阿富汗版花木兰:女儿当自强

For economic and social reasons, many Afghan parents want to have a son, BBC reported. This preference has led to some of them practicing the long-standing tradition of Bacha Posh — disguising girls as boys.

据英国广播公司报道，由于经济和社会原因，阿富汗许多父母想要一个儿子。这种偏爱导致阿富汗形成了一个悠久的传统，即把女孩扮成男孩。

Azita Rafhat is a former member of the Afghan parliament. Three of her daughters are clothed in white garments and their heads covered with white scarves, but a fourth girl, Mehrnoush, is dressed in a suit and tie.

阿兹塔·瑞菲特是阿富汗一名前议员。她的3个女儿都身着白色长衫，头系白色头巾，但是她的小女儿梅尔诺什却穿西装打领带。

When they go outside, Mehrnoush is no longer a girl but a boy named Mehran. Azita Rafhat didn't have a son, and to fill the gap and avoid people's taunts for not having a son, she opted for this radical decision.

当她们外出时，梅尔诺什就不再是女孩了，而是一个名叫梅汗的小男孩。阿兹塔·瑞菲特没有儿子，为了弥补这一缺憾，避免外人嘲讽她没有儿子，她只有做出这个偏激的决定。