Part 1 Vocabulary
1. get around : to avoid sth that is difficult or causes problems for you.
She couldn't get around the unfathomable reality that Giti wasn't alive anymore.
Eg: She was always very clever at getting around the rules.
2. wage: to fight a war or organize a series of activities in order to achieve something 发动（战争）；组织，筹备（活动）
Inside Laila too a battle was being waged.
Eg: They've been waging a long campaign to change the law.
3. shape: condition, or state of health 情况；健康状况
She is in no shape to go.
Eg: You're in no shape (= not in a good enough state of health) to go to work today.
Part 2 Sentences
But then some memory would rise, unbidden, and there would be stony silences or spells of churlishness. Withdrawals and collapses. Wan looks. Nightmares and sudden attacks of grief. Retching.
描写Laila获救后的自责，后悔。
Part 3 Summary
The wars in Kabul worsen. Kabul was no longer a safe place for people living there and bodies were found every day. Hardly did Laila come out the house unless she was accompanied by Tariq, who had bought a gun so as to protect Laila. Babi tried to convince Mammy to leave Kabul but was refused again. Babi had no choice but teach Laila himself at home for her safety. Gigi, Laila's friend, was killed in a rocket attack.
Many of Laila's neighbors fled to other places for safety, including Tariq and his parents. The day before Tariq left, he pleaded Laila to go with him and promised to marry her, a wish Laila had had for many years in the bottom of her heart. Thinking of her uncompromising mother and her father, Laila could not wipe away the obligations of her life and refused Tariq's pleadings. She had to make Tariq leave.
Laila's parents kept talking every day while Laila was relishing the memory with Tariq. Mammy finally agreed to leave Kabul with them, making both Babi and Laila excitedly. Lying in bed, Laila pictured the happy life with Tariq in a safe and beautiful city, which Babi had depicted to her. They set about packing their necessary luggage and disposing of their useless items. Unfortunately, another rocket attack broke out, leaving Laila's parents dead and her badly injured.
Having been rescued from beneath the rubble by Rasheed, Laila almost lost her consciousness. Under Mariam's meticulous care, Laila gradually recovered from her bad injuries. Laila constantly tortured herself with the regret and guilt and hungered for some encouragement and moral wisdom passed on by Mariam. But it turned out Mariam could give nothing to Laila.
Part 4 随感
1. 我看到书中Giti被炸死的那段描述时，第一次真正从心底冒出对战争的恐惧。以前在电视上，或者刷微博时，看到类似的报道，我会选择自动屏蔽这些信息，多少有侥幸的心理，那些生活离我真的很遥远，我身边也不大可能会发生这类状况。
Gigi's mother, had run up and down the street where Giti was killed, collecting pieces of her daughter's flesh in an apron, screeching hysterically. Gigi's decomposing right foot, still in its nylon sock and purple sneaker, would be found on a rooftop two weeks later.
再看一次，心里不舒服，是毛骨悚然的不舒服。为什么会有战争？这样的场景恐怕不止是“残忍”了。
2. 作者的故事好虐心，刚刚看了第二部分，心情稍微轻松。笔锋一转，又转向另外一个悲伤故事。Laila落到了Rasheed手里，估计不会有好的结局了。
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