【8月3日】看軍聞學英語

■泰戈爾

原文：

The United States is withdrawing 5,000 troops from NATO ally Germany, the Pentagon announced, as a rift over the Iran war widens between President Donald Trump and Europe.

Trump had threatened a drawdown in forces earlier this week after sparring with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, who said on Monday the Iranians were humiliating the U.S. in talks to end the two-month-old war and that he did not see what exit strategy Washington was pursuing.

A senior Pentagon official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said recent German rhetoric had been "inappropriate and unhelpful.""The president is rightly reacting to these counterproductive remarks," the official said.

The Pentagon said the withdrawal was expected to be completed over the next six to 12 months. Germany is home to some 35,000 active-duty U.S. military personnel, more than anywhere else in Europe.

The official said the drawdown would bring U.S. troop levels in Europe back to roughly pre-2022 levels, before Russia’s invasion of Ukraine triggered a buildup by then-President Joe Biden.

中譯：

五角大廈宣布，隨著總統川普與歐洲之間在伊朗戰爭問題上的分歧日益擴大，美國正從北約盟國德國撤出 5000 名駐軍。

川普本週稍早在與德國總理佛里德里希．梅爾茲發生爭執後，曾威脅要裁減駐軍。梅爾茲週一表示，伊朗人在結束這場為期兩個月戰爭的談判中羞辱了美國，而且他看不出華盛頓正在追求什麼退場機制。

一位不願具名的五角大廈高階官員表示，德國最近的言論「不恰當且沒有幫助」。「總統對這些適得其反的言論做出了正確的反應。」該官員說。

五角大廈表示，撤軍行動預計將在未來 6 到 12 個月內完成。德國駐紮了約 35000 名美國現役軍人，比歐洲其他任何地方都多。

該官員表示，這次撤軍將使美國在歐洲的駐軍人數大致回到 2022 年以前的水準，也就是時任總統拜登因俄羅斯入侵烏克蘭而下令增兵之前的水準。

-關鍵軍語-

※drawdown in forces：撤軍／兵力裁減

※active-duty：現役