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  • “I grew up in the U.S., Amir. If America taught me anything, it’s that quitting is right up there with pissing in the Girl Scouts1’ lemonade jar. But, as your lawyer, I have to give you the facts,” he said. “Finally, adoption2 agencies routinely send staff members to evaluate the child’s milieu3, and no reasonable agency is going to send an agent to Afghanistan.”

    “我在美国长大,阿米尔。如果说美国让我学到什么东西,那就是,认输简直就像在女童军[Girl Scouts,美国女童军是世界上最大的专门服务于女孩的组织,成员多为成年义工,旨在帮助女孩提高使她们终身受益的素质]的柠檬水罐里面撒尿一样不可原谅。可是,身为你的律师,我必须把事实告诉你。”他说,“最后一点,收养机构会定期派人前去评估那个孩子所处的环境,而没有正常的机构会派人去阿富汗。”

    I looked at Sohrab sitting on the bed, watching TV, watching us. He was sitting the way his father used to, chin resting on one knee.

    我看见索拉博坐在那儿,看着电视和我们。他的坐姿跟他父亲过去一样,膝盖抵着下巴。

    “I’m his half uncle, does that count for anything?” “我是他伯父,难道这没有用吗?”

    “It does if you can prove it. I’m sorry, do you have any papers or anyone who can support you?”

    “如果你能证明,它会起作用。很抱歉,你有什么证明文件或者什么证人吗?”

    “No papers,” I said, in a tired voice. “No one knew about it. Sohrab didn’t know until I told him, and I myself didn’t find out until recently. The only other person who knows is gone, maybe dead.”

    “没有文件,”我用虚脱的声音说,“没有人知道这回事。索拉博也是我说了他才知道的,而我自己也是最近才发现这个秘密。惟一知道的那个人已经走了,也许死了。” “嗯。”

    “What are my options, Omar?”

    “我该怎么办,奥马尔?”

    “I’ll be frank. You don’t have a lot of them.” “我会坦诚相告,你的选择不多。”

    “Well, Jesus, what can I do?”

    “天哪,我能做什么?”

    Omar breathed in, tapped his chin with the pen, let his breath out. “You could still file an orphan4 petition, hope for the best. You could do an independent adoption. That means you’d have to live with Sohrab here in Pakistan, day in and day out, for the next two years. You could seek asylum5 on his behalf. That’s a lengthy6 process and you’d have to prove political persecution7. You could request a humanitarian8 visa. That’s at the discretion9 of the attorney general and it’s not easily given.” He paused. “There is another option, probably your best shot.”

    奥马尔吸气,用钢笔敲打下巴,然后把气呼出来。“你还是填一份收养申请表,期待最好的结果。你可以做独立的收养。也就是说,你得和索拉博一起生活在巴基斯坦,日复一日,挨过两年,你可以替他申请政治庇护。那是个漫长的过程,你得证明他受到政治迫害。你也可以申请人道主义签证。那得由检察总长审核,很难得到。”他顿了顿,“还有个选择,也许是你最好的办法了。”

    “What?” I said, leaning forward.

    “什么?”我靠近身体问。

    “You could relinquish10 him to an orphanage11 here, then file an orphan petition. Start your I-600 form and your home study while he’s in a safe place.”

    “你可以把他重新送进这儿的恤孤院,然后填收养申请表。让他们审核你的I一 600表格和你的家庭,把孩子留在安全的地方。”

    “What are those?”

    “那是什么?”

    “I’m sorry, the 1-600 is an INS formality. The home study is done by the adoption agency you choose,” Omar said. “It’s, you know, to make sure you and your wife aren’t raving12 lunatics.”

    “很抱歉,I一600表格是移民局的官方文件。家庭评估由你选择的收养机构执行。”奥马尔说,“你知道,那是要确保你和你的妻子没有精神病。”

    “I don’t want to do that,” I said, looking again at Sohrab. “I promised him I wouldn’t send him back to an orphanage.”

    “我不想那么做。”我说,看了一眼索拉博,“我答应过他,不再让他进恤孤院。”

    “Like I said, it may be your best shot.”We talked a while longer. Then I walked him out to his car, an old VW Bug. The sun was setting on Islamabad by then, a flaming red nimbus in the west. I watched the car tilt13 under Omar’s weight as he somehow managed to slide in behind the wheel. He rolled down the window. “Amir?” “正如我所说的,那是你最好的选择。”我们又谈了一会,然后我送他上车,一辆旧大众甲壳虫。当时伊斯兰堡巳近黄昏,一轮红日挂在西边。奥马尔不知道使了什么法子,居然能挤到车里去,我看见他上车的时候车身一沉。他摇下车窗:“阿米尔?”

