you don't get until just after you need it.
「戰場經驗」這東西,只有在某次很需要它的行動之後你才能獲得。
74. No matter which way you have to march, its always uphill.
不管你從哪條路線行軍,都是上坡路。
75. If enough data is collected, a board of inquiry can prove anything.
如果收集到了足夠的資料,調查委員會什麼事都可以證明。
76. For every action, there is an equal and opposite criticism. (in boot camp)
在大本營,對每一個行動都有贊成與反對兩種評判。
77. Air strikes always overshoot the target, artillery always falls short.
空襲總是打得過遠,炮火總是打得太近。
78. When reviewing the radio frequencies that you just wrote down, the most important ones are always illegible.
當你查看你寫下的無線電頻率的時候,最重要的總是無法辨認。
79. Those who hesitate under fire usually do not end up KIA or WIA.
彈雨之中逞英雄的人往往死得最快。
80. The tough part about being an officer is that the troops don't know what they want, but they know for certain what they don't want.
作為軍官最辛苦的一點是:士兵不知道他們想要什麼,只知道他們不想要什麼。
81. To steal information from a person is called plagiarism. To steal information from the enemy is called gathering intelligence.
從一個人那裡偷取信息叫剽竊,從敵人那裡偷取信息叫蒐集情報。
82. The weapon that usually jams when you need it the most is the M60.
在你最需要它的時候總是卡殼的武器是M60機槍。
83. The perfect officer for the job will transfer in the day after that billet is filled by someone else.
最適合某個工作的軍官總是在這個職位已經被別人佔據後一天調來。
85. The newest and least experienced soldier will usually win the Medal of Honor.
最新最沒經驗的士兵最可能獲得榮譽獎章。(美國最高級勛章)
86. A Purple Heart just proves that were you smart enough to think of a plan, stupid enough to try it, and lucky enough to survive.
紫心勛章(美國授予受傷士兵的勛章)證明你聰明到可以想出一個計劃,愚蠢到嘗試這個計劃,並且幸運到活了下來。
87. Murphy was a grunt.
墨菲是個大頭兵。(就是因為墨菲老是做錯事,所以才叫墨菲法則嘛 )
88. Beer Math --> 2 beers times 37 men equals 49 cases.
啤酒數計算法:三十七人,每人兩瓶,共要四十九箱。
89. Body count Math --> 3 guerrillas plus 1 probable plus 2 pigs equals 37 enemies killed in action.
殲敵數計算法:三名游擊隊員加一個可能再加兩隻豬,本次戰鬥共斃敵三十七人。
90. The bursting radius of a hand grenade is always one foot greater than your jumping range.
手榴彈的殺傷半徑總是比你能撲出的距離多一英呎。
91. All-weather close air support doesn't work in bad weather.
全天候近距空中支援在壞天氣裡不管用。
92. The combat worth of a unit is inversely proportional to the smartness of its outfit and appearance.
一支部隊的作戰能力與它外表的好看程度成反比。
93. The crucial round is a dud.
至關重要的砲彈總是啞彈。
95. There is no such place as a convenient foxhole.
需要散兵坑時,它們總是太遠。
97. If your positions are firmly set and you are prepared to take the enemy assault on, he will bypass you.
如果你的陣地有很好的工事而且你也準備好應付敵人的攻擊,敵人會繞過你。
98. If your ambush is properly set, the enemy won't walk into it.
如果你準備好了一次伏擊,敵人不會進入你的伏擊圈。
99. If your flank march is going well, the enemy expects you to outflank him.
如果你的側翼迂迴進行的很順利,是因為敵人正期待著你從側翼接近他們。
100. Density of fire increases proportionally to the curiousness of the target.
對目標的火力密度與目標的好奇程度成正比。
101. Odd objects attract fire - never lurk behind one.
奇怪的物體吸引炮火 - 不要躲在這種東西后面。
103. The self-importance of a superior is inversely proportional to his position in the hierarchy (as is his deviousness and mischievousness).
