VOA常速英语:US, Mexico Step Up Fight Against Illegal Drug Crime, Violence

Opioid overdoses killed more than 64 thousand Americans in 2016.In October President Donald Trump declared it a national public health emergency,outlining steps such as researching non-addictive painkillers, opioid awareness programs,and a crackdown on illegal drugs entering the country from China and across the US southern border with Mexico.
2016年超过64000美国人因过量使用阿片类药物死亡。10月份，特朗普总统宣布全国进入公共卫生紧急状态，概述了诸如研究非成瘾止痛药、阿片意识类项目，以及打击从中国和与墨西哥接壤的美国南部边境进入的的非法毒品。

“This administration refuses to ignore the problem.The United States will no longer turn the other way or sweep this issue under the rug. That is why President Trump has made a commitment to fight the opioid epidemic that has destroyed the lives of so many individuals and families throughout our country.”
本届政府拒绝忽视这个问题。美国将不再以其他方式处理该问题或直接把这个问题掩盖起来。这就是为什么特朗普总统做出了打击毒品的承诺，致力于打击那些摧毁了我们国家众多个人和家庭的疫病。

Thursday’s agreement between the US and Mexico calls for information sharing on both sides of the border,to disrupt the lethal activity of so called transcontinental criminal organizations.
本周四美国和墨西哥达成协议要求双方共享边境信息，以便打击所谓的跨大陆犯罪组织的破坏性活动。
“Thousands of Americans died due to overdoses.Thousands of Mexicans died due to the violence generated by illegal drug trafficking. And we will only be able to solve this problem by working together.”
成千上万的美国人死于吸毒过量，成千上万名墨西哥人因非法毒品交易造成的暴力冲突而死亡。我们只有共同努力才能解决这个问题。

The two countries signed the memorandum of cooperation to provide Mexico with a US criminal history of repatriated Mexicans.
两国签署合作备忘录，美方会向墨西哥提供被遣返墨西哥人的犯罪记录。

“The agreement we will sign today will transition to a biometric-based platform,so that ICE(Immigration and Customs Enforcement) can share biometric data, notice of more than 350 conviction codes, and any know gang affiliations with our Mexican counterparts and partners.”
我们今天签署的协议将转换到一个生物识别平台，以便海关执法局可以共享生物识别数据，350多个违章代码的通知，以及任何已知并且与我们的合作伙伴墨西哥有联系的帮派。

Asked if President Trump’s proposed border wall and his threats to pull out of the NAFTA trade agreement impaired security cooperation,Mexican officials said they would always work with the US to help save lives on both sides of the border.
当被问及特朗普总统提出的边界墙和威胁撤出北美自由贸易区的贸易协定是否削弱了安全合作时，墨西哥官员表示，他们将一直与美国合作，帮助拯救边境两侧的生命。

Cindy Saine VOA News the State Department.
VOA记者辛迪国务院播报。