Driving back from Baalbek in the eastern Bekaa valley this week, I could tell our driver was getting nervous as we made our way up the sinuous mountain roads towards Beirut.

• 这一周，我从东部贝卡谷地的巴勒贝克返回时，在通向贝鲁特的蜿蜒的山路上，我能感到我的司机开始忐忑不安。路边尽是车辆烧焦后的残骸。