VOA常速英语:Afghan Woman Overcomes Disability, Becomes a Success in US

Thirty-year-old Khatira Ibrahimi has not used her hand, since she was a young child live in Afghanistan.She suffered from dystonia and neurological disorder, so she began using her feet instead. By the time she moves to the US with her family, she was already on the road to self-sufficiency.
从小生活在阿富汗的哈提拉·易卜拉欣今年三十岁了，生活中她从未用过手。她患有肌张力障碍和神经紊乱症，所以她开始用脚代替手。当她和家人一起到美国的时候，她已经走上了自给自足的道路。
“Everyday I tried to do something different, so people know me for my accomplishments and not disabilities.”Khatira was home-schooled in Afghanistan, but living in Florida Khatira found access to better facilities.She improves her skills, using her feet to write and to work on her laptop.She graduated from high school and got a technical degree from Florida State College.
每天我都会做些不一样的事情，所以人们因为我的成就认识我，而不是因为我的残疾。哈提拉在阿富汗接受家庭教育，但是移民佛罗里达后她找到了更好的学习场所。她提高自己的技能，用脚在笔记本上工作、写东西。她高中毕业并且获得了弗罗里达州立大学的技术学位。
“Well, for Khatira we had to move around furniture. So we developed, I think, we had six desks for her.Because we found that she would be in four classes, we had one desk in the test center. And we have another desk that we had in the cafeteria, so when she would eat her lunch or have a snack on campus,she had a place where she could get out of her wheelchair sit and use her feet to eat.”
嗯，为了哈提拉我们必须在家具的问题上想办法。我想想，我们为她提供了六张特别的桌子。因为她在四个不同的教室上课，在考试中心也为她准备了一张桌子。另外一张桌子我们放在了餐厅，当她需要吃午餐或者在校园里吃些小吃的话，她可以走下轮椅在这张桌子上用脚吃东西。
Khatira get a determination to cope with her physical disability did not go unnoticed.“ Well, she never showed that she was unable to perform, she’s never shown that side of her. She’s always taken on the challenge and was able to complete it.”
哈提拉决心去克服她的身体残疾而不是去忽视它。嗯，她从未表现出她不能表现的地方，她从未表现出自己的另一面。她总是直面挑战并且完成挑战。
Khatira loves writing poetry, a way to express her feelings. Her parents are proud of her.“My daughter gives us love.She is our interpreter, we have problems in speaking the English language. Khatira helps us to solve any problems in our document and paperwork.”
哈提拉喜欢写诗，这是一种表达自己感情的方式。 她的父母为她感到骄傲。我的女儿很爱我们。她是我们的翻译，我们不太会英语。哈提拉帮我们解决文件和书面上的各种问题。
Khatira believes that determination rather than her physical constraint is what defines her today and help her set goals for the future.
哈提拉相信比起身体的限制，决心才是带她走到现在以及设定未来目标的根本。
Khadija Homa Alkozai VOA News Washington.
VOA记者霍马华盛顿播报。