每天清晨6点，10岁的拉菲夫和弟弟便会穿上米色与棕色的校服，准备去上学。
Every morning at 6am, 10-year-old Rafeef and her younger brother get ready for school, putting on their cream and brown uniforms.
她总是满怀期待地盼着见到同学们，学习从数学到阿拉伯语以及伊斯兰学等各类知识。她更是迫不及待地想从明年开始学习英语。
She always looks forward to seeing her friends and learning about everything from maths to Arabic and Islamic studies. She can't wait to start studying English next year.
然而对拉菲夫而言，上学的路途远比过马路或错过校车要危险得多。
But for Rafeef, the journey to school involves far greater risks than crossing roads or missing the bus.
她就读的学校位于也门西南部的塔伊兹市，坐落在一座山巅上，而学校周边是一片被称为“无人区”的山谷——这里是也门内战中双方争夺激烈的前线地带。交战双方分别是得到沙特阿拉伯支持的、也门国际公认的政府军，以及得到伊朗支持的胡塞武装。学校的一侧属于政府控制区，另一侧则是胡塞武装狙击手的据点。拉菲夫的家则在山的更下方。
Her school in Taiz, south-western Yemen, stands on a mountain at the edge of a valley known as no-man's land - a heavily contested front line in the civil war between forces supporting Yemen's internationally recognised government, which is backed by Saudi Arabia, and the Iran-backed Houthis. e side of the school is government-held territory, on the other are Houthi sniper positions. Rafeef's home is further down the mountain.
每次上学时，她都必须背对着狙击手们艰难地沿山路向上走。“我很害怕，”她说。
Every time she goes to school, she has to walk uphill with her back towards the snipers. "I'm afraid," she says.
据联合国儿童基金会统计，即便在上个月战争升级之前，也门就有约320万名儿童失学。
According to Unicef, roughly 3.2 million children in Yemen were out of school even before the war escalated last month.
该机构指出，自2014年战争爆发以来，已有数千名儿童丧生或致残，还有更多儿童被双方武装组织强行征召入伍。
It says thousands of children have been killed or maimed since the war began in 2014, while thousands more have been recruited by armed groups on both sides.
尽管面临重重危险，拉菲夫仍表示自己不愿放弃上学，因为她喜欢和同学们在一起，这也是她能见到他们的唯一机会。说着，她开始一一念出班上同学们的名字。
Yet despite the risks, Rafeef says she does not want to stop going because she loves seeing her friends and it is her only chance to be with them. She begins naming the children in her classroom.
上学是拉菲夫的父母唯一允许她出门的时候。他们希望女儿能接受教育，拥有过上更好生活的机会。拉菲夫的梦想是成为一名医生。
Going to school is the only time Rafeef's parents let her go outside. They say they are keen for her to get an education and have the chance of a better life. Rafeef hopes to become a doctor.
九年前，由于胡塞武装控制了沿海城市荷台达，为了寻求安全，拉菲夫一家从那里搬到了塔伊兹。然而，塔伊兹也未能幸免于战火。拉菲夫回忆道，两年前，她的新家附近曾遭到迫击炮袭击。
Rafeef's family moved to Taiz from the coastal city of Hudaydah nine years ago, seeking safety when Houthis took control there. But Taiz has also endured fighting. Rafeef says that two years ago there was a mortar attack outside her new home.
“当时除了我和弟弟，其他人都出去了。突然一枚迫击炮弹从天而降……弹片穿透门板飞进了屋里。”她的手臂骨折了，被弹片击中的地方至今还留着疤痕。
"Everyone was out except for me and my brother. Then a mortar came out of nowhere… shrapnel blew through the door and into the house." Her arm was broken and there is still a scar where she was hit.
最近几天，冲突愈演愈烈。周日，胡塞武装切断了连接塔伊兹与亚丁的重要补给线，从而成功将塔伊兹完全包围。这条补给线的控制权也几经易主。
And in recent days the conflict has intensified. On Sunday the Houthis cut off a vital supply route linking Taiz to Aden, which meant they were able to effectively encircle Taiz. Control of that route has kept shifting.
当地居民向BBC表示，他们担心胡塞武装随时可能占领这座城市。
Residents have told the BBC they are afraid the Houthis could seize the city at any moment.
据称，本周政府军在其他地区也取得了进展：他们重新控制了位于曼德海峡这一重要航运要道上的多个战略要地，并发起攻势试图夺回首都萨那的控制权。
Government forces have made gains in other areas this week, they say, retaking control of strategic points on the Bab al-Mandab Strait - a key shipping chokepoint - and launching an offensive to try to regain control of the capital, Sanaa.
塔伊兹的民居大多散落在山坡上，但许多房屋因居民为躲避战火而逃离，如今已无人居住。
Homes in Taiz are mostly scattered across the slopes, but many have been abandoned by families fleeing the fighting.
我们两次试图前往拉菲夫一家居住的街区，但当地一位社区领袖劝告我们那里太危险，不宜前往。
Twice, we try to visit the neighbourhood where Rafeef and her family live, but a community leader advises us it is too dangerous.
第一次时，街区居民告诉我们有三人遭狙击手射中；第二次时，又有人报告发生了另一起枪击事件。
On the first occasion, residents of the neighbourhood tell us that three people have been shot by snipers. On the second, we are told of another shooting.
在拉菲夫的学校里，45岁的教师阿卜杜勒·拉基布·奥拜迪带我们登上屋顶，指给我们看他所说的胡塞武装在山区的军营、兵营以及狙击手据点。
At Rafeef's school, one of the teachers, Abdel Raqeeb al-Obaidi, 45, takes us on to the rooftop to show us what he says are Houthi military camps, barracks and sniper positions in the mountains.
