双语畅销书《我是马拉拉》第10章:太妃糖 网球与斯瓦特佛像(20)

The army was everywhere.

四处都是军人，

They even camped on the golf course, their big guns trained on the hillsides.

他们甚至在高尔夫练习场扎营，在丘陵地操练枪械。

They then launched an operation against Fazlullah which later became known as the first battle of Swat.

接着，他们发动了一次攻击法兹鲁拉的军事行动，也就是后来大家所知的、发生在斯瓦特的第一场战役。

It was the first time the army had launched an operation against its own People outside the FATA.

除了在联邦直辖部落区之外，这是军方第一次对自己国家的人民采取军事行动。

Police once tried to capture Fazlullah when he was speaking at a gathering, but a giant sandstorm blew up and he managed to escape.

警方试图在一次法兹鲁拉集会演讲时将他缉捕，但一场巨大的沙尘暴忽然袭来，让法兹鲁拉顺利逃脱。

This added to his mystery and spiritual reputation.

这次事件提高了他的神秘感和宗教声望。

The militants did not give up easily.

武装分子并没有轻言放弃。

Instead they advanced to the east and on 16 November captured Alpuri, the main town of Shangla.

相反，他们选择东进，并在11月16日夺下阿尔普里——香拉县的主要城镇。

Again local police fled without a fight.

当地警方再一次不战而逃。

People there said Chechens and Uzbeks were among the fighters.

那里的人说车臣人和乌兹别克斯坦人也在抵抗者之列。

We worried about our family in Shangla, though my father said the village was too remote for the Taliban to bother with and local people had made it clear they would keep them out.

虽然父亲说我们的村落香拉县对塔利班来说太过偏远，且当地民众扬言不会让他们轻易入侵，我们还是很担心他们的安危。