土耳其问题越来越严重，特朗普发动制裁
The US has imposed sanctions on Turkish ministries and senior government officials in response to the country's military offensive in northern Syria.
美国已针对土耳其在叙利亚北部的军事进攻对该国各部委和政府高级官员实施制裁。
President Donald Trump also phoned his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan to demand an immediate truce, Vice-President Mike Pence said.
副总统迈克·彭斯说：“唐纳德·特朗普总统也致电土耳其总理雷杰普·塔伊普·埃尔多安，要求其立即停战”。
Mr Pence said he would travel to the region "as quickly as possible".
彭斯副总统说他将“尽快”出访该地区。
The move comes after criticism of a US troop withdrawal from the region which some say gave Turkey a "green light".
这一举措是因为此前有人批评美国从该地区撤军，说这给土耳其开了“绿灯”。
The Turkish offensive, which began last week, aims to push the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) from the border region.
土耳其的进攻从上周开始，旨在把库尔德领导的叙利亚民主力量（SDF）赶出边境地区。
Turkey considers the biggest militia in the SDF a terrorist organisation.
土耳其认为叙利亚民主力量中规模最大的民兵是恐怖组织。
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.
土耳其军队也想在该地区建立政府所谓的“安全地带”，用来安置目前在土耳其的200万叙利亚难民。
Many of them are not Kurds and critics warn this could lead to ethnic cleansing of the local Kurdish population.
其中很多人都不是库尔德人，批评人士警告称这可能会导致当地库尔德人遭受种族清洗。
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".
库尔德领导的军队是美国在叙利亚打击伊-斯兰国（IS）组织的关键盟友。他们说美国在土耳其进攻前撤军是“在背后捅刀子”。
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.
有些人担忧当地局势的不稳定可能导致伊-斯兰国组织死灰复燃，因为数千名前武装分子及其亲属在叙利亚北部被扣留。据说已有数百人从一个拘留地逃跑。
Facing immense pressure, Kurdish-led forces on Sunday announced a deal with the Syrian government for military support to help repel Turkey.
在巨大压力下，库尔德领导的军队于周日宣布与叙利亚政府达成协议，为其对抗土耳其提供援军。
