土耳其問題越來越嚴重，特朗普發動制裁
The US has imposed sanctions on Turkish ministries and senior government officials in response to the country's military offensive in northern Syria.
美國已針對土耳其在敘利亞北部的軍事進攻對該國各部委和政府高級官員實施制裁。
President Donald Trump also phoned his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan to demand an immediate truce, Vice-President Mike Pence said.
副總統邁克·彭斯說：“唐納德·特朗普總統也致電土耳其總理雷傑普·塔伊普·埃爾多安，要求其立即停戰”。
Mr Pence said he would travel to the region "as quickly as possible".
彭斯副總統說他將“儘快”出訪該地區。
The move comes after criticism of a US troop withdrawal from the region which some say gave Turkey a "green light".
這一舉措是因爲此前有人批評美國從該地區撤軍，說這給土耳其開了“綠燈”。
The Turkish offensive, which began last week, aims to push the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) from the border region.
土耳其的進攻從上週開始，旨在把庫爾德領導的敘利亞民主力量（SDF）趕出邊境地區。
Turkey considers the biggest militia in the SDF a terrorist organisation.
土耳其認爲敘利亞民主力量中規模最大的民兵是恐怖組織。
Turkish forces also want to establish what their government describes as a "safe zone" in the area, to resettle up to two million Syrian refugees currently in Turkey.
土耳其軍隊也想在該地區建立政府所謂的“安全地帶”，用來安置目前在土耳其的200萬敘利亞難民。
Many of them are not Kurds and critics warn this could lead to ethnic cleansing of the local Kurdish population.
其中很多人都不是庫爾德人，批評人士警告稱這可能會導致當地庫爾德人遭受種族清洗。
Kurdish-led forces have been a key ally of the US in the fight against the Islamic State (IS) group in Syria. They described the US withdrawal, which preceded Turkish action, as being a "stab in the back".
庫爾德領導的軍隊是美國在敘利亞打擊伊-斯蘭國（IS）組織的關鍵盟友。他們說美國在土耳其進攻前撤軍是“在背後捅刀子”。
There are fears the local destabilisation could risk a resurgence of the IS group, as thousands of former fighters and their relatives are being detained in northern Syria. Hundreds are said to have already escaped from one camp.
有些人擔憂當地局勢的不穩定可能導致伊-斯蘭國組織死灰復燃，因爲數千名前武裝分子及其親屬在敘利亞北部被扣留。據說已有數百人從一個拘留地逃跑。
Facing immense pressure, Kurdish-led forces on Sunday announced a deal with the Syrian government for military support to help repel Turkey.
在巨大壓力下，庫爾德領導的軍隊於週日宣佈與敘利亞政府達成協議，爲其對抗土耳其提供援軍。
