双语畅销书《我是马拉拉》第20章:谁是马拉拉?(5)

The bus did two trips every day, and that day we took the second one.

那辆巴士每天跑两趟，这天，我们搭的是第二趟。

We liked staying on at school and Moniba said, 'As we're tired after the exam, let's stay and chat before going home.'

我们喜欢留在学校，而且莫妮巴说：“考试让人筋疲力尽，回家前，大家留下来聊会儿天吧！”

I was relieved that the Pakistan Studies exam had gone well so I agreed. I had no worries that day.

因为对“巴基斯坦研究”的考试比较满意，我同意了她的提议，心情愉快。

I was hungry but because we were fifteen we could no longer go outside to the street, so I got one of the small girls to buy me a corn cob.

我觉得肚子饿了。但因为我们已经年满15岁，不能独自上街，所以我找了一个小女孩帮我买了一穗煮玉米。

I ate a little bit of it then gave it to another girl to finish.

我吃了一点儿，将剩下的给了另一个女孩儿。

At twelve o'clock Baba called us over the loudspeaker.

12点钟，爸爸用广播召唤我们。

We all ran down the steps.

我们跑下楼去。

The other girls all covered their faces before emerging from the door and climbed into the back of the bus.

出校门前，其他女孩都先把脸部遮好，然后才爬进巴士的后座。

I wore my scarf over my head but never over my face.

我用围巾把自己的头包起来，但我从不遮掩自己的面容。

I asked Usman Bhai Jan to tell us a joke while we were waiting for two teachers to arrive.

在等候另外两个老师上车前，我要乌斯曼大哥讲笑话给我们听。

He has a collection of extremely funny stories.

他的脑子就是一部超级搞笑的故事大全。

That day instead of a story he did a magic trick to make a pebble disappear.

那天他没讲故事，倒是变了一个让鹅卵石消失的魔术。

'Show us how you did it!' we all clamoured, but he wouldn't.

“你怎么办到的？跟我们说说！”我们吵嚷着，但他坚持不肯泄露。