雙語暢銷書《我是馬拉拉》第9章:電臺毛拉(12)

I also knew from watching my own mother that Pashtun women are very powerful and strong.

她結過婚，但他還是娶了她。另外，通過觀察母親的言行，我知道普什圖的女性既強韌又堅毅。

Her mother, my grandmother, had looked after all eight children alone after my grandfather had an accident and broke his pelvis and could not leave his bed for eight years.

她的母親，也就是我的外婆，在外公因一場意外傷了骨盆，長達八年無法下牀的情況下，獨力撫養八個小孩。

A man goes out to work, he earns a wage, he comes back home, he eats, he sleeps.

一個男人出外打拼，賺得薪水，他回家，就是吃飯睡覺。

That’s what he does.

這是一個男人的生活。

Our men think earning money and ordering around others is where power lies.

我們這裏的男性卻認爲賺錢養家，指使別人做這做那的，就是一家之主。

They don’t think power is in the hands of the woman who takes care of everyone all day long, and gives birth to their children.

他們不認同這個幫他們生完小孩以後，還得整天忙着照顧家裏所有人的女人才配掌權。

In our house my mother managed everything because my father was so busy.

在我們家，母親掌管各種大小事，因爲我的父親實在太忙了。

It was my mother who would wake up early in the morning, iron our school clothes, make our breakfast and teach us how to behave.

母親一大清早就得起牀，燙好我們的制服，幫我們準備早餐。

It was my mother who would go to the market, shop for us and cook. All those things she did.

教我們注意言行舉止的，是母親；去市場幫我們添購需要的物品，回家還得煮飯的，還是母親；負責操持家務的，仍是母親。