雙語暢銷書《我是馬拉拉》第10章:太妃糖 網球與斯瓦特佛像(3)

A few weeks later, on 8 October 2007, they tried again.

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幾個星期後，2007年10月8日，他們二度出擊。

This time they obliterated the Buddha’s face, which had watched over the valley since the seventh century.

這一次，他們成功毀掉了自7世紀以來就凝望並守護着河谷的佛像的臉龐。

The Taliban became the enemy of fine arts, culture and our history.

塔利班成爲我們的藝術品、文化和歷史的公敵。

The Swat museum moved its collection away for safekeeing.

爲了安全起見，斯瓦特博物館把所有的展示品都移送到了其他地方。

They destroyed everything old and brought nothing new.

塔利班將歷代文物毀壞殆盡，卻沒有帶來任何創新。

The Taliban took over the Emerald Mountain with its mine and began selling the beautiful stones to buy their ugly weapons.

他們掌控了翡翠礦脈，販售這些美麗的石頭，以換購他們醜陋的武器。

They took money from the people who chopped down our precious trees for timber and then demanded more money to let their trucks pass.

他們從砍下我們珍貴樹木當作木料販售的人手中收取金錢，接着又在他們的卡車經過時，開口索討更多的過路費。

Their radio coverage spread across the valley and neighbouring districts.

他們的廣播覆蓋範圍橫跨山谷，直達鄰近地區。