Simple Sabotage Field Manual — Page 6

English → Pt Full Text Level 3/10

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.

Onde antes ele pensava em manter suas ferramentas afiadas, agora deve deixá-las ficar cegas; superfícies que antes eram lubrificadas agora devem ser lixadas; normalmente diligente, ele agora deve ser preguiçoso e descuidado; e assim por diante.

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.

Uma vez que seja encorajado a pensar de forma inversa sobre si mesmo e os objetos de sua vida cotidiana, o sabotador verá muitas oportunidades em seu ambiente imediato que não podem ser vistas à distância.

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

Deve-se encorajar uma mentalidade de que qualquer coisa pode ser sabotada.

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

(b) Entre os potenciais cidadãos-sabotadores que irão se engajar na destruição física, dois tipos extremos podem ser distinguidos.

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

Por um lado, há o homem que não possui treinamento técnico nem emprego 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 homem precisa de sugestões específicas sobre o que pode e deve destruir, bem como detalhes sobre as ferramentas por meio das quais a destruição é realizada.

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

Presumivelmente, este homem seria capaz de elaborar métodos de sabotagem simples que seriam apropriados às suas próprias instalações.

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

No entanto, este homem precisa ser estimulado a reorientar seu pensamento na direção da destruição.

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

Exemplos específicos, que não precisam ser de sua própria área, devem ser suficientes para isso.

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

(d) Vários meios de comunicação podem ser usados para disseminar sugestões e informações sobre sabotagem simples.

Vocabulary

Onde: Where; at what place or location.
antes: Before; previously in time or sequence.
ele: He; masculine third-person singular pronoun.
pensava: Thought; past tense of pensar (to think).
em: In; preposition indicating location or time.
manter: To maintain; to keep in a certain state.
suas: His/her/their; feminine plural possessive pronoun.
ferramentas: Tools; instruments used for work or tasks.
afiadas: Sharp; having a fine cutting edge or point.
agora: Now; at the present time or moment.
deve: Must; should; expresses obligation or necessity.
deixá-las: Let them; allow them to remain or stay.
ficar: To stay; to remain in a place or state.
cegas: Blind; unable to see or perceive clearly.
superfícies: Surfaces; outer or visible faces of objects.
que: That; which; relative pronoun linking clauses.
eram: Were; past tense of ser (to be).
devem: Must; should; third-person plural of dever.
ser: To be; fundamental verb expressing existence or state.
normalmente: Normally; usually; in a typical or regular manner.
diligente: Diligent; careful and thorough in one's work.
preguiçoso: Lazy; unwilling to work or make effort.
descuidado: Careless; lacking care or attention to detail.
assim: Thus; in this way; therefore or so.
por: By; for; preposition indicating agency or purpose.
diante: Ahead; in front of; before in position.
Uma: A; one; feminine indefinite article or numeral.
vez: Time; occasion; instance of something happening.
seja: Be; subjunctive form of ser or estar.
encorajado: Encouraged; given support or confidence to act.
pensar: To think; to consider or reflect on.
de: Of; from; preposition indicating possession or origin.
forma: Form; way; manner of doing something.
inversa: Inverse; opposite in direction or relationship.
sobre: About; concerning; preposition indicating topic or position.
si: Himself; herself; oneself; reflexive pronoun form.
mesmo: Self; same; emphasizes identity or similarity.
os: The; masculine plural definite article or pronoun.
objetos: Objects; things; physical items or entities.
sua: His; her; its; singular possessive adjective.
vida: Life; existence; period of living of person.
cotidiana: Daily; everyday; occurring routinely or habitually.
verá: Will see; future tense of ver (to see).
muitas: Many; a large number of things.
oportunidades: Opportunities; favorable occasions for action.
seu: Your; his; her; singular possessive pronoun.
ambiente: Environment; surrounding conditions or physical space.
imediato: Immediate; direct; occurring without delay or intervening.
não: Not; negation; word used to deny statement.
podem: Can; are able; third-person plural of poder.
vistas: Views; sights; things that can be seen.
distância: Distance; space between two points or objects.
Deve-se: One must; it is necessary or required.
encorajar: To encourage; to inspire with confidence or support.
uma: A; one; feminine indefinite article or numeral.
mentalidade: Mentality; way of thinking or mental approach.
qualquer: Any; whatever; no matter which or what.
coisa: Thing; anything; object or matter of concern.
pode: Can; is able; third-person singular of poder.
Entre: Among; between; preposition indicating distribution or position.
potenciais: Potential; possible; having capability for future development.
irão: Will go; future tense of ir (to go).
se: If; oneself; conditional or reflexive pronoun.
engajar: To engage; to participate or become involved.
na: In the; feminine singular contraction of en+a.
destruição: Destruction; act of destroying or ruining.
física: Physical; relating to body or material matter.
dois: Two; number between one and three.
tipos: Types; kinds; categories of things or people.
extremos: Extremes; furthest or utmost points or limits.
distinguidos: Distinguished; marked as different or separate.
Por: By; for; preposition indicating agency or cause.
um: A; one; masculine indefinite article or numeral.
lado: Side; lateral surface or direction from center.
há: There is; there are; expresses existence.

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