据军方官员承认，这个极具价值的二战前地球仪曾是美国国防部长皮特·赫格塞斯（Pete Hegseth）希望摆放在五角大楼办公室里的珍品，但在工作人员试图转移它的过程中，这个地球仪被损坏了。
A priceless pre-second world war globe coveted by the US defence secretary Pete Hegseth for his office in the Pentagon was damaged by his staff in a botched attempt to relocate it, army officials have admitted.
《华盛顿邮报》周四发布的照片显示，这个直径30英寸的地球仪已经严重破损；据说第34任美国总统德怀特·D·艾森豪威尔（Dwight D. Eisenhower）曾作为盟军最高指挥官，在策划诺曼底登陆行动时使用过这个地球仪。
Photographs published by the Washington Post on Thursday show the shattered 30-inch Eisenhower globe, said to have been used by Dwight D Eisenhower, the 34th US president, as he plotted the D-day landings as allied supreme commander.
据熟悉该事件的消息人士透露，赫格塞斯的助手们没有聘请专业的搬运公司，而是决定自行转移这个易碎的文物。在搬运过程中，他们不小心将地球仪摔坏了。
The fragile item was broken when Hegseth's aides eschewed the services of specialist movers, then dropped it after deciding they would transport it themselves, the Post said, citing sources familiar with the February incident.
一位美国陆军发言人通过电子邮件向《华盛顿邮报》表示，损坏确实发生在“搬运过程中”。
A US army spokesperson, in an email to the newspaper, conceded the damage occurred during "an attempted move".
“地球仪的球形部分已经从用于支撑其旋转的金属底座上脱落了，”这位发言人解释道。
"The spherical portion of the globe was detached from the metal mounting that allows it to rotate," the spokesperson said.
其中一张照片显示，地球仪的碎片散落在蓝色走廊的地毯上；另一张照片则显示地球仪底部有一道几英寸宽的裂口，其底部部分已被完全损坏。
One photograph shows fragments of the globe below its wooden frame on a blue hallway carpet. A second shows an inches-wide gash in the bottom of the globe, with its base punched through.
《华盛顿邮报》指出，赫格塞斯非常喜欢这个地球仪——它是五角大楼内仅有的两件类似文物之一，均可追溯到20世纪30年代。他要求将这个地球仪放置在自己的办公室里。
According to the Post's sources, Hegseth took a liking to the globe, one of two similar artifacts dating to the 1930s and housed in the Pentagon, and asked for it to be placed in his office.
这位国防部长对战争历史有着浓厚的兴趣，并曾公开表示，自2025年1月上任以来，他一直在努力培养美国军队的“战斗精神”。
The defence secretary has a well-documented fascination in the history of war, and has boasted of instilling a " warrior ethos " in the US military since his January 2025 confirmation.
《华盛顿邮报》还提到，这个地球仪的历史价值吸引了赫格塞斯的注意，因此他的助手们急于将其转移到他的办公室。但由于他们过于匆忙，没有选择专业的搬运公司（这些公司本可以更加小心、精确地处理这个易碎的文物），而是自行组织了搬运工作。
The globe's historical significance was attractive to him, the Post's report noted, and aides moved quickly to enact the relocation. Such was their haste, the sources said, that instead of waiting to engage specialist movers who would have packed the globe with precision and care, they dispatched their own team.
“他们失去了对文物的控制，结果地球仪被摔坏了，其脆弱的外壳甚至被撞穿了，”其中一位消息人士抱怨道，“显然，他们缺乏耐心。”最终，那个地球仪并没有被移动，目前正在进行维修。
"They lost control of the artifact and dropped it, sending the globe crashing on to its base and impaling the fragile shell near Antarctica," one of the sources said, blaming an "apparent lack of patience". Ultimately, the globe was not relocated, and is currently undergoing repair.
专业搬运公司 Craters & Freighters 的网站上刊登了一篇关于 2022 年成功将艾森豪威尔地球仪从阿拉巴马州的两处军事设施之间转移的报道，该报道强调了完成此类任务所需的专业知识与细致周到的工作态度。
An account of a successful 2022 relocation of an Eisenhower globe, between two army facilities in Alabama, appears on the website of specialist moves Craters & Freighters, which highlights the level of expertise and care necessary for such an undertaking.
文章中写道：“由于这个地球仪被视为无价之宝，其价值远超金钱价值；我们的团队在确保地球仪安全运输方面承担了重要责任。”文中还详细描述了该公司如何设计并精心制作了用于保护地球仪的专用运输箱。
"Since the globe is considered priceless, we knew its value was much greater than financial, and that our team was heavily relied upon for a safe delivery," the article said, describing how the company designed and precision-built protective crating. An spokesperson for the "war department", as the US Department of Defense has rebranded itself during Donald Trump's second term, dismissed the significance of the incident in a statement to the Guardian.
在唐纳德·特朗普执政期间，美国国防部将自己重新命名为“战争部”（War Department）。该部门的发言人向《卫报》表示：“这只是一起意外事件——工作人员在转移艾森豪威尔地球仪的复制品时发生了事故。”
"An accident occurred while staff were transporting a replica of the Eisenhower globe as part of its relocation," the official's statement said.
发言人补充道：“意外在所难免，庆幸的是没有人受伤，地球仪目前正在维修中。难怪《华盛顿邮报》又要浪费篇幅去报道这样一个无关紧要的事件。”
"Accidents happen, we are grateful no one was harmed, and the globe is being repaired. It is unsurprising that the Washington Post is once again dedicating time to another inconsequential non-story."