陸軍狙擊手如何在實戰中製作偽裝吉利服 | 新兵訓練營 | Insider Business：英語精讀講義

Hurry up.

快點！

Get moving.

動起來！

These U.S. Army sniper course students are participating in what's known as a ghillie wash. 片語搭配

這些參加美國陸軍狙擊手課程的學員，正在進行一項名為吉利服洗禮的訓練。

An event designed to test the durability of a soldier's ghillie suit. 文法

這項訓練旨在檢驗士兵吉利服的耐用性。

Snipers rely on their ghillie suits in combat 片語搭配

在戰鬥中，狙擊手仰賴吉利服

to disguise themselves from enemies.

偽裝自己，不讓敵人發現。

The purpose of the ghillie suit is to achieve a blending

吉利服的作用，就是讓人與環境融為一體。

We use natural vegetation as well.

我們也會使用天然植被。

We tie that into our suit and it helps us to blend in with whatever environment we could potentially be working in. 講解

我們把植被綁在服裝上，這樣無論可能在哪種環境中執行任務，都能更好地融入其中。

These future snipers will take the ghillie suits made and tested in training into actual combat.

這些未來的狙擊手會把在訓練中製作並測試過的吉利服帶上真正的戰場。

We give them steps and places of the body where we want to cover.

我們會告訴他們具體步驟，以及身體哪些部位需要遮蓋。

It helps us look like nothing.

這樣一來，別人幾乎看不出我們的存在。

They could even know that they're looking for us.

他們甚至可能明知自己在找我們。

They know someone is there,

他們知道有人就在那裡，

but they cannot find us.

卻怎麼也找不到我們。

Commercially made ghillie suits can cost anywhere from $200 to $400. 文法

市售吉利服的價格通常在 200 到 400 美元之間。

It all starts with the base layer.

一切都從基底層開始。

For many,

對許多人來說，

it's one of their old uniforms

基底層就是自己的一套舊軍服，

or a used one they can buy for roughly $100.

或是花大約 100 美元買來的二手軍服。

Yeah, just cut a bunch of pieces out of it,

對，就是從上面剪掉很多塊布，

sewed a bunch of mesh into it for venting,

再縫入大量網布來透氣，

and then sewed netting onto the outside of it.

然後在外面縫上一層網子。

Netting is used to break up the sniper's silhouette 講解

這層網子用來破壞狙擊手的人形輪廓，

and to attach natural and artificial camouflage to the suit.

也用來把天然和人工偽裝材料固定在服裝上。

The most common artificial camouflage is jute,

最常見的人工偽裝材料是黃麻，

a fibrous plant-based material.

一種源自植物的纖維材料。

You just strip it into pieces,

只要把它拆成一縷縷，

and that is the hair-looking stuff all over a ghillie suit.

就成了吉利服上那些像頭髮一樣的東西。

But just be mindful of this color, 片語搭配

不過一定要留意這種顏色，

right?

懂嗎？

If you're not in shade,

如果你不在陰影裡，

that's not going to do you any good, 慣用語

這種顏色對你一點幫助也沒有，

right?

懂嗎？

That's going to make you stick out. 片語動詞

反而會讓你特別顯眼。

Instructors inspect students' ghillie suits several times during the sniper course.

在狙擊手課程期間，教官會多次檢查學員的吉利服。

We do a 360 inspection

我們會進行 360 度全方位檢查，

ensuring that their points that generally get blown out,

重點查看通常容易破損的部位，

such as the crotch of the pants,

例如褲襠，

armpits,

腋下，

elbows,

手肘，

stuff like that.

等等。

Those high-wear-and-tear areas 慣用語

這些容易嚴重磨損的部位

are reinforced,

都要進行加固，

they're sewn down,

用線縫牢，

they're glued.

再用膠黏住。

I know you got it extended here.

我知道你已經把這裡延長了。

You might want to try to extend this some here to break up

你可以試著把這裡再延長一點，打破

this straight line.

這條筆直的輪廓線。

Every student's ghillie suit isn't going to be the same.

每位學員的吉利服都不會完全相同。

We give them left and right parameters and they fit,

我們只會設定左右界限，至於具體怎麼調整，

you know,

你知道，

wherever they fall in.

