600万顿饭、760万杯咖啡……美军披露对伊作战消耗
双语君约 3 分钟US Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Dan Caine offered a by-the-numbers look Wednesday of the meals and caffeine the US military has consumed during Operation Epic Fury.
在美伊宣布停火数小时后，凯恩在记者会上说，战事期间“我们吃了600万顿饭，据我估计，还消耗了95万多加仑咖啡、200万瓶能量饮料和大量尼古丁”。
据估算，95万多加仑相当于大约760万杯咖啡。
Briefing reporters hours after US President Trump and Iran announced the pause in fighting to continue negotiations, Caine said the US military has consumed nearly 1 million gallons of coffee in the nearly six-week-long war, and an unspecified amount of nicotine.
"Along the way, we consumed more than 6 million meals, and by my estimate, more than 950,000 gallons of coffee, 2 million energy drinks and a lot of nicotine," he said.
That figure works out to about 7.6 million cups of coffee.
他补充说，列举这些数据并不是说美军存在问题，而是因为他们“为国家牺牲巨大，忍受了不舒服和充满未知的日子”。
Caine added: "But I am not saying that we have a problem," expressed his gratitude to the service members who sacrificed so much, and endured uncomfortable and unpredictable days on behalf of their nation.
另据美媒3月29日报道，中东地区美军总数目前已超过5万人。
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