Although a majority of Americans blame the U.S. president for the prolonged partial government shutdown, Donald Trump on Monday told farmers that the opposition Democrats in Congress are squarely responsible.
虽然多数美国人认为美国政府长时间陷入部分关闭状态是总统特朗普的过错，但是特朗普星期一对美国农民们说，政府关门的责任完全在跟他对立的民主党人。
"They will not approve the measures we need to keep American safe," Trump told a national convention of farmers in New Orleans where he defended his demand for billions of dollars for a border wall with Mexico.
特朗普在新奥尔良举行的全美农场主年会上，为拨款几十亿美元在美国和墨西哥边界建墙的要求辩护。他对农场主们说：“他们(国会民主党人)不批准我们为了美国安全而需要的法案。”
Drones and sensors are not adequate for border security, Trump added, contending only a "strong steel or concrete barrier" can prevent illegal immigrants from entering the United States.
川普还说，无人机和遥感器都不足以保障边界安全。他争辩说，只有“钢材或水泥屏障”才能防止非法移民进入美国。
"I will never ever back down" from efforts to keep America safe, Trump vowed in the speech to the 100th annual convention of the American Farm Bureau.
川普在美国农场局第100届年会发表的讲话中誓言，在保护美国安全方面，“我永远也不会后退”。
He accused Democrats of refusing to approve money for a wall because they want to use it as an issue for next year's presidential campaign when Trump faces re-election.
他指责说，民主党人拒绝批准为建墙出资，是因为他们想把这个问题当成是明年总统竞选期间的话题。届时川普将面临连任竞选。
Six major polls show that half or more Americans hold the president and his Republican Party responsible for the shutdown. And 63 percent of American voters support a Democratic proposal to reopen parts of the government that do not involve border security while negotiating funding for a border wall, according to a Quinnipiac University national poll released Monday.
六项主要民调显示，超过半数的美国人认为特朗普总统与共和党要为政府关门局面负责。根据昆尼皮亚克大学星期一公布的全国民调，63%的美国选民支持民主党的建议。民主党人提议，通过让政府重新开门但不包含建墙费的法案，同时继续就建墙费进行谈判。
Earlier in the day, Trump told White House reporters he would not, at least for the moment, declare a national emergency to build the wall.
同天早些时候，特朗普在白宫对记者们说，他至少目前不会为了建墙而宣布进入全国紧急状态。
"I'm not going to do that," Trump said as he left the White House to speak to farmers in New Orleans.
他在离开白宫前往新奥尔良参加农场主大会之际说：“我不会那样做。”
About 800,000 federal workers are furloughed or working without pay during the record-long partial government shutdown which stretched into its 24th day Monday.
联邦政府部分关闭局面星期一进入第24天，这是美国历史上持续时间最长的政府停摆。大约80万联邦员工被迫休无薪假或不拿工资上班。
"We are open to resolution and negotiation," White House Counselor Kellyanne Conway told VOA News on Monday, indicating that communication is under way between the executive branch and Democrats, but she provided no details.
白宫顾问凯莉安·康韦星期一对美国之音说：“我们愿意解决问题并谈判。”她示意，行政当局和民主党人之间正在沟通，但是她没有披露细节。
Trump has rejected a call by Republican Senator Lindsey Graham, one of his staunchest congressional supporters, to reopen shuttered agencies for three weeks while he holds more talks with Democratic leaders about his plan for a wall along the 3,200-kilometer southern U.S. border.
特朗普最坚定的国会支持者之一、共和党参议员林赛·格雷厄姆呼吁，让政府重新开门三个星期，在这段时间里，特朗普继续与民主党人谈判他在绵延3200公里的美国南部边界建墙的计划。但是，特朗普不接受格雷厄姆的主张。
Graham told the Fox News Sunday television program he would still support a presidential emergency declaration to build the border wall without congressional authorization after giving talks another chance.
格雷厄姆对福克斯周日新闻节目说，特朗普总统应该再给谈判一次机会，如果谈不成，他仍然支持特朗普为建墙而绕过国会，宣布全国紧急状态。
"I would urge him to open up the government for a short period of time, like three weeks, before he pulls the plug, see if we can get a deal. If we can't at the end of three weeks, all bets are off," Graham said.
他说：“我会敦促他让政府开门一小段时间，比如三个星期，然后再关，看看我们是否能达成协议。如果我们三个星期后还达不成协议，那就一切难料了。”
"I'm not interested," Trump replied to a reporter's query Monday about Graham's suggestion, contending that top Democrats in Congress could quickly end the shutdown.
星期一，有记者问特朗普对格雷厄姆参议员这项建议的看法。特朗普回答说：“我不感兴趣。”他说，国会民主党最高层可以很快就结束政府关门局面。
House Majority Leader Nancy Pelosi on Monday used Twitter to blame Republicans for starting the shutdown, and called for Trump to allow the Senate to vote to end it, arguing furloughed federal workers, who have already missed one paycheck, "are facing a life or death situations" just so the president "can try to force taxpayers to fund a border wall he promised Mexico would pay for."
众议院议长南希·佩洛西星期一利用推特指责共和党人启动政府关门，她还呼吁特朗普允许参议院表决，以结束关门局面。联邦员工已经错过了一次工资。佩洛西争辩说，这些被休无薪假的联邦员工“正面临生死危局”，而这仅仅是为了让总统“能够迫使纳税人出资修建一道他曾保证让墨西哥付费的边界墙”。