長官的自大程度與他的官職成反比(還有他的不值得信任程度和有害程度)。
104. There is always a way, and it usually doesn't work.
任何事情都有一個解決方法,儘管通常是不管用的。
105. Success occurs when no one is looking, failure occurs when the General is watching.
沒人關注的行動通常是成功的;被高級長官關注的行動通常是失敗的。
106. The enemy never monitors your radio frequency until you broadcast on an unsecured channel.
在你使用不安全的頻道發佈之前,敵人都不會監聽你的無線電頻率。
107. Whenever you drop your equipment in a fire-fight, your ammo and grenades always fall the farthest away, and your canteen always lands at your feet.
如果你戰鬥中掉了裝備,你的子彈和手榴彈一定離你最遠,而水壺總是掉在你的腳邊。
108. As soon as you are served hot chow in the field, it rains.
戰場上,你只要搞到熱東西吃,就總是要下雨的。
109. Never tell the Platoon Sergeant you have nothing to do.
不要告訴副排長你無事可做。
111. Walking point = sniper bait.
可行的路線 = 狙擊手的誘餌。
112. Your bivouac for the night is the spot where you got tired of marching that day.
你夜間的宿營地是你白天行軍累了的地方。
113. If only one solution can be found for a field problem, then it is usually a stupid solution.
如果一個戰場上的問題只有一種解決方案,這一定是個愚蠢的方案。
115. What gets you promoted from one rank gets you killed in the next rank.
在低軍銜能讓你陞官的行為會在新軍銜殺死你。
116. If orders can be misunderstood they will be.
如果命令可能被誤解,那它一定會被誤解。
117. Odd objects attract fire. You are odd.
奇怪的東西吸引炮火。你就是奇怪的。
118. Your mortar barrage will put exactly one round on the intended target. That round will be a dud.
迫擊砲彈幕只有一發能命中目標,這一發是啞彈。
119. Mine fields are not neutral.
雷場不是中立的。
120. The weight of your equipment is proportional to the time you have been carrying it.
裝備的重量與你需要扛著它的時間成正比。
122. If you need an officer in a hurry take a nap.
軍官總是在你犯錯誤時出現。
123. The effective killing radius is greater than the average soldier can throw it.
投擲武器的殺傷半徑總比一般士兵能扔的距離大。
128. When you have sufficient ammo the enemy takes 2 weeks to attack. When you are low on ammo the enemy attacks that night.
你彈藥充足的時候,敵人兩個禮拜也不進攻;你缺彈藥的時候,敵人馬上就進攻。
129. The quartermaster has only two sizes, too large and too small.
軍需官那裡的東西只有兩個尺碼:太大的和太小的。
130. The only time suppressive fire works is when it is used on abandoned positions.
壓制火力唯一管用的時候是用來對付廢棄的陣地的時候。
131. When a front line soldier overhears two General Staff officers conferring, he has fallen back too far.
如果一個前線士兵無意中聽到兩個參謀在討論,他後退的太遠了。
132. Don't ever be the first, don't ever be the last, and don't ever volunteer to do anything.
不要做第一個,也不要做倒數第一個,更不要志願幹什麼事。
133. If at first you don't succeed, then bomb disposal probably isn't for you.
如果你進攻失敗,轟炸計劃不是幫你忙的。
134. Any ship can be a minesweeper...once.
所有船隻都可以當掃雷艇……一次性的。
135. Whenever you lose contact with the enemy, look behind you.
如果你失去了敵人的蹤跡,轉頭看看。
136. If you find yourself in front of your platoon they know something you don't.
在戰場上,如果你的位置過於靠前,那麼你一定要注意是否忽視了某些潛在的危險。(言下之意:二愣子才衝在最前面)
137. The seriousness of a wound (in a firefight) is inversely proportional to the distance to any form of cover.
交火後,受傷的嚴重程度與到掩體的距離成反比。
138. The more stupid the leader is, the more important missions he is ordered to carry out.
指揮官越蠢,他被命令執行的任務越重要。
139. When the pin is pulled, Mr. Grenade is not your friend.
拔下保險銷後,手榴彈先生就不再是你的朋友了。
140. All or any of the above combined.
以上法則的任意組合。
1. Friendly fire - isn't.
友軍火力一點兒都不友好。(美軍術語Friendly fire是指「被自己人誤傷」)
