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This bus looks like it’s part of the city’s public transportation system,but instead of passengers it carries over 500 books for children and teens.Everyday from sunrise to dusk, it travels the streets of Kabul opening its doors to those who want to discover the joys of reading.Called Sharma or walnut, the bus is the Afghan capital’s first ever library on wheels.
这辆巴士看上去跟这座城市里其他的公交车没什么两样，但是它不是用来载客的，而是承载着500多本青少年儿童读物。每天从清晨到日落，它都会穿梭在喀布尔街头为那些想发现阅读乐趣的人敞开大门。这辆名为夏尔马的公交车是阿富汗首都喀布尔的第一个流动图书馆。
“I’m very glad I come here, I progress and I read books.”
能来这儿我很高兴，在这里我读书、进步。
“The kids have to come here and try to find a way to promote and develop our country.To find a way to get out of war in the country rather than becoming a suicide attacker.”
孩子们必须来这儿，因为我们得找到促进和发展祖国的办法。找到使国家脱离战争的办法总好过成为一名自杀式袭击者。
Despite having a population of over 5 million people, the city of Kabul has only 12 public libraries.The bookmobile offers a wide variety of poetry, history and story books for young readers.And makes many stops in different parts of the city.Freshta Karim is the founder of the portable library.
尽管有超过500万的人口，喀布尔市只有12个公共图书馆。流动图书馆为年轻读者们提供了诗集、历史、故事等各类图书。而且在市内很多站点停靠。卡里姆就是这座流动图书馆的创始人。
“I lost the charm of being a child because I didn’t have access to a library, so I decided to launch this project.When kids came to us and read books, I see them as children who enjoy their childhood.Even some kids looks tired and fatigued but once they start reading books they enjoy the experience.We want to bring happiness to children’s faces through books.”
我失去了做孩子的乐趣，因为我没有进入图书馆的机会，所以我决定启动这个项目。当孩子们来到我们身边读书时，我把他们看作是享受童年的孩子。甚至有些孩子们看上去非常疲惫，可当他们开始读书的时候，他们就会享受这种体验。 我们希望通过书籍给孩子们带来快乐。
Karim wants to instill a love for reading among the children of Afghanistan,so they can develop the critical thinking skills to better understand the many challenges facing their country.This is the first time that a mobile library has traveled through the streets of Kabul.And there are plans to expand the surface to Provinces beyond the Capital.
卡里姆希望在阿富汗的孩子们中灌输一种对阅读的热爱，这样他们就可以培养批判性的思考能力，从而更好地理解他们国家面临的许多挑战。这是首次在喀布尔街道上出现流动图书馆。并且他们计划在首都以外的省份扩大该项目。
For Sayed Hasib Maududi in Kabul, I’m faith Lapidus VOA News.
塞伊尔于喀布尔采访，费思播报。