驻日美军最高指挥官就军队丑闻表态

The highest-ranking U.S. military officer in Japan said a spate of incidents involving U.S. troops stationed in the country is having a negative impact on their ability to respond to a crisis in the region.

驻日美军最高指挥官说，涉及驻日美军的一系列事件给美军对这一地区发生危机的响应能力造成了负面影响。

'It does affect our readiness. It's hard to quantify, but every person has a mission,' Lt. General Salvatore 'Sam' Angelella, head of U.S. Forces Japan, said at his first joint press interview since taking command in July.

驻日美军司令、美军中将安杰雷拉(Salvatore "Sam" Angelella)在今年7月上任后的首次联合资讯发布会上说，这确实会影响我们的军事准备，具体影响难以量化，但每个人都有使命。

Since then, he has faced a thicket of diplomatic and military issues in a country Washington considers to be the cornerstone of its Asian security policy.

安杰雷拉上任后在日本面临着一系列错综复杂的外交和军事问题。华盛顿方面认为日本是其亚洲安全政策的基石。

In October, two U.S. Navy sailors were arrested on suspicion of raping a local woman in the southern prefecture of Okinawa. That incident was followed by a series of less serious, but embarrassing infractions also involving American servicemen─some in violation of a curfew imposed by Lt. Gen. Angelella.

今年10月，两名美国海军士兵因涉嫌在日本南部冲绳县强奸一名当地妇女被捕。此后美军士兵又发生了一系列虽然没有那么严重但足以令人尴尬的违规行为。部分行为违反了安杰雷拉中将实施的宵禁令。

In a sign of how concerned the U.S. is about the potential impact on the alliance with Japan, Lt. Gen. Angelella appeared at a press conference in Tokyo with U.S. Ambassador John Roos and issued an unusual apology for the anguish the rape case has caused in Okinawa.

安杰雷拉中将在东京和美国驻日大使鲁斯(John Roos)一同出席了一场资讯发布会，罕见地为强奸案在冲绳造成的痛苦道歉。从中可以看出美国对于此事可能给美日同盟造成的负面影响非常关切。

The U.S. also began imposing the curfew from that day for all American troops in Japan, the first time such a broad curfew has been imposed. The two U.S. Navy sailors implicated in the case were indicted by Japanese prosecutors in Okinawa earlier this month.

从那天起美国开始对全体驻日美军实施宵禁。这是美军首次实施如此大范围的宵禁。本月早些时候，涉嫌犯案的两名美国海军士兵已经遭到日本冲绳检方的起诉。

The spate of troop conduct problems has further strained ties already strained by protests against the deployment of V-22 Osprey tilt rotor aircraft in Okinawa.

驻日美军的行为出现的一连串问题进一步加剧了日本民众同驻日美军之间本已紧张的关系。此前日本民众曾抗议美军在冲绳部署V-22“鱼鹰倾转旋翼机。

Speaking to reporters at his headquarters at Yokota Air Base outside Tokyo, Lt. Gen. Angelella said he expects the newly deployed squadron of V-22 Osprey in Okinawa to be fully operational by early next month.

在东京城外横田空军基地接受记者采访时安杰雷拉中将说，他预计在冲绳新近部署的V-22“鱼鹰中队下月初就能全面投入运作。

'I'll say from early December. That's the plan barring any other training hold-up,' he said.

安杰雷拉说，我预计12月初就能全面投入运作，除非其它任何训练出现拖延，否则计划就是这样。

Lt. Gen. Angelella also said China is a beneficiary of the U.S. military presence in Japan, and denied that Washington's strategic 'pivot' toward Asia─its greater emphasis on security in the region─is aimed at containing growing Chinese military strength.

安杰雷拉中将也说，美国在日本驻军令中国受益，并否认华盛顿战略性地“重返亚洲旨在遏制中国不断增长的军事实力。“重返亚洲战略表明美国更加注重这一地区的安全问题。

'We're here for the peace and stability of the Pacific and China benefits from that also ... This is not just about military, it's about economics,' he said.

安杰雷拉中将说，美国在日本驻军是为了太平洋地区的和平与稳定，中国也因而受益，这不仅仅事关军事，也事关经济。