雙語暢銷書《我是馬拉拉》第15章:離開河谷(2)

I thought my school would not close and it had.

我以爲我的學校不會關閉，但它關閉了；

I thought we would never leave Swat and we were just about to.

我以爲我們永遠不會離開斯瓦特，而我們正準備離開；

I thought Swat would be free of the Taliban one day and we would rejoice, but now I realised that might not happen.

我以爲有一天斯瓦特會脫離塔利班的魔掌，我們可以開心地過日子，但直到現在，我才意識到這件事情也許永遠不會發生。

I started to cry. It was as if everyone had been waiting for someone else to start.

我開始流淚。現在的局面，就好像每個人都在等別人帶頭去做點什麼。

My cousin's wife, Honey, started weeping, then all of us were crying.

我堂兄的太太哈尼開始抽泣，然後我們全部都哭了。

But my mother was very composed and courageous.

但我的母親卻顯得非常沉着而勇敢。

I put all my books and notebooks in my school bag then packed another bag of clothes.

我把所有的書籍和筆記本都放進書包裏，然後開始用另一個袋子打包衣物。

I couldn't think straight. I took the trousers from one set and the top from another so I had a bag of things which didn't match.

我的腦子裏一片混亂，從一個抽屜裏拿出一條長褲，然後從另一個抽屜裏取出一件上衣。就這樣，我整理出了一袋上下身完全不搭的衣服。

I didn't take any of my school awards or photos or personal belongings as we were travelling in someone else's car and there was little room.

我沒有帶上任何學校的獎狀、照片或私人用品，因爲我們要搭乘別人的車，空間有限。

We didn't own anything expensive like a laptop or jewellery – our only valuable items had been our TV, a fridge and a washing machine.

我們家沒有任何值錢的物品，像是筆記本電腦或珠寶首飾之類的。我們僅有的貴重物品就是電視、冰箱和洗衣機。

We didn't lead a life of luxury – we Pashtuns prefer to sit on floors rather than chairs.

我們過着很樸實的生活——我們普什圖人喜歡坐在地板而非椅子上。

Our house has holes in the walls, and every plate and cup is cracked.

我們家的牆上有洞，每一個杯子和盤子都有裂縫。

My father had resisted leaving till the end.

直到最後，父親仍舊抗拒“離開”這件事情。