双语畅销书《我是马拉拉》第11章:聪明的班级(14)

‘How dare the Taliban take away my basic right to education?’ I said.

塔利班凭什么剥夺我受教育的基本权利？我问道。

There was no response from Muslim Khan because his phone interview had been pre-recorded.

穆斯林•汗没有回答，因为他的电话访谈是预录的。

How can a recording respond to live questions?

预录的内容怎么有办法回答现场的问题？

Afterwards people congratulated me.

访谈结束后，人们纷纷跑来向我祝贺。

My father laughed and said I should go into politics.

父亲大笑着说我应该从政。

‘Even as a toddler you talked like a politician,’

你在脚步都还没走稳的时候，说起话来就像是个政治家。

he teased.

他调侃我。

But I never listened to my interviews.

但我从未听过自己的访谈内容。

I knew these were very small steps.

我知道这才只是起步。

Our words were like the eucalyptus blossoms of spring tossed away on the wind.

我们的话语就像春天尤加利树的满树花瓣，随风而散。