Reuters reports that defense secretary Jim Mattis gave a farewell speech to the US Armed Forces on Monday,
据路透社报道,国防部长吉姆·马蒂斯周一向美国军队发表了告别演说,
telling them to keep the faith in our country and stand strong alongside allies after he resigned over policy differences with President Donald Trump.
他告诉军队,在自己因与唐纳德·特朗普总统的政策分歧而辞职后,要对国家有信心,并且保持与盟友的紧密关系。
Madis, who had been seen as a stabilizing factor in U.S. defense policy, is due to transfer authority near midnight to his deputy Patrick Shanahan, a former Boeing executive.
马蒂斯被人们视为美国国防政策中的一个稳定因素,按计划他将于午夜时分将权力移交给他的副手、波音前高管帕特里克·沙纳罕。
Mattis, a retired Marine general, who has often shied from the spotlight, was not expected to have a major departure ceremony,
马蒂斯是一名退休的海军陆战队上将,他经常远离聚光灯,这次他将不会有一个大型的告别仪式。
leaving his farewell memo as his likely final public remarks as defense secretary.
这可能是他作为国防部长的最后一次讲话。
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