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    1 scouts [skauts] e6d47327278af4317aaf05d42afdbe25   第7级
    侦察员[机,舰]( scout的名词复数 ); 童子军; 搜索; 童子军成员
    参考例句:
    • to join the Scouts 参加童子军
    • The scouts paired off and began to patrol the area. 巡逻人员两个一组,然后开始巡逻这个地区。
    2 adoption [əˈdɒpʃn] UK7yu   第7级
    n.采用,采纳,通过;收养
    参考例句:
    • An adoption agency had sent the boys to two different families. 一个收养机构把他们送给两个不同的家庭。
    • The adoption of this policy would relieve them of a tremendous burden. 采取这一政策会给他们解除一个巨大的负担。
    3 milieu [mi:ˈljɜ:] x7yzN   第10级
    n.环境;出身背景;(个人所处的)社会环境
    参考例句:
    • Foods usually provide a good milieu for the persistence of viruses. 食品通常为病毒存续提供了一个良好的栖身所。
    • He was born in a social milieu where further education was a luxury. 他生在一个受较高教育就被认为是奢侈的社会环境里。
    4 orphan [ˈɔ:fn] QJExg   第7级
    n.孤儿;adj.无父母的
    参考例句:
    • He brought up the orphan and passed onto him his knowledge of medicine. 他把一个孤儿养大,并且把自己的医术传给了他。
    • The orphan had been reared in a convent by some good sisters. 这个孤儿在一所修道院里被几个好心的修女带大。
    5 asylum [əˈsaɪləm] DobyD   第8级
    n.避难所,庇护所,避难
    参考例句:
    • The people ask for political asylum. 人们请求政治避难。
    • Having sought asylum in the West for many years, they were eventually granted it. 他们最终获得了在西方寻求多年的避难权。
    6 lengthy [ˈleŋθi] f36yA   第8级
    adj.漫长的,冗长的
    参考例句:
    • We devoted a lengthy and full discussion to this topic. 我们对这个题目进行了长时间的充分讨论。
    • The professor wrote a lengthy book on Napoleon. 教授写了一部有关拿破仑的巨著。
    7 persecution [ˌpə:si'kju:ʃən] PAnyA   第7级
    n. 迫害,烦扰
    参考例句:
    • He had fled from France at the time of the persecution. 他在大迫害时期逃离了法国。
    • Their persecution only serves to arouse the opposition of the people. 他们的迫害只激起人民对他们的反抗。
    8 humanitarian [hju:ˌmænɪˈteəriən] kcoxQ   第8级
    n.人道主义者,博爱者,基督凡人论者
    参考例句:
    • She has many humanitarian interests and contributes a lot to them. 她拥有很多慈善事业,并作了很大的贡献。
    • The British government has now suspended humanitarian aid to the area. 英国政府现已暂停对这一地区的人道主义援助。
    9 discretion [dɪˈskreʃn] FZQzm   第9级
    n.谨慎;随意处理
    参考例句:
    • You must show discretion in choosing your friend. 你择友时必须慎重。
    • Please use your best discretion to handle the matter. 请慎重处理此事。
    10 relinquish [rɪˈlɪŋkwɪʃ] 4Bazt   第8级
    vt.放弃,撤回,让与,放手
    参考例句:
    • He was forced to relinquish control of the company. 他被迫放弃公司的掌控权。
    • They will never voluntarily relinquish their independence. 他们绝对不会自动放弃独立。
    11 orphanage [ˈɔ:fənɪdʒ] jJwxf   第9级
    n.孤儿院
    参考例句:
    • They dispensed new clothes to the children in the orphanage. 他们把新衣服发给孤儿院的小孩们。
    • They gave the proceeds of the sale to the orphanage. 他们把销售的收入给了这家孤儿院。
    12 raving [ˈreɪvɪŋ] c42d0882009d28726dc86bae11d3aaa7   第9级
    adj.说胡话的;疯狂的,怒吼的;非常漂亮的;令人醉心[痴心]的v.胡言乱语(rave的现在分词)n.胡话;疯话adv.胡言乱语地;疯狂地
    参考例句:
    • The man's a raving lunatic. 那个男子是个语无伦次的疯子。
    • When I told her I'd crashed her car, she went stark raving bonkers. 我告诉她我把她的车撞坏了时,她暴跳如雷。
    13 tilt [tɪlt] aG3y0   第7级
    vt.(使)倾侧;(使)倾斜;vi.倾斜;翘起;以言词或文字抨击;n.倾侧;倾斜
    参考例句:
    • She wore her hat at a tilt over her left eye. 她歪戴着帽子遮住左眼。
    • The table is at a slight tilt. 这张桌子没放平,有点儿歪.

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