The Kite Runner《追风筝的人》

About the book:

The Kite Runner’is the first novel of Afghan－American（阿富汗裔美籍）author Khaled Hosseini（卡勒德•胡赛尼）. This novel stand above the "New York Times"（纽约时报）bestseller list for 103 weeks.So far, it has been translated into 61 languages, published in 152 countries and regions.

Highlights:

That was a long time ago, but it’s wrong what they say about the past, I’ve learned, about how you can bury it. Because the past claws its way out. Looking back now, Irealize I have been peeking into that deserted alley for the last twenty-six years.

许多年过去了，人们说陈年旧事可以被埋葬，然而我终于明白这是错的，因为往事会自行爬上来。回首前尘，我意识到在过去二十六年里，自己始终在窥视着那荒芜的小径。

“For you, athousand times over.”

为你，千千万万遍。

“There is a way to be good again”. Ilooked up at those twin kites. Ithought about Hassan. Thought aboutBaba. Ali. Kabul.Ithought of the life I had lived until the winter of 1975 came and changed everything. And made me what I am today.

“那儿有再次成为好人的路。”我抬眼看看那比翼齐飞的风筝。我忆起哈桑。我缅怀爸爸。我想到阿里。我思念喀布尔。我想起曾经的生活，想起1975年那个改变了一切的冬天。那造就了今天的我。

“When you kill a man, you steal a life,”Baba said.”You steal his wife’s right to a husband, robhis children of a father. When tell a lie, you steal someone’s right to the truth. When you cheat, you steal the right to fairness.”

“当你杀害一个人，你偷走一条性命。”爸爸说，“你偷走他妻子身为人妇的权利，夺走他子女的父亲。当你说谎，你偷走别人知道真相的权利。当你诈骗，你偷走公平的权利。”

编辑：外国语学院13英3班 黄浩存

指导老师：外国语学院姚小文