President Donald Trump announced on Sunday he would replace Defense Secretary James Mattis at the start of the new year, two months earlier than Mattis’ planned departure.

美国总统特朗普上周日宣布，他将在新年伊始换掉现任国防部长詹姆斯.马蒂斯，这比马蒂斯本来预计的离职时间要早两个月。

I am pleased to announce that our very talented Deputy Secretary of Defense, Patrick Shanahan, will assume the title of Acting Secretary of Defense starting January 1, 2019. Patrick has a long list of accomplishments while serving as Deputy, & previously Boeing. He will be great! Trump tweeted.

特朗普在推特上发布：“我很高兴地宣布，我们才华横溢的国防部副部长帕特里克.沙纳汉将于2019年1月1日起担任代理国防部长一职。帕特里克在担任副部长期间取得了一系列不凡成就，他之前是波音公司的副总裁。他会干得很好的!”。

Mattis announced his resignation on Thursday with a letter saying his views were not aligned with Trump, who said Mattis would retire at the end of February.

马蒂斯周四即宣布辞职，并在辞职信中表示，他的观点无法与特朗普达成一致。特朗普之前曾表示马蒂斯将在2月底退休。

Mattis’ last day is expected to be Jan. 1, according to a source familiar with the matter. He is not expected to have a big, public farewell ceremony to try to prevent further exacerbating tensions between himself and Trump, the source said.

据知情人士透露，1月1日预计是马蒂斯工作的最后一天，而且马蒂斯不希望举行盛大的公开告别仪式，以免自己和特朗普之间的紧张关系进一步恶化。