5 Chapter 4 Truth Force

Chapter 4 Truth Force When he finished his work on the court case in Pretoria, Gandhi felt that he still had a job to do. “Thus God laid the foundations of my life in South Africa, and sowed the seed of the fight for national self-respect,” Gandhi wrote. In 1894, Gandhi set up the Natal Indian Congress so that Indians could be involved in government. Gandhi was becoming a leader in the Indian community. Indians had very few rights in the colonies and territories in South Africa. They had to

当他完成比勒陀利亚法庭案件的工作时，甘地觉得他还有工作要做。 甘地写道:“上帝就这样为我在南非的生活奠定了基础，并播下了争取民族自尊的种子。” 1894年，甘地成立了纳塔尔印度国大党，以便印度人能够参与政府事务。 甘地正在成为印度社会的领袖。 印第安人在南非的殖民地和领土上几乎没有什么权利。 他们不得不

pay extra taxes. They could not walk on public footpaths. They could not go out after nine at night without a permit. They were told that the only legal marriages were between Christians, so their own marriages were considered invalid. They were not allowed to vote for their leaders.

支付额外的税。他们不能在公共人行道上行走。 没有许可证，他们晚上九点以后不能外出。 他们被告知，只有基督徒之间的婚姻才是合法的，所以他们自己的婚姻被认为是无效的。 他们不被允许投票选举他们的领导人。

Gandhi remembered one night when a police officer shoved him off a sidewalk: “Once, one of these men, without giving me the slightest warning, without even asking me to leave the footpath, pushed and kicked me into the street.” In 1896, after three years abroad, Gandhi returned to India. It was not easy for him to leave his important work with the Natal Indian

甘地记得有一天晚上，一个警察把他从人行道上推了下来:“有一次，其中一个没有给我任何警告，甚至没有让我离开人行道，就把我推到了街上。”1896年，在国外三年之后，甘地回到印度。 对他来说，离开他与纳塔尔印第安人的重要工作是不容易的

Congress behind. But Gandhi wanted his family to join him in South Africa. So Kasturbai, a nephew, and his two sons, now ages nine and five, made the return trip with him. Once they arrived in Natal, Gandhi insisted they dress in uncomfortable clothing, such as stockings and shoes, and use utensils, such as knives and forks, like most Indians in South Africa. Kasturbai did her best to follow her husband’s wishes in running her new South African household. But she did not always agree with him.

国会在后面。但甘地希望他的家人能和他一起去南非。 因此，他的侄子卡斯图尔拜和他的两个儿子，现在一个9岁，一个5岁，和他一起返程。 一旦他们到达纳塔尔，甘地坚持让他们穿上不舒服的衣服，比如长筒袜和鞋子，并像大多数在南非的印度人一样使用刀叉等器具。 Kasturbai尽最大努力按照丈夫的意愿经营她在南非的新家庭。 但她并不总是同意他的意见。

Gandhi and Kasturbai’s family grew as they welcomed two more sons, Ramdas and Devdas. Gandhi kept working as a lawyer. But he never stopped working for the rights of Indian people living in South Africa.

随着两个儿子Ramdas和Devdas的诞生，甘地和卡斯图尔拜的家庭不断壮大。 甘地继续当律师。 但他从未停止为生活在南非的印度人争取权利。

In 1899, the Boer War began between the Dutch Boers and the British. Gandhi felt the best way to get the British to treat Indians well was to support the government. He put together an Indian ambulance corps with more than a thousand volunteers. They collected soldiers from the battlefield and nursed them back to health. But this loyalty did not pay off. The British government continued to limit Indians’ rights.

1899年，荷兰布尔人和英国人之间爆发了布尔战争。 甘地认为，让英国人善待印度人的最好办法就是支持政府。 他组建了一支由一千多名志愿者组成的印度救护队。 他们从战场上召集士兵并护理他们恢复健康。 但这种忠诚并没有得到回报。 英国政府继续限制印第安人的权利。