But unlike their comrades in that bloody urban battle, the marines now in Afghanistan have, for the most part, thrust their swords into hot air.

但与那场惨烈巷战的战友不同，阿富汗的陆战队这一次，绝大部分时候，把炎热的空气当成了他们的打击目标。

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What will become of their culture now that this generation is leaving village farms to work in urban factories?

现在这一代人正在离开山寨的农田到城市的工厂工作，他们的文化将会发生多么大的变化？

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Many people exist there, but we don't feel their presence. Urban space along roadsides in outlying cities is now transformed into a two-dimensional interface.

很多人在那儿生活，但我们没有感觉到他们的存在偏远城市沿街的城市空间现在被改变为了一个二维的界面。

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Traditionally they have mostly voted for the BN, but some may now change their minds, especially in urban areas where Ms Ambiga is respected.

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