特朗普總統將就邊境問題對全國發表講話

U.S. President Donald Trump says he is addressing the nation Tuesday about the "humanitarian and national security crisis" on the country's U.S.-Mexican border before traveling there Thursday for a firsthand look at efforts to thwart illegal immigration.
美國總統特朗普說，他星期二將對全國發表講話，談論在美國和墨西哥邊境發生的他所說的“人道和國家安全危機”，然後他將於星期四前往邊境，實地查看阻止非法移民的努力。

Trump announced the prime-time nationally televised address Monday shortly after news secretary Sarah Sanders said the U.S. leader would "meet with those on the frontlines" of controlling access across the 3,200-kilometer border with Mexico. She said more details of the trip would be announced soon.
特朗普星期一宣佈他將在黃金播出時段發表全國電視講話。在他宣佈這一消息之前不久，白宮新聞祕書薩拉·桑德斯說，特朗普總統將與“那些身處前線的人”會面，這些人正在努力控制綿延3200公里的美墨邊界。她說，很快將宣佈有關總統邊境之行的更多細節。

Trump's visit to the border would come in the midst of what is now a 17-day partial government shutdown centering on a dispute over his demand for more than $5 billion in funding to build a barrier to block migrants, most of them from Central American countries, from crossing into the United States.
川普此次行程正值美國聯邦政府處在部分關閉狀態，這種局面已持續了17天，爭議核心是特朗普要求撥款50多億美元修建邊境屏障以阻止移民越境進入美國。這些移民多數來自中美國家。

Opposition Democrats have blocked funding for the wall, but offered $1.3 billion in new spending for border security.
反對派民主黨人拒絕爲建造邊界牆撥款，但是願意批准13億美元的新開支，用於邊境安全。

There was no end in sight Monday for the shutdown that has halted about a quarter of U.S. government operations since December 22nd.
聯邦政府大約四分之一的運作自從12月22日以來一直停擺，目前還看不出關門狀態的結束跡象。