The Trump government began building a border wall in West Texas. It is in the Big Bend area.
特朗普政府开始在得克萨斯州西部的大弯地区修建边境墙。
This is the first time the government builds something big on the US-Mexico border. Many people there are against it.
这是政府第一次在美墨边境一个很多人反对的地方做大的建设。
Customs and Border Protection says workers are putting up the wall panels.
海关与边境保护局说,墙板正在安装。
The place is in Hudspeth County. It is a 47-mile area called Big Bend 1.
地点在哈德斯佩思县,是一段47英里的区域,叫做大弯1号。
The agency says the first wall panels went up on September 15.
该机构说,第一批墙板在9月15日立起来。
A photo shows a crane putting a 30-foot steel wall panel in place.
一张照片显示,起重机把一块30英尺高的钢制墙板放到位。
This project is separate from the border project near Big Bend National Park.
这个项目和附近大弯国家公园的边境项目是分开的。
The government has stopped building the park project for now.
政府已经暂时停止公园项目的建设。
The government wants to talk with people. They disagree.
政府想和反对的人谈一谈。
In the Big Bend area, many people oppose Customs and Border Protection.
在大弯地区,海关与边境保护局遇到很多人反对。
These people include landowners, environmental groups, business owners, and ranchers.
这些人包括土地所有者、环保组织、企业主和牧场主。
They think this faraway area does not have many illegal immigrants.
他们认为这个偏远地区不是非法移民很多的地方。
Clara Benson helped start the "No Big Bend Wall Coalition." She said the group keeps getting reports.
“不要大弯墙联盟”的创始人之一克拉拉·本森说,该组织一直收到报告。
The reports say trucks are bringing supplies to faraway areas along the Rio Grande.
报告说,卡车正把物资运进里奥格兰德河沿岸的偏远地区。
She met with lawmakers in Washington, D.C. She said her group and other groups will keep fighting the wall plan.
她在华盛顿特区与议员见面时说,该组织和其他组织会继续反对建墙计划。
Benson said that no matter what happens, they will keep fighting for this land.
本森说,不管结果如何,他们都会继续为这片土地而战。
Customs and Border Protection says they are building a wall. It runs along the 2,000-mile border with Mexico.
海关与边境保护局说,他们沿着2000英里的墨西哥边境修墙。
On average, they build 12 miles each week.
平均每周修12英里。
Recently, they reached a milestone. They have built 200 miles of new wall.
最近他们达到了新建200英里墙的里程碑。
This speed is twice what the agency's head, Rodney Scott, said earlier this year.
这个速度是该机构负责人罗德尼·斯科特今年早些时候说的速度的两倍。
Earlier this week, some people in the Big Bend area filed a lawsuit together. They included landowners, ranchers, and business owners. A nonprofit group also joined.
本周早些时候,大弯地区的土地所有者、牧场主和企业主,还有一个非营利组织,一起提起诉讼。
They asked to stop the government's plan.
他们要求阻止政府的计划。