就看每個人自己的情況了。

The durability of the suits is tested during an event known as the ghillie wash,

吉利服的耐用性會在一項名為吉利服洗禮的訓練中接受檢驗，

which happens in week two of the sniper course.

這項訓練安排在狙擊手課程的第二週。

Hurry up.

快點！

Get moving.

動起來！

The purpose of the ghillie wash is to season and condition their ghillie suit, 用詞

吉利服洗禮的目的，是讓吉利服經過磨合與做舊處理，

not only to help it soak up color 片語動詞

不僅能讓顏色充分滲進去，

and to have it kind of more natural and earthy.

也能讓它看起來更自然、更接近大地色調。

It also allows us to find any weak points they could potentially have in their ghillie suits.

同時，我們還能藉此找出吉利服中可能存在的任何薄弱點。

Just kind of see how anything would tear,

看看哪些地方可能會撕裂，

like the netting and stuff on the back.

例如背後的網面之類。

The ghillie wash starts with students crawling and rolling across various terrains,

吉利服洗禮一開始，學員要在各種地面上匍匐、翻滾，

To your left.

往左！

To your left.

往左！

Hey, hey.

嘿，嘿！

including gravel,

包括碎石地，

pavement,

鋪設過的路面，

and sand.

以及沙地。

What is the primary role of a sniper?

狙擊手的首要任務是什麼？

To engage the enemy. 用詞

與敵人交戰！

We soak them down,

我們會把他們從頭到腳澆透，

get them wet.

讓他們全身濕透。

That's going to start creating a lot of weight.

這樣會讓服裝增加不少重量。

It's going to make it a little bit harder for them as well.

也會讓他們行動起來更吃力。

Exercises such as lunges,

弓箭步，

squats,

深蹲，

and push-ups test the suits' ability to stretch under pressure.

和伏地挺身等動作，用來測試服裝受力時的伸展能力。

They're just kind of testing out their ghillie suit in the sense of 片語動詞

說白了，他們就是在測試自己的吉利服，

how able was it to take a beating. 慣用語

看看它到底有多經得起折騰。

After roughing up their suits, 片語動詞

把服裝狠狠折騰一番後，

students crawl on their stomachs and backs

學員會趴著或仰躺著爬行，

through wet and muddy trenches to add color to them.

穿過濕答答又泥濘的壕溝，替服裝染上顏色。

It's not necessarily we're trying to find a weak point at that point, 表達脈絡

這時候倒不一定是在尋找薄弱點，

but we're trying to get that color deeply rooted into the fabric.

而是要讓泥土的顏色深深滲進布料。

There is really,

這裡真的有

really deep clay mud that's pretty prominent here.

很深很深、隨處可見的黏土泥。

So it's a good source for

所以，它是一種很好的材料，

when you're trying to get that earthy tone here. 用詞

適合用來染出這裡的大地色調。

The clay around here in Georgia tastes pretty good,

喬治亞州這附近的黏土吃起來還不錯，

so.

所以……

The last section of the ghillie wash takes place in a 200-foot long trench

吉利服洗禮的最後一段，要在一條 200 英尺長的壕溝中進行，

filled with water reaching up to chest high.

溝裡的水最深可到胸口。

We have them low crawling over any kind of like obstacles and stuff like that. 文法

我們讓他們以低姿匍匐的方式爬過各種障礙物，

to see if the area that they drag themselves on will possibly peel up. 片語動詞

看看服裝在拖行時摩擦地面的部位會不會脫落。

And again,

而且，

any kind of stitching is going to rip.

任何縫線都有可能被扯開。

After climbing out of the trench,

爬出壕溝後，

the students get hosed off to remove any excess mud 片語動詞

學員會用水管沖掉多餘的泥漿，

before hanging their suits out to dry. 慣用語

然後把吉利服掛起來晾乾。

It is a very physical event,

這項訓練非常耗費體力，

but it's completely necessary.

但絕對有必要。

Like we have to test out these ghillie suits to make sure they're going to withstand the test of time. 慣用語

我們必須測試這些吉利服，確保它們經得起時間的考驗。

The culminating test of the ghillie suits comes during stalk events. 文化背景

吉利服的最終考驗出現在潛行考核中。

Students must navigate through wooded terrain

學員必須穿越林地，

without being spotted by the instructors walking around them 文法

既不能被在他們周圍走動的教官發現，

or by those observing from afar with binoculars. 片語搭配

也不能被遠處用雙筒望遠鏡觀察的人發現。

Before the event begins,

訓練開始前，

the class covers themselves in natural vegetation

全班學員會用天然植被遮住全身，

that matches their surroundings.

