Hungary has begun the construction of a 100-mile-long fence across its border with Serbia in a bid to stem the 'untenable' flow of migrants entering the country.
匈牙利已開始在與塞爾維亞接壤的邊境上修筑100英里的圍墻，以防難民“涌入”境內。

So far this year more than 67,000 people, mostly from Kosovo, Afghanistan and Syria, have illegally crossed into the country in a desperate attempt to reach the EU.
2015年以來，逾6.7萬人非法越境進入匈牙利，不顧一切想要進入歐盟國家。這些難民主要來自科索沃、阿富汗和敘利亞。

Located on the outskirts of the town of Morahalom, a bulldozer and other heavy machinery began preparing the ground for construction on July 14.
一輛推土機和一些重型機械于7月14日在莫拉哈隆市郊開始了動工籌備工作。

The mayor of Morahalom, Zoltan Nogradi, said he had not been told in advance about the start of construction, but welcomed the initiative. 'There has been no better idea to resolve this untenable situation,' he said.
莫拉哈隆市市長佐爾坦?諾格拉迪說，他沒有提前收到動工的消息，但他對這項行動表示歡迎。他說，“這是解決這種不堪一擊情形的最好想法。”

In the face of criticism from Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel, government spokesman Zoltan Kovacs said Hungary was committed to building the fence, which it claims is a temporary measure. Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto had said earlier the 13ft-high fence would be built first in the eight to 10 areas 'most exposed to the immigration pressure' along the 100mile-long border between Hungary and Serbia.
面對德國總理安格拉?默克爾的批評，匈牙利政府發言人佐爾坦?科瓦奇表示，匈牙利下定決心修筑圍墻，政府將之稱為臨時措施。外交部長彼得?奇亞托此前曾表示，高13英尺的圍墻首先將在匈塞100英里邊境線上移民壓力最大的8到10個地區修筑。

Hungary has registered almost 70,000 migrants so far this year, compared with 43,000 in the whole of last year. Most migrants travel on to wealthier parts of the EU, but Hungary's government has said those states might send illegal migrants back to Hungary. It blocked just such a move last month, provoking tensions with Vienna.
今年以來，匈牙利已注冊了近7萬移民，而去年全年移民人數為4,3萬。大多數的移民都前往更加富裕的歐盟國家，但是匈牙利政府說這些國家可能會將非法移民送回匈牙利。匈牙利就在上個月阻止了這一舉動，使得匈牙利與維也納的關系也很緊張。

英文來源：每日郵報
譯者：實習生馮佳佳
審校&編輯：許晶晶