2. Recoilless rifles - aren't.
無坐力炮的後坐力大著呢。
3. Suppressive fires - won't.
壓制火力啥也壓制不了。
4. You are not Superman; Marines and fighter pilots take note.
你不是超人,陸戰隊員和戰鬥機飛行員尤為適用本條。
5. A sucking chest wound is Nature's way of telling you to slow down.
在前胸開個洞是讓你自然而然停下來的最好辦法。
6. If it's stupid but it works, it isn't stupid.
如果一個蠢方法有用,那它就不是一個蠢方法。
7. Try to look unimportant; the enemy may be low on ammo and not want to waste a bullet on you.
裝成無關緊要的人,敵人可能子彈不多,不想浪費在你身上。
8. If at first you don't succeed, call in an air strike.
如果你的攻擊沒成功,馬上呼叫空襲支援吧。
9. If you are forward of your position, your artillery will fall short.
每當你展開進攻時,砲兵往往也用完了砲彈。
10. Never share a foxhole with anyone braver than yourself.
永遠別跟比你勇敢的戰友呆在同一個散兵坑裡。
11. Never go to bed with anyone crazier than yourself.
永遠別跟比你瘋狂的人一起睡覺。
12. Never forget that your weapon was made by the lowest bidder.
永遠別忘了你手上的武器是由出價最低的承包商中標製造的。
13. If your attack is going really well, it's an ambush.
如果你的攻擊進行得很順利,那一定是你中了圈套。
14. The enemy diversion you're ignoring is their main attack.
那支你以為是敵軍疑兵而不加注意的部隊其實是進攻主力。
15. The enemy invariably attacks on two occasions: a. When they're ready. b. When you're not.
敵人總會在以下兩種情況發生時展開攻擊:1)他們準備好的時候;2)你沒準備好的時候。
16. No OPLAN ever survives initial contact.
任何作戰計劃在接敵之後都會變成廢紙。(早期33條翻譯版本譯為「交火」,但contact在美軍用語裡指「發現敵蹤」,不一定是雙方的,有時也只是單方的。)
17. There is no such thing as a perfect plan.
完美的計劃是不存在的。
18. Five second fuses always burn three seconds.
手榴彈的五秒引信總會在三秒內燒完。
19. There is no such thing as an atheist in a foxhole.
散兵坑裡不存在無神論者。
20. A retreating enemy is probably just falling back and regrouping.
逃跑的敵軍大概只是打算先撤退後反擊。
21. The important things are always simple; the simple are always hard.
重要的事情總是簡單的;簡單的事情總是難以做到的。
22. The easy way is always mined.
好走的路總已被布上地雷。
23. Teamwork is essential; it gives the enemy other people to shoot at.
集體行動非常必要;起碼敵人有其他目標可以射擊了。
24. Don't look conspicuous; it draws fire. For this reason, it is not at
all uncommon for aircraft carriers to be known as bomb magnets.
不要太顯眼,因為那會吸引敵方火力。因此,航空母艦被稱作「炸彈磁鐵」就不奇怪了。
25. Never draw fire; it irritates everyone around you.
不要吸引敵人火力;這會使你身邊所有的人都恨你。
26. If you are short of everything but the enemy, you are in the combat zone.
如果你除了敵人什麼都缺,那你一定在交戰區了。
27. When you have secured the area, make sure the enemy knows it too.
你攻佔一個地區後,確保敵人也知道。
28. Incoming fire has the right of way.
飛來的子彈有優先通行權。(不要把身體擋在子彈的去路上)
29. No combat ready unit has ever passed inspection.
從來沒有一支完成戰備的單位能通過檢閱。
30. No inspection ready unit has ever passed combat.
從來沒有一支準備好檢閱的部隊能活過戰鬥。
31. If the enemy is within range, so are you.
如果敵人進入你的射程內,別忘了你也在進入了他的射程內。
32. The only thing more accurate than incoming enemy fire is incoming friendly fire.
唯一比敵軍炮火還準確是友軍火力。
33. Things that must be together to work can never be shipped together.
必須要裝配在一起才能發揮效力的武器裝備不能一起運送。
34. Things that must work together, can't be carried to the field that way.
必須要裝配在一起才能發揮效力的武器不能被一起運到戰場。
35. Radios will fail as soon as you need fire support
無線電總是在你急需火力支援時失靈。
36. Radar tends to fail at night and in bad weather, and especially during both).
雷達總是在晚上和壞天氣時失靈,尤其是在兩者都發生的時候。
37. Anything you do can get you killed, including nothing.
你所做的任何事都可能送命,就算你什麼都不做也一樣。
38. Make it too tough for the enemy to get in, and you won't be able to get out.
當你防守嚴密到敵人攻不進來時,那往往你自己也打出不去。
39. Tracers work both ways.
曳光彈是雙刃劍。(你更容易打中敵人,敵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.