而且這些植被要與周圍環境相符。

On their ghillie suits,

在他們的吉利服上，

they have a number of tie-downs

有許多固定帶，

on the hat and the top of the pants.

分布在帽子和褲子上半部。

They'll tie natural vegetation that matches the environment they're currently in, 文法

他們會綁上與當下環境相符的天然植被，

uh just to give them an initial base layer of camouflage

呃，先形成最初的一層基礎偽裝，

as they move through the land.

供他們穿越這片區域時使用。

Students are taught to use a 30-to-70 ratio of artificial to natural camouflage 片語搭配

學員要學會以 30 比 70 的比例搭配人工與天然偽裝材料，

and must carefully pick which kinds of foliage to use.

並且必須仔細挑選要使用哪些枝葉。

Here in Georgia,

在喬治亞州這裡，

it's so hot and humid,

天氣又熱又潮濕，

everything dies kind of quickly. 語氣意圖

所有植物都很快就會枯萎。

The only thing that's going to really live on you a long time

真正能在你身上長時間不枯萎的，

is uh pine leaves and stuff.

大概就只有松針之類的東西。

And the smaller the shorter the plant is, 文法

而且植株越小、越矮，

the longer it'll live.

保持鮮活的時間就越長。

Once the class enters the woods,

學員一進入樹林，

they must keep a low profile, 慣用語

就必須壓低身形，

moving slowly and deliberately

緩慢而謹慎地移動，

to avoid drawing the eye of an instructor. 慣用語

避免引起教官的注意。

As the foliage around them changes,

隨著周圍植被發生變化，

the students swap out the natural vegetation on their ghillie suits 片語動詞

學員會更換吉利服上的天然植被，

to match their environment.

讓偽裝與當下環境保持一致。

But even the smallest of imperfections in a student's camouflage will get them spotted. 文法

但哪怕偽裝上只有一點點破綻，學員也會被發現。

He is prone 用詞

他正俯臥在地，

and then spotter spotting scope.

旁邊還有觀察手的觀測鏡。

Not a bad position at all, right? 語氣意圖

這個位置一點也不差，對吧？

Uh if you would have vegged more on that spotting scope, 講解

呃，如果你們替那具觀測鏡多加一點植被偽裝，

you guys probably would have been all right.

應該就不會有問題了。

I had like a screen over the top of my tripod,

我當時在三腳架上方蓋了一層網布，

and uh it was like an off color 用詞

呃，可是它的色調有點不對，

for the foliage that was around.

和周圍的植被不太搭。

I mean,

我的意思是，

you're not going to go out there and not learn something. 文法

你不可能去了那裡卻什麼都學不到。

So,

所以，

it's definitely fun.

這真的很有趣。

You don't put it on and just disappear.

你不可能一穿上它就直接消失。

It's not like the movies or a video game, 表達脈絡

它不像電影或電玩裡那樣神奇，

but you put it on

但穿上它之後，

and it helps us to achieve a blending effect with our environment.

確實能幫助我們與周圍環境融為一體。

A well-constructed and properly maintained ghillie suit

一套製作精良、保養得當的吉利服

can last a sniper's entire career.

可以陪伴狙擊手整個職業生涯。

I've done multiple washes in my ghillie suit

我穿著這套吉利服經歷過好幾次洗禮，

and I've had it the entirety of me being a sniper.

而且從我當上狙擊手起，它就一直跟著我。

The only time I have to do anything to it is just replace jute

我唯一需要處理的，就是更換黃麻材料，

because it's natural

因為它是天然的，

and it's going to wear away eventually. 片語動詞

最後總會磨損脫落。

But all the stitching,

但所有縫線，

everything like that has continuously held up over the years.

以及其他部分，這些年來始終都很牢固。

That's the beauty of the ghillie suit

這正是吉利服的妙處：

is that it can be manipulated in so many different ways 用詞

它可以用許多不同方式改造，

to kind of tailor it to whatever environment you're in. 片語搭配

從而適應你所處的任何環境。