站在屋顶上时，随行的也门安全顾问突然让我们立刻返回室内。他称从那些据点能清楚看到我们，我们随时可能遭枪击。
Standing on the rooftop, a Yemeni security adviser accompanying us suddenly tells us to go back inside. We are visible from these positions and could be shot, he says.
阿卜杜勒·拉基布笑了笑，承认确实存在危险。他说学校此前也遭到过炮击。
Abdel Raqeeb laughs, acknowledging the danger. He says the school has been fired on before.
“无论我们是在上课、睡觉，还是待在学校或走在街上，局势随时都可能爆发冲突。我们不知道自己的未来会怎样，明天又会如何。”对阿卜杜勒·拉基布而言，这种危险已成了家常便饭。他对危险的习以为常反倒令人不安。
"The situation may explode at any moment while we are sitting in class or sleeping or we are in school or we are out on the street. We do not know how our future is and how tomorrow is." For Abdel Raqeeb, the risk has become routine. His familiarity with it is unsettling.
塔伊兹长期以来一直是也门惨烈内战中的主战场。2015年，胡塞武装将政府军赶出首都萨那后，试图占领塔伊兹，但被当地民兵击退，被迫撤出城区大部分地区。
Taiz has long been a major battleground in the country's devastating civil war. After ousting the government from the capital Sanaa in 2015, the Houthis attempted to also seize control of Taiz but were driven out of most of the city by local militiamen.
如果成功占领塔伊兹，胡塞武装就能完全掌控也门北部地区。在最近的攻势中，他们大量使用无人机及其他武器。战斗过程中，平民时常成为无辜的牺牲品。
Seizing Taiz would give the Houthis full control over the country's north. Now, in their latest offensive, Houthis are making extensive use of drones alongside other weapons. Sometimes civilians are collateral damage in the fighting.
当天傍晚，我们接到一家医院的电话，该医院距离学校仅五分钟车程。电话称有两名儿童因炮击身受重伤。
Later that evening, we get a call from a hospital about a five minute drive away from the school. Two children have been badly injured by a mortar strike.
抵达阿尔-劳达医院后，我们看到一名护士站在重症监护室外，手里拿着一双沾满血迹的米色橡胶凉鞋。
When we arrive at Al-Rawdah Hospital, we see a nurse standing outside the intensive care unit, holding a tiny pair of beige, rubber sandals that are splattered with blood.
那是三岁的艾哈迈德的鞋子。我们得知，一枚炮弹击中了城里的一家修车店，导致艾哈迈德不幸丧生。
They belonged to Ahmed, a three-year-old boy who we learn was killed when a mortar struck a mechanic's shop in the city.
当我询问有关这双鞋的情况时，名叫伊克拉姆·沙姆桑的护士顿时泪流满面。“这个孩子和他的家人到底做错了什么？”她哽咽着问道。
When I ask about the shoes, the nurse, Ikram Shamsan, begins to cry. "What did this child or his family ever do wrong?" she asks.
一枚弹片从艾哈迈德的背部穿入，刺中了他的心脏。事发时，他正和父亲在一起——父亲当时正在修车店给摩托车打气。幸运的是，孩子的父亲毫发无伤。
Ahmed was killed when a piece of shrapnel pierced his heart, entering through his back. The boy had been with his father, who was getting his motorcycle tyre pumped up at the mechanic's shop. The father was unharmed.
一位医生告诉我们，父亲原本打算把孩子留在家中，但艾哈迈德哭闹着非要跟着来。
A doctor tells us the father had intended to leave his son at home, but the boy cried because he wanted to come too.
当父亲从医院抱走儿子的遗体时，他喃喃自语：自己要如何面对孩子的母亲呢？原本只是一次寻常的差事，却成了他们一生中最痛苦的一天。
As he takes his son's body from the hospital, the father asks how he will face the boy's mother. Completing a simple errand turned into the worst day of their lives.
另一名11岁的男孩阿姆贾德当时也在修车店。他和哥哥跟着叔叔在那里工作，把挣来的钱寄给远在老家的家人。
Another boy, 11-year-old Amjad, was also at the mechanic's shop. He and his brother worked there with their uncle, sending money to their family in their home village.
弹片击中了阿姆贾德的肺部和腹部。我们见到他时，他正躺在重症监护室里艰难地呼吸着，床边没有任何亲人陪伴。
Shrapnel has struck Amjad in his lung and abdomen. When we reach him, he is in intensive care, struggling to breathe. No relatives are beside his bed.
他的医生称其病情危急，担心他可能在数小时内离世。他期盼母亲能及时赶来，与他道别。
His doctor describes his condition as critical and fears he could die within hours. He hopes his mother will arrive in time to say goodbye.
当晚20点左右，阿姆贾德被送进医院。由于需要从村里赶来，路程耗时八小时，他的母亲直到次日清晨6点左右才赶到。
Amjad was admitted at about 20:00 that evening. His mother reaches him at around 06:00 the following morning, delayed by the eight-hour journey from the village.
她坐在床边祈祷，努力保持镇定。可一走出病房，便跪倒在地，痛哭失声。
She sits beside his bed and prays, trying to remain composed. Once outside the room, she falls to her knees and breaks down.
医生们表示，在她探望期间，阿姆贾德的心率有所好转，认为他已稳定到可以再次接受手术的程度。如今手术虽已完成，但他的病情依然危急。
Doctors say his heart rate improves during her visit. They judge him stable enough for another operation. He has since undergone that surgery, but remains critically ill.
“我们始终心惊胆战。看到孩子们丧生实在令人心碎，”护士沙姆桑说道，“我们渴望和平，渴望平安。”
"We're always terrified. It's devastating to see children killed," says nurse Shamsan. "We want peace and we want to be safe."