如果你在行動中完成了額外的任務,那麼你總會被賦予這些額外的任務。
41. When both sides are convinced they're about to lose, they're both right.
當兩軍都覺得自己快輸時,那他們可能都是對的。
42. Professional soldiers are predictable; the world is full of dangerous amateurs.
專業士兵的行為是可預測的;但世上卻充滿了菜鳥。
43. Military Intelligence is a contradiction.
「軍事情報」一詞中的軍事和情報是矛盾的。(intelligence一詞多義,同時也指「智慧」,這個雙關語是諷刺戰場上往往缺乏有頭腦的行為)
44. Fortify your front; you'll get your rear shot up.
腦袋和屁股從來不可兼顧。
45. Weather ain't neutral.
天氣不是中立的。(氣像狀況總是對你不利)
46. If you can't remember, the Claymore is pointed towards you.
如果你記不起來自己親手佈置的定向雷的指向,那這定向雷一定是朝向你的。
47. Air defense motto: shoot 'em down; sort 'em out on the ground.
防空座右銘:先把飛機打下來,再在地上區分敵友。
48. 'Flies high, it dies; low and slow, it'll go'.
飛得高,死得快;飛得又低又慢,就能完成目標。
49. The Cavalry doesn't always come to the rescue.
不能把希望寄託在救兵身上。(言下之意是要靠自己,不要老想著會有人來救你。Cavalry在美軍俚語裡就是「救兵」的意思,請想像一下當你處身美國西部開拓時期在野外被一大群印弟安人包圍的情景)
50. Napalm is an area support weapon.
凝固汽油彈一炸一大片。(別扔得太近)
51. Mines are equal opportunity weapons.
地雷是機會均等的武器。
52. B-52s are the ultimate close support weapon.
B52是終極近距支援武器。
53. Sniper's motto: reach out and touch someone.
狙擊手座右銘:出去,幹掉點兒人。
54. Killing for peace is like screwing for virginity.
「殺戮是為了和平」這句話就像騙處女上床的話一樣。
55. The one item you need is always in short supply.
你需要的物品總是很缺乏。
56. Interchangeable parts aren't.
通用部件總是不通用。
57. It's not the one with your name on it; it's the one addressed "to whom it may concern" you've got to think about.
專門給你的指示一點也不重要;那些「致有關人士」的指示才是你必須重視的。
58. When in doubt, empty your magazine.
有懷疑的時候,先打空你的彈匣再說。
59. The side with the simplest uniforms wins.
制服最簡單的一方總會獲勝。
60. Combat will occur on the ground between two adjoining maps.
戰鬥總會在兩張地圖交匯的地方展開。
61. If the Platoon Sergeant can see you, so can the enemy.
如果副排長能看得見你,那敵人也能。
62. Never stand when you can sit, never sit when you can lie down, never stay awake when you can sleep.
能坐著的時候絕不要站著,能躺著的時候絕不要坐著,能睡著的時候絕不要醒著。
63. The most dangerous thing in the world is a Second Lieutenant with a map and a compass.
世上最可怕的東西是一個有地圖和指南針的少尉。(他們擅長紙上談兵)
64. Exceptions prove the rule, and destroy the battle plan.
例外才是戰鬥法則的最佳證明,作戰計劃滾一邊去。
65. Everything always works in your HQ, everything always fails in the Colonel's HQ.
所有東西都在你的總部有效,在上校的總部失效。
66. The enemy never watches until you make a mistake.
你犯錯誤前敵人不會注意到你。
67. One enemy soldier is never enough, but two is entirely too many.
一個敵人士兵永遠不夠,兩個就太多了。
68. A clean (and dry) set of BDU's is a magnet for mud and rain.
清潔乾淨的作戰服總是吸引泥和雨。
69. The worse the weather, the more you are required to be out in it.
天氣越差,你被派遣出去的機會就越多。
70. Whenever you have plenty of ammo, you never miss. Whenever you are low on ammo, you can't hit the broad side of a barn.
