Are all real life spies as tough and well-trained in combat as in the movies, like James Bond, Jason Bourne, etc.?

所有现实生活中的间谍是否都像电影中的詹姆斯·邦德、杰森·伯恩等一样，在战斗中坚强、训练有素。？

There was an incident involving two Mossad agents that demonstrates how “well-trained” real-life spies are.

两名摩萨德特工卷入了一起事件，证明了现实生活中的间谍是多么“训练有素”。

In September 1997, the Israeli Intelligence Service’s special operations department sent a small team of assassins into neighboring Jordan to kill the political leader of the Hamas, Khaled Mashaal.

1997年9月，以色列情报局特别行动部派出一小队刺客进入邻国约旦，杀死哈马斯政治领导人哈立德·马沙尔。

The Israeli agents, posing as Canadian tourists, approached their Palestinian victim in front of the Hamas offices in Aman and sprayed a small dose of a lethal poison into his left ear. Without an antidote, Khaled Mashaal would die by asphyxiation in 48 hours. So far, the Mossad operation was a success.

以色列特工假扮成加拿大游客，在阿曼的哈马斯办公室前接近巴勒斯坦受害者，并向其左耳喷洒了少量致命毒药。如果没有解毒剂，哈立德·马沙尔将在48小时内死于窒息。到目前为止，摩萨德行动是成功的。

Khaled Mashaal at a hospital in Jordan after the failed Israeli assassination attempt. (Photo: Time)

以色列暗杀未遂后，约旦一家医院的哈立德·马沙尔。（图片来源：时代周刊）

Unfortunately for the Israelis, however, one of Mashaal’s bodyguards decided to go after the attackers. He first followed them on foot and when they entered a car and drove away, he was able to get a lift by a friendly Jordanian and continue his pursuit.

然而，对以色列人来说不幸的是，马沙尔的一名保镖决定追捕袭击者。他先是步行跟着他们，当他们进入一辆车开走时，他得以搭上一位友好的约旦人的便车，继续追赶。

Unaware that they were followed, the two Mossad agents left their escape vehicle and continued on foot. When they saw Khaled’s bodyguard catching up to them, they tried to run away from him but without success.

两名摩萨德特工没有意识到他们被跟踪，于是离开他们的逃生车继续步行。当他们看到哈立德的保镖追上他们时，他们试图逃离他，但没有成功。

They were running over an open field in the middle of Aman when the bodyguard caught them. A fight ensued. None of the three men was armed with a gun or even a knife and so it was all about hand-to-hand combat skills.

当保镖抓住他们时，他们正从阿曼中间的一块空地上跑过去。接着发生了一场战斗。这三个人都没有持枪，甚至没有持刀，所以都是靠肉搏战技巧。

It turned out that neither the Hamas bodyguard nor the Israeli agents were very skilled in martial arts. The fight continued and although it was two guys against one, the Israelis weren’t getting the upper hand.

事实证明，无论是哈马斯保镖还是以色列特工都不是很擅长武术。战斗仍在继续，虽然是两个人对一个人，但以色列人并没有占上风。

People on the street were getting curious about what was going on there in the field and the fight attracted more and more spectators. Everyone was watching but nobody intervened.

街上的人们对赛场上发生的事情越来越好奇，这场打斗吸引了越来越多的观众。大家都在看，但没人干预。

One of the Israelis was finally able to pick up a big stone and just when he was about to smack it over the Palestinian bodyguard‘s head, a Palestinian in the crowd heard his countryman’s shouts (“These are two Mossad agents, can anyone help me?”). Together, the two were able to overwhelm the Israeli agents. They put them in a car and drove them straight to the next police station.

其中一名以色列人终于能够捡起一块大石头，就在他准备用石头砸巴勒斯坦保镖的头时，人群中的一名巴勒斯坦人听到了他的同胞的喊声（“这是两名摩萨德特工，有人能帮我吗？”)。 两人合力制服了以色列特工。他们把他们放进车里，直接开到下一个警察局。

The embarrassment for the Israelis couldn’t have been bigger. They had no other choice but to send a helicopter to Jordan with an Army doctor and the antidote for the poison on board.

对以色列人来说，尴尬是再大不过的了。他们别无选择，只好派一架直升机去约旦，机上有一名军医和解毒剂。

To get their two agents back, Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu agreed to a prisoner swap: 1,000 Palestinian prisoners were to be released from Israeli prisons and exchanged for the two Israeli spies. The first Palestinian prisoner who was released was also the most famous: It was the (in)famous leader of Hamas, Sheikh Ahmed Yassin.

为了找回他们的两名特工，以色列总理内塔尼亚胡同意换俘：1000名巴勒斯坦囚犯将从以色列监狱获释，并用这两名以色列间谍交换。第一个被释放的巴勒斯坦囚犯也是最有名的：他是著名的哈马斯领导人谢赫·艾哈迈德·亚辛。

The way these Israeli agents acted was certainly less awesome than what we see in spy movies. However, most Intelligence agencies have other priorities in their agents’ training programs than hand-to-hand combat.

这些以色列特工的行为方式肯定没有我们在间谍电影中看到的那么可怕。然而，大多数情报机构在特工训练计划中都有其他优先事项，而不是肉搏战。

Stealth and anti-surveillance tactics are more important than “toughness” or martial arts skills. If your adversary can’t see you and you’re able to avoid their attention, there won’t be any need for you to fight it out with them.

隐身和反监视战术比“强硬”或武功更重要。如果你的对手看不见你，而你能够避开他们的注意，你就没有必要和他们决一死战。