Years of fighting have left the area in ruins.

　　經年的戰事已經使得這個地區滿目瘡痍。

　　His country's economy lies in ruins.

　　他的國家的經濟崩潰了。

　　Within Germany, the city of Berlin lay in ruins.

　　在德國，柏林市已經滿目瘡痍。

　　This country was once proud of its education system. Now it seems to be in ruins.

　　這個國家曾一度為其教育體系感到自豪。但現在它似乎已經千瘡百孔了。

　　Its heavily-subsidized economy is in ruins

　　其靠資助維持的經濟已經完全崩潰了。