封堵難民潮 匈牙利恢復匈斯邊境管控

Accused of a heavy-handed response to the thousands of migrants and refugees crossing over its borders in recent months, Hungary closed its border with Croatia at midnight Friday, saying the only legal entry into the country would now be restricted to official border crossings.

由於近幾個月成千上萬的難民越境進入匈牙利造成的重負，匈牙利於週五午夜關閉了與克羅地亞的邊界，並宣佈現在唯一的合法入境方式只有因公務入境。

No longer will waves of migrants be allowed to enter the country at any point along the border, as they have been in their quest to reach countries further in the European Union.

一波又一波的難民不再可以通過邊境上任何的地方進入匈牙利，雖然他們是想要借道去到別的歐盟國家。

"The legal option, the legal possibility to come to Hungary and therefore to the European Union through the Schengen borders is open, but the green borders, the natural borders of the country, are sealed," spokesman Zoltan Kovacs said in announcing the closure.

“進入匈牙利然後通過申根邊境進入歐盟的合法渠道仍然是開通的，但是匈牙利的綠色邊境和自然邊境都封閉了。”發言人Zoltan Kovacs在封閉邊界的發佈會上表示。

Schengen borders are the official crossings under Europe's Schengen Agreement, which eliminated border controls among many European Union countries.

申根邊境作爲官方越境通道是經過歐洲申根的同意的，這麼做消除了許多歐盟國家的邊境管控。

"In order to be able to protect the Schengen borders and protect the Hungarian people, as well as Europe, we had to make that decision and (take) that step," Kovacs said.

“爲了能保護申根邊境和保護匈牙利人民以及整個歐洲，我們必須做出這個決定並且邁出這一步。”Kovacs說。

Last month, Hungarian riot police used tear gas and water cannons to turn people back at the border with Serbia. Hungary rushed to erect a razor-wire barrier to keep migrants out, and threatened anyone crossing the fence with jail time.

上個月，匈牙利防暴警察使用了催淚瓦斯和水槍來講難民趕回塞爾維亞邊境。匈牙利迅速在邊境建立起了鐵絲網來攔住外面的難民，並且以坐牢來威嚇任何想要穿過圍欄的人。

Hungary's move comes as Europe struggles to fashion a coherent response to a historic wave of people fleeing conflict and destruction in the Middle East and North Africa -- primarily from Syria, where a civil war has raged for more than four years, claimed the lives of more than 200,000 people and left cities in ruins.

匈牙利的舉動也是因爲歐洲想要採取一系列措施來應對從中東和北非涌來的躲避衝突和破壞的歷史性的難民潮。難民主要來自敘利亞，那裏的內戰已經持續了四年之久，奪走了超過200000的人的性命，毀滅掉了許多城市。

The closure of the Roszke border crossing between Hungary and Serbia last month caused thousands of asylum seekers to try to travel through Croatia instead.

上個月匈牙利和塞爾維亞之間的Roszke邊境關閉了，這造成了成千上萬尋找避難所的難民轉而想要通過克羅地亞。

Hundreds of migrants had left the Croatian town of Tovarnik for the Hungarian border in September, according to the Croatian Interior Ministry. The main border crossing station between Hungary and Serbia later reopened.

根據克羅地亞內政部所說，九月份成百上千的難民離開了克羅地亞城市Tovarnik逃往匈牙利邊界。之後，匈牙利和塞爾維亞之間越境的主要火車站重新開始了運作。

Refugees from the Middle East made the final leg of their trip through Hungary on foot, walking the 4 kilometers (2.5 miles) to the Austrian border in the middle of the night, unsure of what was going to happen to them when they got there.

中東來的難民徒步進行他們的最後一段路，從匈牙利走4公里（2.5英里）於半夜到達奧地利邊境，他們也不確定當他們到那裏的時候會發生什麼。

Europe is facing its largest refugee and migrant crisis since World War le fleeing the violence in Syria account for the largest portion of those arriving on European shores, but there are many others on the move from African nations and elsewhere.

歐洲正面臨自二戰以後最大規模的難民潮和移民危機。逃離敘利亞暴亂的人們佔了抵達歐洲海岸的人裏的最大比例，但是也還有很多人依然在從非洲國家和別的地方過來。

At least 475,000 migrants have crossed by boat into Europe seeking safety and sustenance so far this year, according to the International Organization for Migration. More than 2,800 have drowned or disappeared during the perilous journey.

據國際移民組織表示，今年內截止現在，至少有475000名難民已經乘船越境進入歐洲尋求安全和生存之所。超過2800人在這趟危險的旅途中溺水身亡或失蹤不見了。

At least 350,000 of the desperate travelers have landed in Greece, and more than 120,000 in Italy. From there, they try to reach the more sought-after EU nations for migrants, such as Germany and Sweden.

至少350000絕望的難民到達了希臘，超過120000難民到達了意大利。從這些地方，他們能試圖去到難民中更受歡迎的歐洲國家，例如德國和瑞典。

Germany is expecting 1 million asylum applications this year and has a backlog of more than 260,000 ce has agreed to take tens of thousands and Britain 20,000. Switzerland said that if Europe can come to agreement, it will take 1,500 refugees. Most of Eastern Europe has resisted committing to a number.

德國今年預計會有一百萬份避難申請，現在已經積壓了超過260000份文件了。法國也會面臨同樣的上萬份避難申請，英國則是20000份。瑞士表示如果全歐洲能達成共識，他們會收留1500名難民。大部分東歐國家卻拒絕成爲這個提議的一員。