Simple Sabotage Field Manual — Page 6

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Where he formerly thought of keeping his tools sharp, he should now let them grow dull; surfaces that formerly were lubricated now should be sanded; normally diligent, he should now be lazy and careless; and so on.

Donde antes pensaba en mantener sus herramientas afiladas, ahora debería dejarlas perder el filo; las superficies que antes estaban lubricadas ahora deberían lijarse; normalmente diligente, ahora debería ser perezoso y descuidado; y así sucesivamente.

Once he is encouraged to think backwards about himself and the objects of his everyday life, the saboteur will see many opportunities in his immediate environment which cannot possibly be seen from a distance.

Una vez que se le anime a pensar al revés sobre sí mismo y los objetos de su vida cotidiana, el saboteador verá muchas oportunidades en su entorno inmediato que no pueden ser vistas desde la distancia.

A state of mind should be encouraged that anything can be sabotaged.

Debe fomentarse una mentalidad según la cual cualquier cosa puede ser saboteada.

(b) Among the potential citizen-saboteurs who are to engage in physical destruction, two extreme types may be distinguished.

(b) Entre los posibles ciudadanos-saboteadores que habrán de dedicarse a la destrucción física, pueden distinguirse dos tipos extremos.

On the one hand, there is the man who is not technically trained and employed.

Por un lado, está el hombre que no tiene formación técnica ni empleo especializado.

This man needs specific suggestions as to what he can and should destroy as well as details regarding the tools by means of which destruction is accomplished.

Este hombre necesita sugerencias específicas sobre qué puede y debe destruir, así como detalles sobre las herramientas mediante las cuales se lleva a cabo la destrucción.

Presumably this man would be able to devise methods of simple sabotage which would be appropriate to his own facilities.

Presumiblemente, este hombre sería capaz de idear métodos de sabotaje simple que serían apropiados para sus propias instalaciones.

However, this man needs to be stimulated to re-orient his thinking in the direction of destruction.

Sin embargo, este hombre necesita ser estimulado para reorientar su pensamiento en la dirección de la destrucción.

Specific examples, which need not be from his own field, should accomplish this.

Ejemplos específicos, que no necesitan ser de su propio campo, deberían lograr esto.

(d) Various media may be used to disseminate suggestions and information regarding simple sabotage.

(d) Pueden utilizarse diversos medios para difundir sugerencias e información sobre el sabotaje simple.

Vocabulary

Donde: Where; at or in which place or location.
antes: Before; previously; in front of in space.
pensaba: Thought; was thinking; used to think habitually.
en: In; on; at; expressing location or time.
mantener: To maintain; to keep in good condition.
sus: His; her; its; their; your possessive adjective.
herramientas: Tools; implements used for work or labor.
afiladas: Sharp; having a keen or cutting edge.
ahora: Now; at the present time or moment.
debería: Should; ought to; conditional of deber.
dejarlas: To leave them; to let them remain.
perder: To lose; to misplace; to be deprived of.
el: The; definite article masculine singular form.
filo: Edge; cutting edge of blade or tool.
las: The; definite article feminine plural form.
superficies: Surfaces; outer faces or areas of objects.
que: That; which; who; relative pronoun in Spanish.
estaban: Were; past tense plural of estar.
lubricadas: Lubricated; coated with oil or lubricant.
deberían: Should; ought to; conditional plural of deber.
normalmente: Normally; usually; in ordinary or typical manner.
diligente: Diligent; careful and industrious in work.
ser: To be; fundamental verb expressing identity.
perezoso: Lazy; sluggish; inclined to avoid work.
descuidado: Careless; negligent; lacking proper attention or care.
así: Thus; so; in this manner or way.
Una: One; a single; feminine form of uno.
vez: Time; occasion; instance of occurrence.
se: Oneself; himself; reflexive pronoun in Spanish.
le: Him; her; indirect object pronoun.
anime: Encourages; animates; cheers up motivates.
pensar: To think; to consider; to believe.
al: To the; contraction of a plus el.
revés: Reverse; opposite; inside out or backwards.
sobre: About; concerning; over; on top of.
sí: Oneself; himself; herself; reflexive pronoun.
mismo: Same; very; self; identical or own.
los: The; definite article masculine plural form.
objetos: Objects; things; items; physical or abstract.
de: Of; from; belonging to; possessive preposition.
su: His; her; its; your; their possessive.
vida: Life; existence; period of living.
cotidiana: Daily; everyday; occurring every day routinely.
verá: Will see; future tense of ver.
muchas: Many; numerous; large quantity of things.
oportunidades: Opportunities; favorable chances or possibilities.
entorno: Surroundings; environment; immediate area around.
inmediato: Immediate; direct; occurring without delay.
no: Not; negation; denial of something.
pueden: Can; are able to; third person plural.
vistas: Seen; viewed; sights; appearances.
desde: From; since; starting point in space.
distancia: Distance; space between two points.
Debe: Must; should; has to; obligation.
una: One; a single; feminine form of uno.
mentalidad: Mentality; mindset; way of thinking.
según: According to; in accordance with; as.
cual: Which; what; that which; relative.
cualquier: Any; whatever; whichever one.
cosa: Thing; something; matter; object.
puede: Can; is able to; third person.
Entre: Between; among; in the midst.
posibles: Possible; potential; capable of being.
ciudadanos: Citizens; members of a state.
habrán: Will have; future perfect of haber.
dedicarse: To dedicate oneself; to devote to.
destrucción: Destruction; act of destroying or ruining.
física: Physical; relating to the body or matter.
distinguirse: To distinguish oneself; to be outstanding.
dos: Two; the number 2.
tipos: Types; kinds; sorts; categories of things.
extremos: Extremes; furthest limits; opposite ends.
Por: By; for; through; per; on behalf.

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