General Patton: Be seated. Now, I want you to remember that no bastard ever won a war by dying for his country. He won it by making the other poor dumb bastard die for his country. Men, all this stuff you've heard about America not wanting to fight, wanting to stay out of the war, is a lot of horse dung. Americans, traditionally, love to fight. All real Americans love the sting of battle.
When you were kids, you all admired the champion marble shooter, the fastest runner, the big league ball players, the toughest boxers. Americans love a winner and will not tolerate a loser. Americans play to win all the time. Now, I wouldn't give a hoot in hell for a man who lost and laughed. That's why Americans have never lost and will never lose a war. Because the very thought of losing is hateful to Americans.
Now, an army is a team. It lives, eats, sleeps, fights as a team. This individuality stuff is a bunch of crap. The bilious bastards who wrote that stuff about individuality for the Saturday Evening Post don't know anything more about real battle than they do about fornicating.
Now, we have the finest food and equipment, the best spirit, and the best men in the world.
You know, by God, I actually pity those poor bastards we're going up against. By God, I do. We're not just going to shoot the bastards. We're going to cut out their living guts and use them to grease the treads of our tanks. We're going to murder those lousy Hun bastards by the bushel.
Now, some of you boys, I know, are wondering whether or not you'll chicken-out under fire. Don't worry about it. I can assure you that you will all do your duty. The Nazis are the enemy. Wade into them. Spill their blood. Shoot them in the belly. When you put your hand into a bunch of goo that a moment before was your best friend's face, you'll know what to do.
Now, there's another thing I want you to remember. I don't want to get any messages saying that we are holding our position.
We're not holding anything. Let the Hun do that.
We are advancing constantly and we're not interested in holding onto anything -- except the enemy.
We're going to hold onto him by the nose, and we're gonna kick him in the ass. We're gonna kick the hell out of him all the time, and we're gonna go through him like crap through a goose!
Now, there's one thing that you men will be able to say when you get back home, and you may thank God for it.
Thirty years from now when you're sitting around your fireside with your grandson on your knee, and he asks you, "What did you do in the great World War II?" -- you won't have to say, "Well, I shoveled shit in Louisiana.
Alright now you sons-of-bitches, You know how I feel. Oh, I will be proud to lead you wonderful guys into battle anytime, anywhere. That's all.
Vocabulary
able (éibəl) - capaz; hábil; diestro
address (ǽdres) - dirección; dirigirse a
admire (edmáir) - admirar
advance (ədvǽns) - adelanto; anticipar; avanzar
alright (ølráit) - bien; de acuerdo
america (əmérəkə) - Estados Unidos; América
american (əmérəkən) - norteamericano; estadounidense; americano
army (òrmi) - ejército
ask (ǽsk) - preguntar; pedir
ass (ǽs) - burro; culo; hard ass bestia
assure (əshúhr) - asegurar
ball (bǿl) - pelota; bola; globo; esfera
bastard (bǽsterd) - bastardo; descarado; cabrón
battle (bǽtəl) - batalla; combate; combatir; luchar
belly (béli) - vientre; barriga; panza
bilious (bíliəs) - bilioso
play
bitch (bích) - perra; cerda; bruja
blood (blád) - sangre; linaje; parentesco
boxer (bòkser) - boxeador; púgil
bunch (bánch) - manojo; grupo
bushel (búhshəl) - medida equivalente a treinta y seis litros
champion (chǽmpiən) - campeón; defensor; paladín
chicken (chíkən) - pollo; gallina
crap (krǽp) - mierda; cagar
die (dái) - dado; morir
don (dòn) - vestirse; ponerse
dumb (dám) - estúpido; atontado; mudo
dung (dáng) - estiércol; abono; excremento
duty (dúti) - funciones; deber; tarea
dye (dái) - tinte; colorante; teñir
dying (dáiing) - final; último; moribundo
enemy (énəmi) - enemigo
play
equipment (ikwípmənt) - equipo; instrumental
face (féis) - cara; rostro; enfrentarse con
finest (fáinəst) - policía
fire (fáier) - fuego; incendio; encender
fireside (fáiersaid) - hogar; vida doméstica
food (fúd) - comida; alimento
fornicate () - fornicar
general (dchénerəl) - general; corriente; usual
god (gòd) - Dios
gonna (gònə) - contracción de going to
goo (gú) - sustancia viscosa
goose (gús) - oca; ganso
grease (gríis) - grasa; engrasar
great (gréit) - grande; magnífico
gut (gát) - intestino; tripa; coraje
hand (jǽnd) - mano; manecilla
play
hateful (jéitfəl) - odioso
hell (jél) - infierno
holding (jóulding) - participación
hoot (jút) - pitido; bocinazo; tocar la bocina
individuality (individchuǽliti) - individualidad
interest (íntrəst) - interés; interesar
interested (íntrəstəd) - interesado
kick (kík) - patada; puntapié; patear
kid (kíd) - chico; niño; bromear
knee (níi) - rodilla; dar un rodillazo
laugh (lǽf) - risa; reír
league (líig) - legua; liga; comunidad
live (láiv) - vivo; en directo; vivir
loser (lúdser) - perdedor
losing (lúdsing) - perdedor
lousy (láudsi) - piojoso; asqueroso; vil
play
love (láv) - amor; amar; querer
making (méiking) - confección; fabricación
marble (mòrbəl) - mármol; canica
message (mésədch) - mensaje; recado
moment (móumənt) - momento; importancia
murder (mérder) - asesinato; asesinar
nazi (nòtsi) - nazi
nose (nóuds) - nariz; hocico; morro
pity (píti) - lástima; pena; compadecerse
play (pléi) - juego; obra; jugar; tocar; actuar
player (pléier) - jugador; actor; actriz; músico
poor (púhr) - indigente; mediocre; pobre
position (pədsíshən) - posición; situación; colocar
post (póust) - puesto; correo; echar al correo
proud (práud) - orgulloso; altivo
real (ríil) - verdadero; real; auténtico
play
remember (rimémber) - acordarse; recordar
runner (ráner) - corredor
saying (séiing) - refrán; dicho
shit (shít) - mierda
shovel (shávəl) - pala mecánica; mover con pala
sitting (síting) - turno; tanda; sesión
spirit (spírət) - espíritu; alma; fantasma
stay (stéi) - estancia; hospedarse; quedarse
stuff (stáf) - llenar; embutir; disecar
tank (tǽngk) - tanque
team (tíim) - equipo; grupo
thank (zǽngk) - agradecer
thing (zíng) - cosa
thirty (zérdi) - treinta
time (táim) - tiempo; vez; hora
tolerate (tòlereit) - tolerar
play
tough (táf) - duro; resistente; severo
use (yús) - usar; consumir
wade (wéid) - vadear
want (wònt) - falta; carencia; desear; querer
wanting (wònting) - deficiente
war (wǿr) - guerra; guerrear
winner (wíner) - vencedor; ganador
wonder (wánder) - asombro; maravilla; preguntarse