美國隊可謂是本屆世界盃上安保最嚴密的一隻球隊，即便如此，當15日美國隊從漢堡的駐地－一個已經向外界封鎖的豪華酒店－搬出的時候，他們的安保措施又上了一級。這一次，他們是前往往在德國拉姆施泰因的美軍空軍基地。

　　但是從國際足聯推薦的位於偏遠小鎮曼海姆的下榻酒店搬出，而住進仿佛斯巴達人宿舍般的美軍基地，要考慮的應該不是安全問題而是方便與否的問題。美國隊的主教練阿雷納表示：“在拉姆施泰因確實只是方便的問題，”他笑著説，“看著路上來來往往的轟炸機我覺得很安全。”

　　在下場與意大利的比賽之前，美國隊將要在這裡待上36個小時。他們這場比賽將在凱澤斯勞滕進行，這裡是世界盃比賽期間最小的一個主辦城市，也沒有什麼酒店。美國隊在3月份與波蘭隊的一場熱身賽時曾在拉姆施泰因待過4天的時間。

　　鏈結： http://sports.yahoo.com/sow/news?slug=reuworldusramstein&prov=reuters&type=lgns

　　原文：World-Americans head for 'home' at U.S. air base

　　By Erik Kirschbaum

　　HAMBURG, May 15 (Reuters) - Security for the best-protected team at the World Cup will get even tighter on Thursday when the Americans move from a luxury hotel in the heart of Hamburg sealed off from the public to a vast U.S. air base at Ramstein.

　　But it was a matter of convenience rather than security that prompted the U.S. side to request an exemption from staying at a FIFA-recommended hotel in a distant town like Mannheim and instead live in spartan dorm-style accommodations at Ramstein.

　　"It was just a convenience factor at Ramstein," U.S. coach Bruce Arena said on Thursday before his team flies south to the major U.S. air base that is home to the 435th Air Base Wing, which supports the 86th Airlift Wing, 38th Combat Support Wing.

　　"I feel a lot safer with all those bombers coming down the road," Arena said with a laugh before the match at Kaiserslautern, a short 20-minute ride to Kaiserslautern.

　　The U.S. team will spend 36 hours on the base before their Group E match against Italy on Saturday at Kaiserslautern, the smallest World Cup venue with few hotels. The U.S. stayed four days at Ramstein before a friendly against Poland in March.

　　作者-北京第二外國語大學英語系王帥

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