你有足夠彈藥的時候,你百發百中。你缺彈藥的時候,連穀倉那麼大的東西都打不中。
71. The more a weapon costs, the farther you will have to send it away to be repaired.
武器越貴(或是越有用處?),修理的時候就要送的越遠。
72. The complexity of a weapon is inversely proportional to the IQ of the weapon's operator.
武器的複雜程度和操作者的智商成反比。
73. Field experience is something you don't get until just after you need it.
「戰場經驗」這東西,只有在某次很需要它的行動之後你才能獲得。
74. No matter which way you have to march, its always uphill.
不管你從哪條路線行軍,都是上坡路。
75. If enough data is collected, a board of inquiry can prove anything.
如果收集到了足夠的資料,調查委員會什麼事都可以證明。
76. For every action, there is an equal and opposite criticism. (in boot camp)
在大本營,對每一個行動都有贊成與反對兩種評判。
77. Air strikes always overshoot the target, artillery always falls short.
空襲總是打得過遠,炮火總是打得太近。
78. When reviewing the radio frequencies that you just wrote down, the most important ones are always illegible.
當你查看你寫下的無線電頻率的時候,最重要的總是無法辨認。
79. Those who hesitate under fire usually do not end up KIA or WIA.
彈雨之中逞英雄的人往往死得最快。
80. The tough part about being an officer is that the troops don't know what they want, but they know for certain what they don't want.
作為軍官最辛苦的一點是:士兵不知道他們想要什麼,只知道他們不想要什麼。
81. To steal information from a person is called plagiarism. To steal information from the enemy is called gathering intelligence.
從一個人那裡偷取信息叫剽竊,從敵人那裡偷取信息叫蒐集情報。
82. The weapon that usually jams when you need it the most is the M60.
在你最需要它的時候總是卡殼的武器是M60機槍。
83. The perfect officer for the job will transfer in the day after that billet is filled by someone else.
最適合某個工作的軍官總是在這個職位已經被別人佔據後一天調來。
85. The newest and least experienced soldier will usually win the Medal of Honor.
最新最沒經驗的士兵最可能獲得榮譽獎章。(美國最高級勛章)
86. A Purple Heart just proves that were you smart enough to think of a plan, stupid enough to try it, and lucky enough to survive.
紫心勛章(美國授予受傷士兵的勛章)證明你聰明到可以想出一個計劃,愚蠢到嘗試這個計劃,並且幸運到活了下來。
87. Murphy was a grunt.
墨菲是個大頭兵。(就是因為墨菲老是做錯事,所以才叫墨菲法則嘛 )
88. Beer Math --> 2 beers times 37 men equals 49 cases.
啤酒數計算法:三十七人,每人兩瓶,共要四十九箱。
89. Body count Math --> 3 guerrillas plus 1 probable plus 2 pigs equals 37 enemies killed in action.
殲敵數計算法:三名游擊隊員加一個可能再加兩隻豬,本次戰鬥共斃敵三十七人。
90. The bursting radius of a hand grenade is always one foot greater than your jumping range.
手榴彈的殺傷半徑總是比你能撲出的距離多一英呎。
91. All-weather close air support doesn't work in bad weather.
全天候近距空中支援在壞天氣裡不管用。
92. The combat worth of a unit is inversely proportional to the smartness of its outfit and appearance.
一支部隊的作戰能力與它外表的好看程度成反比。
93. The crucial round is a dud.
至關重要的砲彈總是啞彈。
95. There is no such place as a convenient foxhole.
需要散兵坑時,它們總是太遠。
97. If your positions are firmly set and you are prepared to take the enemy assault on, he will bypass you.
如果你的陣地有很好的工事而且你也準備好應付敵人的攻擊,敵人會繞過你。
98. If your ambush is properly set, the enemy won't walk into it.
如果你準備好了一次伏擊,敵人不會進入你的伏擊圈。
99. If your flank march is going well, the enemy expects you to outflank him.
如果你的側翼迂迴進行的很順利,是因為敵人正期待著你從側翼接近他們。
100. Density of fire increases proportionally to the curiousness of the target.
對目標的火力密度與目標的好奇程度成正比。
101. Odd objects attract fire - never lurk behind one.
奇怪的物體吸引炮火 - 不要躲在這種東西后面。
103. The self-importance of a superior is inversely proportional to his position in the hierarchy (as is his deviousness and mischievousness).
