20. “An ounce of sweat will save a gallon of blood.” General Patton was known for his take-no-prisoners attitude toward warfare.
20. “一盎司的汗水可以节省一加仑的血液。”巴顿将军以其对战争毫不留情的态度而闻名。
Friday Flash Fiction——稍长微小说
The third voice said: " Those who can win wars can rarely make a good peace." Just imagine General Patton as the President of the United States or, worse, Dwight Eisenhower.
George Smith Patton, Jr. (November 11, 1885 – December 21, 1945) was a senior officer of the United States Army, who commanded the U.S. Seventh Army in the Mediterranean and European Theaters of World War II, but is best known for his leadership of the U.S. Third Army in France and Germany following the Allied invasion of Normandy in June 1944.