As he stood in Riyadh(利雅得（沙特首都）) last September, the world looked like a very different place for Pakistan’s most powerful man, Gen(将军（General缩写）) Asim Munir(阿西姆·穆尼尔（巴基斯坦陆军参谋长）).
去年九月，当巴基斯坦最有权势的人物阿西姆·穆尼尔将军站在利雅得时，世界对他来说还是另一番景象。
The country’s army chief was there to witness the signing of a historic defence pact(防御协议) with Saudi Arabia, which he had personally orchestrated(精心策划、一手促成) with the crown prince(王储), Mohammed bin Salman.
这位陆军参谋长亲临现场，见证与沙特阿拉伯签署历史性防御协议。这份协议是他亲自与沙特王储穆罕默德·本·萨勒曼一手促成的。
To Munir, it appeared to be a highly strategic win: Riyadh would provide cash-strapped(资金短缺的) Pakistan with billions of dollars of life-saving(救命的、至关重要的) investments and loans. In exchange, Pakistan agreed to train up the Saudi military, and Pakistan’s armed forces would defend Saudi Arabia in the unlikely event of an attack on its territory.(作为交换，巴基斯坦同意训练沙特军队，并且一旦沙特领土遭受攻击（尽管可能性不大），巴基斯坦武装部队将出兵保卫沙特。)
在穆尼尔看来，这似乎是一场极具战略意义的胜利：利雅得将为资金短缺的巴基斯坦提供数十亿美元的救命投资和贷款。作为交换，巴基斯坦同意训练沙特军队，并且一旦沙特领土遭受攻击（尽管可能性不大），巴基斯坦武装部队将出兵保卫沙特。