8220;Good morning, 8216;kunis 8217;!?Assef exclaimed, waving. 8220;Fag, 8221;that was another of his favorite insults. Hassan retreated behind me as the three older boys closed in. They stood before us, three tall boys dressed in jeans and T-shirts. Towering over us all, Assef crossed his thick arms on his chest, a savage sort of grin on his lips. Not for the first time, it occurred to me that Assef might not be entirely sane. It also occurred to me how lucky I was to have Baba as my father, the sole reason, I believe, Assef had mostly refrained from harassing me too much.
8220;早上好，苦哈哈! 8221;阿塞夫说，摆摆手。 8221;苦哈哈 8221;是另外一个阿塞夫喜欢用来侮辱人的词语。他们三个都比我们大，看到他们走近，哈桑躲在我后面。他们站在我们面前，三个穿着牛仔裤T恤的高大男生。阿塞夫身材最魁梧，双臂抱胸，脸上露出凶残的笑容。我已经不止一次觉得阿塞夫不太像个正常人。幸运的是，我有爸爸这样的父亲，我相信正是因为这个，阿塞夫对我不敢太过放肆造次。
He tipped his chin to Hassan. 8220;Hey, Flat-Nose, 8221;he said. 8220;How is Babalu? 8221;
他朝哈桑扬起下巴。 8221;喂，塌鼻子， 8221;他说， 8221;巴巴鲁可好吗? 8221;
Hassan said nothing and crept another step behind me.
哈桑一言不发，在我身后又退了一步。
8220;Have you heard the news, boys? 8221;Assef said, his grin never faltering. 8220;The king is gone. Good riddance. Long live the president! My father knows Daoud Khan, did you know that, Amir? 8221;
8220;你们听到消息了吗，小子? 8221;阿塞夫说，脸上还是带着那副邪恶的笑容， 8221;国王跑掉了，跑得好!总统万岁!我爸爸跟达乌德汗相熟。你认识他吗，阿米尔? 8221;
8220;So does my father, 8221;I said. In reality, I had no idea if that was true or not.
8220;我爸爸跟他也熟。 8221;我说，实际上连我自己都不知道那是不是真的。
8220;Well, Daoud Khan dined at our house last year, 8221;Assef went on. 8220;How do you like that, Amir? 8221;
8220;好吧，达乌德汗去年还在我家吃过晚饭。 8221;阿塞夫继续说， 8221;怎么样啊，阿米尔? 8221;
I wondered if anyone would hear us scream in this remote patch of land. Baba 8217;s house was a good kilometer away. I wished we 8217;d stayed at the house.
我在想，如果我们在这片荒地高声求救，会不会有人听到?爸爸的房子距这儿足足有一公里。要是我们留在家里就好了!
8220;Do you know what I will tell Daoud Khan the next time he comes to our house for dinner? 8221;Assef said. 8220;I 8217;m going to have a little chat with him, man to man, 8216;mard 8217; to 8216;mard 8217;. Tell him what I told my mother. About Hitler. Now, there was a leader. A great leader. A man with vision. I 8217;ll tell Daoud Khan to remember that if they had let Hitler finish what he had started, the world be a better place now. 8221;
8220;你知道下次达乌德汗到我们家里吃晚饭我会对他说什么吗? 8221;阿塞夫说， 8221;我会跟他稍作交谈，男人和男人的交谈。将我跟妈妈说过的那些告诉他，关于希特勒的。现在我们有位伟大的领袖，伟大的领袖，一个志向远大的男人。我会告诉达乌德汗，提醒他记住，要是希特勒完成他那未竟的事业，这个世界会变得比现在更好。 8221;