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A provisional truce in Syria began Saturday.
周六敘利亞開始臨時停火協議。
The temporary agreement means a cease-fire between the regime and Syrian rebels, and countries like the U.S. and Russia conducting airstrikes toward those groups.
臨時協議意味著政權和叛軍之間的停火，而美國和俄羅斯對這些團體進行空襲。
ISIS and other terrorist groups are not included in the agreement.
ISIS和其它恐怖組織不包括在協議內。
There are plenty of reasons for skepticism, and even under the best of circumstances, the violence will not end right away. But everyone knows what needs to happen.
有充分的理由懷疑，即使在最好的情況下，暴力也不會馬上結束。但每個人都知道需要發生之事。
One of the main goals of this truce is to help the United Nations and other aid groups get access to besieged towns and bring food and other necessities to Syrian civilians.
休戰的主要目標之一是幫助聯合國和其它援助團體進入被圍困的城鎮，給敘利亞平民帶來食物和其它必需品。
On Friday, Russia reportedly ramped up airstrikes in Syria, at first making it unclear if the country would follow the cease-fire.
據報道，周五俄羅斯加強對敘利亞空襲，起初不清楚該國是否會遵守停火協議。
While Western countries have called for Syrian president Bashar al-Assad to step down, Russia has largely supported his regime. But, at least for this cease-fire, the U.S. appears to have found an ally in Russia.
雖然西方國家已經呼吁敘利亞總統阿薩德下臺，俄羅斯很大程度上支持其政權。但是，至少對于這次停火協議，美國似乎已經找到盟友。
The "cessation of hostilities" is something the two countries have been carving out for weeks along with the U.N.
“停止敵對行動”是兩國與聯合國數周以來共同建立的。
U.N.-sponsored peace talks are expected to begin again March 7, with the hope to find a more concrete cease-fire solution.
聯合國發起的和平談判預計將在3月7日開始，希望能找到一個更具體的停火方案。
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