They said it had done its job of ending land speculation. Now, they said, it was hurting the economy.

它已经帮助终止了土地投机的状况，而现在，它在损害本国经济。

With everything burned down and boundary lines wiped out, no one knows just where their land begins or ends.

由于什么都烧光了，界线也消失了，谁也说不清自己的地界在哪里。