【6月6日】看軍聞學英語

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原文：

The big biennial maritime exercise RIMPAC will be held later than usual and be an at-sea-only event due to COVID-19 concerns, U.S. Pacific Fleet said Wednesday.

The 27th RIMPAC off Hawaii will be held Aug. 17-31. Typically, the world's largest multinational maritime exercise starts at the end of June and runs through July.

The at-sea-only construct for RIMPAC 2020 was developed to ensure the safety of all military forces participating by minimizing shore-based contingents. Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet, crafted the modified RIMPAC plan as a way to conduct a meaningful exercise with maximum training value and minimum risk to the force, allies and partners, and the people of Hawaii.

中譯：

美國太平洋艦隊週三表示，鑑於新型冠狀病毒肺炎疫情的考量，兩年一度的環太平洋大型海上軍演，將延期辦理，而且僅限海上課目。

第27屆的環太平洋軍演，將於8月17至31日在夏威夷外海舉行。這個全球規模最大的多國海上聯合軍演，通常在6月底開始，並持續到7月。

僅限海上操演模式的「環太平洋2020」聯合軍演，會將岸基多國分遣隊操演幅度降到最低，以確保所有參演部隊的安全。美國太平洋艦隊司令擬定本次軍演的修訂計畫，以進行一場有意義的演習，並讓參演部隊、友盟、夥伴及夏威夷人民，以最小的風險達成最大的訓練價值。

－關鍵軍語－

※RIMPAC:

Rim of the Pacific.

※contingent:

A small military force which forms part of a larger grouping.

例句：

Contingent is normally referred to the different members of a multinational force.

分遣隊通常係指多國部隊中，分屬不同國家的成員。