月读书笔记-灿烂千阳a thousand splendid suns

AThousandSplendid——KhaledChapter41--dieoff由于大自然的原因造成植物或动物的物种、人口或群落的逐渐减Theeliminationofaspecies,population,orcommunityofplantsoranimalsasaresultofnaturalcauses.-­­InHelmand,Zabol,Kandahar,villagesturnedintoherdsofnomadiccommunities,alwaysmoving,searchingforwaterandgreenpasturesfortheirlivestock.Whentheyfoundneither,whentheirgoatsandsheepandcowsdiedoff,theycametoKabul.TheytooktotheKareh-­­Arianahillside,livinginmakeshiftslums,packedinhuts,fifteenortwentyatatime.拥簇在贫民窟中，十几二十几人proprietaryadj.态度以所有者自居的condescensionn.傲慢;屈尊;--­Zamanseemedgentlyproprietarywiththeorphans.Hepattedtheheadsofsome,ashepassedby,saidacordialwordortwotothem,tousledtheirhair,withoutcondescension.Thechildren edhistouch.Theyalllookedathim,Lailathought,inhopeofapproval.effusiveadj.热情洋溢的;奔放的；过分流露感情的tangentialadj.关系不大的;不直接相干-­­Duringvisits,Azizadidn’tallowformuchsilence.Shefilledallthespaceseffusivespeech,deliveredinahigh,ringingvoice.Shewastangentialwithtopics,andherhandsgesticulatedwildly,flyingupwithanervousnessthatwasn’tlikeheratall.Shehadanewlaugh,Azizadid.Notsomuchalaugh,really,asnervouspunctuation,meant,Lailaed,toreassure.Lailawouldhavetotailhimhome,helpless,tremblingwithresentmentandimpotentrage.Laila只得无助地跟着他走回家，心中愤恨，气得发抖Laila’slifesuddenlyrevolvedaroundfindingwaystosee如何见AzizaLaila生活中的头等大事Aziza’sribsbegantopushthroughtheskin,andthefatfromhercheeksvanished.Hercalvesthinned,andhercomplexionturnedthecolorofweaktea.WhenMariampickedherup,shecouldfeelherhipbonepokingthroughthetautskin.Zalmailayaroundthehouse,eyesdulledandhalfclosed,orinhisfather’slaplimpasarag.Hecriedhimselftosleep,whenhecouldmustertheenergy,buthissleepwasfitfulandsporadic.Whitedotsle dbeforeMariam’seyeswhenevershegotup.Herheadspun,andherearsrangallthetime.SherememberedsomethingMullahFaizullahusedtosayabouthungerwhenRamadanstarted:Eventhesnakebittenmanfindssleep,butnotthehungry.Amonthbeforethat,LailahadlearnedthattheTalibanhlanted inthecrevicesofthegiantBuddhasinBamiyanandblownthemapart,callingthemobjectsofidolatryandsin.Therewasanoutcryaroundtheworld,fromtheU.S.toChina.ernments,historians,andarchaeologistsfromallovertheglobehadwrittenletters,pleadedwiththeTalibannottodemolishthetwogreatesthistoricalartifactsinAfghanistan.ButtheTalibanhadgoneaheadanddetonatedtheirexplosivesinsidethetw--­tound--­a--­oldBuddhas.TheyhadchantedAllah-­­u-­­akbarwitheachblast,cheeredeachtimethestatueslostanarmoraleginacrumblingcloudofdust.LailarememberedstandingatopthebiggerofthetwoBuddhaswithBabiandTariq,backin1987,abreezeblowingintheirsunlitfaces,watchingahawkglidingincirclesoverthesprawlingvalleybelow.Butwhensheheardthenewsofthestatues’demise,Lailawasnumbtoit.Ithardlyseemedtomatter.Howcouldshecareaboutstatueswhenherownlifewascrumblingdust?(Tariq回来了，LailaLailafollowedhisfinger.Therewasamanatthefrontdoorofthehouse,leaningagainstit.Hisheadturnedwhenhesawthemapproaching.Heuncrossedhisarms.Limpedafewstepstowardthem.LailaAchokingnoisecameupherthroat.Herkneesweakened.Lailasuddenlywanted,needed,togropeforMariam’sarm,hershoulder,herwrist,something,anything,toleanon.Butshedidn’t.Shedidn’tdare.Shedidn’tdaremoveamuscle.Shedidn’tdarebreathe,orblinkeven,forfearthathewasnothingbutamirageshimmeringinthedistance,abrittleillusionthatwouldvanishattheslightestprovocation.LailastoodperfectlystillandlookedatTariquntilherchestscreamedforairandhereyesburnedtoblink.And,somehow,miraculously,aftershetookabreath,closedandopenedhereyes,hewasstillstandingthere.Tariqwasstillstandingthere.Lailaallowedherselftotakeasteptowardhim.Thenanother.Andanother.Andthenshewasrunning.Inthesummerof2000.thedroughtreachesthecity,exertingmorepressureonpeople’ssurvivalunderTaliban’sernance.Titaniclendscolortopeople’slife.WithTitanicfevergripKabul,a“TitanicCity”isborn,butsoondestroyedbyanaccidentalfire.Rasheedloseshistoo.Heandthefamilyhavetoselltheirthingstomakeendsmeet.Duetohisawfultemper,findingajobandkeeitisnoeasytask.Theirmoneyrunsoutrapidlyandhungerbeginstocastapallovertheirlives.Bothadultsandchildrenareclosetodeathfromstarvation.Mariamwon’tletthathappen.Shetriestomakeaphonecalltoherfather,onlytofindhisfatherhasbeengoneforyears.Jalildiedthirteenyearsago,afterhewaitedandwaitedoutsideRasheed’sgate,butfailedtoseeMariamforonelasttime.TalibanruinsBamiyanBuddhas.ButLifeistoodepressedforLailatocare.Thewholefamilysufferingfromhunger,shehastosendAzizatoanorphanage,wherechildrenhavefoodtoeat.Lailahatesherselfforngthat,butshehasnochoice.Missinghergirlbadly,LailahastopesterandpleadwithRasheed,inordertospinouttheallottedminuteswithAzizaabitlonger.Rasheed,however,isoftenreluctanttodoso.SoLailahastosneakoutofthehouseonherown.Notallowingwomentowalkwithouttheirhusbands,TalibanwilllashLaila,kickherorbeatheruponcatchingher