長官的自大程度與他的官職成反比(還有他的不值得信任程度和有害程度)。
104. There is always a way, and it usually doesn't work.
任何事情都有一個解決方法,儘管通常是不管用的。
105. Success occurs when no one is looking, failure occurs when the General is watching.
沒人關注的行動通常是成功的;被高級長官關注的行動通常是失敗的。
106. The enemy never monitors your radio frequency until you broadcast on an unsecured channel.
在你使用不安全的頻道發佈之前,敵人都不會監聽你的無線電頻率。
107. Whenever you drop your equipment in a fire-fight, your ammo and grenades always fall the farthest away, and your canteen always lands at your feet.
如果你戰鬥中掉了裝備,你的子彈和手榴彈一定離你最遠,而水壺總是掉在你的腳邊。
108. As soon as you are served hot chow in the field, it rains.
戰場上,你只要搞到熱東西吃,就總是要下雨的。
109. Never tell the Platoon Sergeant you have nothing to do.
不要告訴副排長你無事可做。
111. Walking point = sniper bait.
可行的路線 = 狙擊手的誘餌。
112. Your bivouac for the night is the spot where you got tired of marching that day.
你夜間的宿營地是你白天行軍累了的地方。
113. If only one solution can be found for a field problem, then it is usually a stupid solution.
如果一個戰場上的問題只有一種解決方案,這一定是個愚蠢的方案。
115. What gets you promoted from one rank gets you killed in the next rank.
在低軍銜能讓你陞官的行為會在新軍銜殺死你。
116. If orders can be misunderstood they will be.
如果命令可能被誤解,那它一定會被誤解。
117. Odd objects attract fire. You are odd.
奇怪的東西吸引炮火。你就是奇怪的。
118. Your mortar barrage will put exactly one round on the intended target. That round will be a dud.
迫擊砲彈幕只有一發能命中目標,這一發是啞彈。
119. Mine fields are not neutral.
雷場不是中立的。
120. The weight of your equipment is proportional to the time you have been carrying it.
裝備的重量與你需要扛著它的時間成正比。
122. If you need an officer in a hurry take a nap.
軍官總是在你犯錯誤時出現。
123. The effective killing radius is greater than the average soldier can throw it.
投擲武器的殺傷半徑總比一般士兵能扔的距離大。
128. When you have sufficient ammo the enemy takes 2 weeks to attack. When you are low on ammo the enemy attacks that night.
你彈藥充足的時候,敵人兩個禮拜也不進攻;你缺彈藥的時候,敵人馬上就進攻。
129. The quartermaster has only two sizes, too large and too small.
軍需官那裡的東西只有兩個尺碼:太大的和太小的。
130. The only time suppressive fire works is when it is used on abandoned positions.
壓制火力唯一管用的時候是用來對付廢棄的陣地的時候。
131. When a front line soldier overhears two General Staff officers conferring, he has fallen back too far.
如果一個前線士兵無意中聽到兩個參謀在討論,他後退的太遠了。
132. Don't ever be the first, don't ever be the last, and don't ever volunteer to do anything.
不要做第一個,也不要做倒數第一個,更不要志願幹什麼事。
133. If at first you don't succeed, then bomb disposal probably isn't for you.
如果你進攻失敗,轟炸計劃不是幫你忙的。
134. Any ship can be a minesweeper...once.
所有船隻都可以當掃雷艇……一次性的。
135. Whenever you lose contact with the enemy, look behind you.
如果你失去了敵人的蹤跡,轉頭看看。
136. If you find yourself in front of your platoon they know something you don't.
在戰場上,如果你的位置過於靠前,那麼你一定要注意是否忽視了某些潛在的危險。(言下之意:二愣子才衝在最前面)
137. The seriousness of a wound (in a firefight) is inversely proportional to the distance to any form of cover.
交火後,受傷的嚴重程度與到掩體的距離成反比。
138. The more stupid the leader is, the more important missions he is ordered to carry out.
指揮官越蠢,他被命令執行的任務越重要。
139. When the pin is pulled, Mr. Grenade is not your friend.
拔下保險銷後,手榴彈先生就不再是你的朋友了。
140. All or any of the above combined.
以上法則的任意組合。
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