[(Title)]Trump wants Spain to build a wall across the Sahara desert, which is in Africa, to address the European migration crisis

President Donald Trump's obsession with building walls has apparently gone global.

唐纳德·特朗普总统对建墙的痴迷显然已经走向全球。

Trump recently suggested to the Spanish government it should build a wall in the Sahara desert to address the migration crisis, according to Spain's foreign minister Josep Borrell.

根据西班牙外交部长约瑟夫·博雷尔的说法，特朗普最近建议西班牙政府应该在撒哈拉沙漠修建一堵墙来解决移民危机。

Spain has experienced a surge in migration, particularly over the past year as thousands of people attempt to make the dangerous journey across the Mediterranean in search of a better life in Europe.

西班牙经历了移民潮，特别是在过去的一年里，成千上万的人试图穿越地中海来到欧洲，寻求更好的生活。

The European country has seen  over 30,000 migrants and refugees arrive by sea so far in 2018, making Spain the top destination for migrants arriving via the Mediterranean.

2018年至今，已经有30000多名移民和难民从海上抵达西班牙，这使得西班牙成为经由地中海抵达的移民的首选目的地。

Moroccans represent  the largest single nationality arriving in Spain, but people are coming from other countries in Africa as well.

在抵达西班牙的人中，摩洛哥是第一大国，但也有来自非洲其他国家的人。

Nearly 2,000 people have died attempting to make the journey across the sea to Europe in 2018 so far.

2018年至今，有将近2000人在穿越海洋前往欧洲的旅途中丧生。

Trump famously called for a wall to be built along the US-Mexico border to stop illegal immigration to the US during his 2016 presidential campaign, and now apparently feels it can help Europe as well.

特朗普在2016年总统竞选期间曾呼吁沿美国和墨西哥边境修建隔离墙，以阻止非法移民到达美国。显然，他现在觉得这也能帮助欧洲。

When Spanish diplomats told Trump building a wall across the Sahara desert would be no easy feat the president said, "The Sahara border can't be bigger than our border with Mexico," according to Borrell.

据博雷尔说，当西班牙外交官告诉特朗普在撒哈拉沙漠修建隔离墙不是一件容易的事时，总统说，“撒哈拉边界不会比我们与墨西哥的边界更长。”

The Sahara desert is roughly 3,000 miles long.

撒哈拉沙漠大约有3000英里长。

Comparatively, the US-Mexico border spans roughly 2,000 miles.

相比之下，美国和墨西哥的边界跨越大约2000英里。

Beyond the sheer size of the Sahara, the other challenge to building such a wall is the fact Spain would need permission to do so from the African countries the massive desert stretches across.

除了撒哈拉大沙漠之外，修建这样一堵墙的另一个挑战是，西班牙需要获得大沙漠横跨的非洲国家的许可。

Borrell spoke of Trump's Sahara wall suggestion at a lunch in Madrid this week, but did not clarify when the president made these remarks.

博雷尔本周在马德里的一次午餐上谈到特朗普在撒哈拉建墙的提议，但没有澄清总统何时发表的这些言论。

But  The Guardian reports it could've been when the Spanish foreign minister accompanied King Felipe and Queen Letizia to the White House in June.

但是《卫报》报道，西班牙外交部长可能是在6月份陪同费利佩国王和莱蒂齐亚王后来到白宫的。

When asked for more details on Borrell's comments, a spokesman for the foreign ministry told The Guardian, "We can confirm that's what the minister said, but we won't be making any further comment on the minister's remarks."

当被问及博雷尔评论的更多细节时，外交部发言人告诉《卫报》，“我们可以确认部长是这么说的，但是我们不会对部长的评论做任何进一步的评论。”

It seems Trump struggles to avoid discussing his desired border wall in almost any context, and on Tuesday said a recent visit to a 9/11 memorial in Pennsylvania  gave him more inspiration for his vision.

特朗普似乎竭力避免在几乎任何情况讨论他想要的边境墙。周二，他在访问宾夕法尼亚州911纪念馆时似乎有了更多灵感。

"They built this gorgeous wall where the plane went down in Pennsylvania. Shanksville. And I was there. I made the speech. And it's sort of beautiful, what they did is incredible," Trump told  Hill.TV in an interview on Tuesday.

“他们在宾夕法尼亚飞机坠毁的地方建造了这堵华丽的墙。尚克斯维尔。我在那里。我做了演讲。这有点美，他们的所作所为令人难以置信。”特朗普在周二的电视采访中说。

"They have a series of walls, I'm saying, 'It's like perfect.' So, so, we are pushing very hard."

“他们有一系列的墙，我是说，‘这就像是完美的。所以，所以，我们非常努力。"

Trump's plan for a border wall along the US-Mexico border has encountered many obstacles in Congress.

特朗普沿美墨边境修建边境隔离墙的计划在国会遇到了许多障碍。

The president has repeatedly claimed that construction on the wall is underway,  but this is inaccurate.

总统一再声称正在修建隔离墙，但这是不准确的。