As far as the eye can see now, the hills are almost bare, thinly peppered with charred, thin tree trunks, the old guard of a once proud past.

• 现在，目之所及，几乎都是光秃的小山，山上稀疏地分布着烧焦的细树干，就像是它们曾经引以骄傲的昔日时光的守护者。