As the number of nomads has fallen, the strongest advocates of settling down have been thenomadic women. Their lives are tough, and they know it. Zahra Amiri, 61 and the mother ofnine, wakes up at dawn and brings water from a well, a long walk. After that she bakes breadand prepares breakfast. Often she joins her husband while shepherding, milks the sheep, makes yogurt and cheese. Her hands and face are darkened by the sun. If there is any timebetween chores, she works on a kilim, or carpet. To reach their summer destination, her 24-year-old daughter, Forouzan, rode a horse, guiding her two sisters and eight mules carryingtheir belongings and a tent.
"After all these years of hard working, I have nothing to show for it, except these children andthe sun," Amiri said. "Our only joy is to drink tea." Inheritance laws for nomads are officially nodifferent from those for other Iranians, but in practice women rarely inherit anything. Thenomadic custom is that women give away their inheritance rights to their brothers. On theother hand, women are allowed to ride horses and carry guns, and Amiri had both. ManyIranian nomadic men say that milking, getting water, and giving inheritances to women areeib, or improper, for men to do. Marzieh Esmaelipour, 33, said she wouldn't even considerasking for a share of an inheritance. "Everybody will talk bad about you if you do that," shesaid.
1.settle down 定居
One day I'll want to settle down and have a family.
总有一天我会想安顿下来,成个家。
2.no different from 与...没有差别
In my opinion, they are no different from any other fantasies.
我的看法是,它们和其它幻想并无不同。
3.give away 赠送
He was giving his collection away for free.
他正在无偿捐赠他的收藏。
(来源:可可英语)
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