Simple Sabotage Field Manual — Page 4
Simple sabotage is often an act which the citizen performs according to his own initiative and inclination.
A sabotagem simples é muitas vezes um ato que o cidadão realiza de acordo com sua própria iniciativa e inclinação.
Acts of destruction do not bring him any personal gain and may be completely foreign to his habitually conservationist attitude toward materials and tools.
Atos de destruição não lhe trazem nenhum ganho pessoal e podem ser completamente alheios à sua atitude habitualmente conservacionista em relação a materiais e ferramentas.
Purposeful stupidity is contrary to human nature.
A estupidez intencional é contrária à natureza humana.
He frequently needs pressure, stimulation or assurance, and information and suggestions regarding feasible methods of simple sabotage.
Ele frequentemente necessita de pressão, estimulação ou garantias, bem como de informações e sugestões sobre métodos viáveis de sabotagem simples.
(1) _Personal Motives_
(1) _Motivos Pessoais_
(a) The ordinary citizen very probably has no immediate personal motive for committing simple sabotage.
(a) O cidadão comum muito provavelmente não tem nenhum motivo pessoal imediato para cometer sabotagem simples.
Instead, he must be made to anticipate indirect personal gain, such as might come with enemy evacuation or destruction of the ruling government group.
Em vez disso, ele deve ser levado a antecipar ganhos pessoais indiretos, como os que poderiam advir com a evacuação do inimigo ou a destruição do grupo governamental dominante.
Gains should be stated as specifically as possible for the area addressed: simple sabotage will hasten the day when Commissioner X and his deputies Y and Z will be thrown out, when particularly obnoxious decrees and restrictions will be abolished, when food will arrive, and so on.
Os ganhos devem ser declarados da forma mais específica possível para a área em questão: a sabotagem simples irá acelerar o dia em que o Comissário X e seus deputados Y e Z serão expulsos, quando decretos e restrições particularmente odiosos serão abolidos, quando os alimentos chegarão, e assim por diante.
Abstract verbalizations about personal liberty, freedom of the press, and so on, will not be convincing in most parts of the world.
Verbalizações abstratas sobre liberdade pessoal, liberdade de imprensa, e assim por diante, não serão convincentes na maior parte do mundo.
In many areas they will not even be comprehensible.
Em muitas áreas, elas nem sequer serão compreensíveis.
(b) Since the effect of his own acts is limited, the saboteur may become discouraged unless he feels that he is a member of a large, though unseen, group of saboteurs operating against the enemy or the government of his own country and elsewhere.
(b) Uma vez que o efeito de seus próprios atos é limitado, o sabotador pode se tornar desanimado, a menos que sinta que é membro de um grande grupo de sabotadores, embora invisível, que opera contra o inimigo ou o governo de seu próprio país e em outros lugares.
Vocabulary
- sabotagem
- Deliberate destruction or obstruction of work or property.
- simples
- Plain, uncomplicated, or straightforward in nature.
- muitas
- Plural feminine form of much; many in quantity.
- vezes
- Instances or occasions; times when something happens.
- um
- Indefinite article; the number one in Portuguese.
- ato
- A deed, action, or performance of something.
- que
- Relative pronoun; what, that, or which in sentences.
- cidadão
- A person who belongs to a state or nation.
- realiza
- Accomplishes, carries out, or brings into effect.
- de
- Preposition indicating possession, origin, or composition.
- acordo
- Agreement or harmony between parties or ideas.
- com
- Preposition meaning with or in accompaniment.
- sua
- Possessive adjective; his, her, or its in Portuguese.
- própria
- One's own; belonging personally to someone.
- iniciativa
- The ability to act or take first steps independently.
- inclinação
- A tendency, preference, or leaning toward something.
- Atos
- Plural of ato; multiple deeds or actions.
- destruição
- The act of destroying or ruining something completely.
- não
- Negation word; no or not in Portuguese.
- lhe
- Indirect object pronoun; to him, her, or it.
- trazem
- Bring, carry, or transport something to location.
- nenhum
- No one, none, or not any in Portuguese.
- ganho
- Profit, gain, or advantage obtained from something.
- pessoal
- Relating to an individual person's private matters.
- podem
- Third person plural of poder; can or may.
- ser
- To be; fundamental verb of existence in Portuguese.
- completamente
- Totally, entirely, or wholly without exception.
- alheios
- Unaware, indifferent, or unrelated to something.
- atitude
- A mental position or way of thinking about something.
- habitualmente
- Usually, customarily, or regularly in typical circumstances.
- conservacionista
- One who advocates preservation and protection of resources.
- em
- Preposition meaning in, on, or at location.
- relação
- Connection, relationship, or association between things.
- materiais
- Physical substances or objects used for purposes.
- ferramentas
- Implements or instruments used to accomplish tasks.
- estupidez
- Lack of intelligence or foolishness in behavior.
- intencional
- Done deliberately or on purpose with intent.
- contrária
- Opposite in nature, direction, or position.
- natureza
- The basic character or inherent qualities of something.
- humana
- Relating to human beings or humanity in general.
- Ele
- Third person singular masculine pronoun; he.
- frequentemente
- Often, regularly, or repeatedly in many instances.
- necessita
- Needs or requires something essential or important.
- pressão
- Force or influence applied to persuade or compel.
- estimulação
- The act of encouraging or exciting to action.
- ou
- Conjunction presenting alternatives; or in choices.
- garantias
- Assurances or promises that something is certain.
- bem
- Well, good, or satisfactorily in manner.
- como
- As, like, or in the manner that.
- informações
- Facts, details, or knowledge provided to someone.
- sugestões
- Proposals or ideas offered for consideration.
- sobre
- Concerning, about, or regarding a particular topic.
- métodos
- Systematic procedures or ways of doing something.
- viáveis
- Capable of working or being carried out successfully.
- Motivos
- Reasons or causes for actions or feelings.
- Pessoais
- Plural of pessoal; relating to individual persons.
- comum
- General, ordinary, or shared by multiple people.
- muito
- Very, much, or a large amount of something.
- provavelmente
- Likely, probably, or in all reasonable probability.
- tem
- Has or possesses in third person singular.
- motivo
- A reason, cause, or purpose for doing something.
- imediato
- Occurring at once; immediate or without delay.
- para
- Preposition meaning for, to, or in order to.
- cometer
- To commit or perpetrate an illegal act.
- Em
- Preposition meaning in, on, or at location.
- vez
- Time, turn, or occasion when something happens.
- disso
- Of that; referring back to previous mentioned matter.
- ele
- Third person singular masculine pronoun; he.
- deve
- Should, must, or ought to in obligation.
- levado
- Carried, taken, or conducted to a place.
- antecipar
- To foresee or predict future events or outcomes.
- ganhos
- Plural of ganho; profits or advantages obtained.
- pessoais
- Plural of pessoal; relating to individuals privately.
- indiretos
- Not directly caused; indirect or consequential results.
- os
- Plural masculine definite article; the in English.
- poderiam
- Could or might in conditional past form.
- advir
- To result, arise, or come from something.
- evacuação
- The removal or withdrawal of people from area.
- do
- Contraction of de and o; of the.
- inimigo
- A person who feels hatred toward another.
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