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MONTREAL(Reuters)－Crossing the US-Canada border to go to church on a Sunday cost a US citizen ＄10 000 for breaking Washington’s strict new security rules．
蒙特利尔（路透社）－周日，一名美国公民违反华盛顿严格的新安全措施穿越美加边境去教堂，被罚款1万美元。

The expensive trip to church was a surprise for Richard Albert who lives right on the Canadian border．Like the other half-dozen people of Township 15 crossing the border is a daily occurrence for Albert. The nearby Quebec village of St. Pamphile is where they shop eat and go to church．
昂贵的教堂之旅对居住在加拿大边境的理查德·阿尔伯特来说是一个意外。像15镇区的其他六个人一样，阿尔伯特每天都会穿过边境，附近的魁北克省圣潘菲村是他们购物、吃饭和参拜教堂的地方。

There are many such situations in these areas along the largely unguarded 5530-mile border between Canada and the US－which in some cases actually runs down the middle of streets or through buildings．
在加拿大和美国之间的边境长达5530英里，这些地区基本上无人看管，某些路段，边境实际上延伸到街道中央或穿过建筑物。

As a result Albert says he did not expect any problems three weeks ago when he returned home to the US after attending church in Canada as usual．The US customs station in this area is closed on Sundays so he just drove around the locked gate as he had done every weekend since the gate appeared last May following a tightening of border security．Two days later．Albert was told to go to the customs office where an officer told him he had been caught on carmera crossing the border illegally．
因此，阿尔伯特说，三周前他像往常一样参加了加拿大的教堂活动，结束后返回美国，他没想到会遇到问题。该地区的美国海关周日关闭，所以他只好开车绕过锁着的大门。自从去年5月边境安全加强，出现大门以来，他每个周末都这样做。两天后，阿尔伯特被告知去海关，一名官员告诉他，他被摄像头拍到非法越境。

Ottawa has given out special passes to some 300 US citizens in that area so they can enter the country when Canadian customs stations are closed but the US stopped a similar program last May．That forces the people to a 200-mile detour along hilly roads to get home through another border checkpoint．
渥太华向该地区约300名美国公民发放了特别通行证，以便他们在加拿大海关关闭时进入该国，但美国去年5月停止了类似计划。这项计划迫使人们沿着山路绕行200英里，通过另一个边境检查站回家。

Albert has requested that the Customs office change their decisions on the fine but he has not attended a Sunday church since．“I feel like I’m living in a prison ”he said．
阿尔伯特已经要求海关改变罚款的决定，但从那以后他就再也没有参加过教堂周日活动。他说：“我感觉自己住在监狱里”。