Checkpoints between the two zones were temporarily closed.是什么意思？

Checkpoints between the two zones were temporarily closed.

那两个地区之间的检查站被临时关闭。

checkpoints

n. 检查站，车站的行李房( checkpoint的名词复数 )；

例句
He ordered the dismantling of police checkpoints on highways, which were being used to shake down motorists for bribes.
他下令取消公路上的警方检查站，因为警察们在这些地方向司机强行索要贿赂。

between

prep. 在…之间，私下，暗中，在…中任择其一，来往于…之间；adv. 当中，中间；

例句
How big is the abyss between what you think you are and what you actually are?
你对自己的认识和真实的你之间差别到底有多大？

the

art. 指已提到的人（物），指说话人与听者已知的人（物），用于独一无二的事物前，与形容词最高级和序数词连用；

例句
He did have a real knowledge of the country...
他对该国的确知之甚多。

two

n. 两个，两个东西，两点钟，一对；adj. 两个的，我

例句
He has been absent from his desk for two weeks...
他已经有两个星期没有坐在办公桌前了。

zones

n. （划分出来的）地区( zone的名词复数 )，区域，气候带，与赤道平行的五个气候带之一；

例句
...the arid zones of the country.
该国的干旱区域

were

be的过去时复数和第二人称单数形式，有时代替 was,用于条件从句、动词 wish 之后等；

例句
Shops, houses, and vehicles were set ablaze.
店铺、房子和车辆全都陷于火海。

temporarily

adv. 暂时地，临时地；

例句
I was persuaded to step into the breach temporarily when they became too ill to continue.
在他们病得很重无法坚持的情况下，我被劝服去临时顶替他们。

closed

adj. 关闭着的，封闭着的，密闭着的，保密的，<美>准备好了的，定了契约的；v. “close”的过去式和过去分词；

例句
We closed our offices at 2:00 p.m. to give employees time to absorb the bad news.
我们下午两点就放工了，以便给员工时间来慢慢接受这一坏消息。