【2月28日】看軍聞學英語
■林國賓
原文：
US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and visiting Japanese defense minister Shinjiro Koizumi were recently filmed doing a joint workout before getting into serious business of bilateral talks. The footage, which has since gone viral, shows the duo doing rowing, push-ups, cross-training and weightlifting. They trained together before formal discussions on strengthening the two nations’ alliance.
The joint morning workout session was held at Joint Base Myer–Henderson Hall near Fort Myer in Virginia, with US Army soldiers from the 3rd Infantry Regiment, also known as the "Old Guard".
Photos and videos showed both men in black T-shirts, with Hegseth appearing more at ease while Koizumi maintained effort for the tough task at hand, all the time with a consistent smile.
Hegseth, an Army National Guard veteran, is known for promoting the so-called "warrior ethos" in the defense forces, amid criticism about the former Fox News host’s lack of policy experience. He has been an advocate for the American military’s readiness in the Indo-Pacific region, an area where Japan and US see China and North Korea as adversaries.
While supporters praised the "joint exercise" as a team-building gesture amid US–Japan efforts to counter threats, some netizens mocked Hegseth’s form. They also called it a performative exercise to drive attention away from domestic issues faced by Hegseth and his boss, US President Donald Trump.
中譯：
美國國防部（戰爭部）部長赫格塞斯與來訪的日本防衛大臣小泉進次郎，日前被拍到在展開雙邊正式會談前，一同進行晨間健身訓練。相關畫面隨後在網路上瘋傳，影片顯示兩人進行划船、伏地挺身、交叉訓練及重量訓練；在展開強化美日同盟的正式討論前，共同完成訓練。
這場聯合晨間健身在維吉尼亞州邁爾堡附近的邁爾韓德森霍爾聯合基地舉行，並有隸屬美國陸軍第3步兵團、又稱「老近衛軍」的官兵一同參與。
流出的照片與影片顯示，兩人皆身穿黑色T恤。畫面中，赫格塞斯看起來較為輕鬆自如，小泉進次郎則在艱苦的訓練過程中全力以赴，始終面帶微笑。
身為陸軍國民兵退役軍人的赫格塞斯，因在國防部隊中大力宣揚所謂的「戰士精神」而聞名，但外界亦對這名前福斯新聞主持人缺乏政策經驗提出批評。他長期主張強化美軍在印太地區的戰備，而日本與美國在該地區將中共與北韓視為主要對手。
支持者讚揚這場「聯合訓練」是展現團隊凝聚與象徵美日攜手對抗威脅的宣傳，但也有部分網友嘲諷赫格塞斯的動作，並批評這只是作秀，意在轉移外界對赫格塞斯本人及其上司、美國總統川普所面臨之國內問題的注意力。
-關鍵軍語-
※bilateral talks：雙邊會談
※infantry：步兵