8 Chapter 7 Quitting India

Chapter 7 Quitting India The British had to listen to Gandhi after seeing how he had united the Indian people. They also had to face the harsh reaction of the rest of the world. The government received telegrams from all over the world demanding that Gandhi and the other INC members be released from jail. Lord Irwin, the viceroy in India, met with Gandhi. Together, they reached a truce. Gandhi would call off the civil-disobedience campaign, all prisoners would be released, and Indians could make their own salt. Gandhi was ready to represent the Indian National Congress in London for the Round Table Conference of 1931. He would speak in support of an independent India.

英国人在看到甘地如何团结印度人民后，不得不听从他的话。 他们还必须面对世界其他地区的严厉反应。 政府收到了来自世界各地的电报，要求从监狱释放甘地和其他INC成员。 印度总督欧文勋爵会见了甘地。 他们一起达成了停战协议。 甘地将取消公民不服从运动，所有囚犯将被释放，印度人可以自己制作盐。 甘地准备代表印度国民大会在伦敦参加1931年的圆桌会议。 他将发表支持印度独立的讲话。

Gandhi traveled to London with his son Devdas and a few other supporters. While in London, Gandhi did not want to stay at a fancy hotel. Instead he was a guest at a friend’s house, and spent his days walking in the slums, talking with the poor people of London. While other

甘地和他的儿子德夫达斯以及其他一些支持者一起前往伦敦。 在伦敦的时候，甘地不想住豪华酒店。 相反，他是一位朋友家的客人，整天在贫民窟里散步，与伦敦的穷人交谈。 而其他的

political leaders wore suits, he wore his khadi and sandals. He even had tea with King George V and Queen Mary of England in his simple clothing.

政治领导人穿西装，他穿他的khadi和凉鞋。 他甚至穿着朴素的衣服与英国国王乔治五世和玛丽王后一起喝茶。

By now, Gandhi was world famous. His arrival made the front-page news. Thousands came to get a glimpse of him. Londoners enjoyed this friendly, kind-mannered little man with big ideas. But he did not have success with his plans for independence. Within a week after returning to India, the government arrested him and other Indian leaders, for starting another noncooperation campaign. Gandhi still fought for the Indian people while in jail in Yeravda. The British government was planning to keep the untouchables separate in courts and within government systems. Gandhi did not want the untouchables to be considered separate from the rest of Indian society. To protest this law, Gandhi announced that he would not eat until he died. Kasturbai, who was being held

到那时，甘地已经世界闻名。 他的到来成了头版新闻。 成千上万的人来一睹他的风采。 伦敦人很喜欢这个友好、彬彬有礼、胸怀大志的小个子。 但是他的独立计划并没有成功。 回到印度后不到一周，政府就逮捕了他和其他印度领导人，理由是他们发起了另一场不合作运动。 在耶拉夫达的监狱里，甘地仍然为印度人民而战。 英国政府计划在法庭和政府系统内将贱民隔离开来。 甘地不希望贱民被认为与印度社会的其他人分开。 为了抗议这项法律，甘地宣布他到死也不吃东西。 Kasturbai，他被关押

at Sabarmati Prison, was transferred to Yeravda Prison to be with her husband. Doctors examined Gandhi and felt certain he was about to die. The government quickly agreed to Gandhi’s terms and he ended his fast. They did not want to risk the death of such a famous and beloved man. In 1939, the British entered World War II. Gandhi was upset that the British had not even discussed it with the Indian National Congress.

被转移到耶拉夫达监狱与她的丈夫在一起。 医生给甘地做了检查，确信他快要死了。 政府很快同意了甘地的条件，他结束了绝食。 他们不想冒着这样一位著名而受人爱戴的人死亡的风险。 1939年，英国加入了第二次世界大战。 甘地对英国人甚至没有与印度国民大会党讨论这个问题感到不安。

He told British government officials that India would only cooperate if Britain promised them independence. Gandhi wondered why India should fight for others’ freedoms when Indians did not have their own freedoms under British law. Gandhi was determined to see India become independent from the British. In 1942, he started a “Quit India” movement. He wanted Britain to leave the country and let India’s people govern themselves. He told the British if they agreed to leave, then India would support Britain in the war and fight on their side. Gandhi wanted his Quit India campaign to be

他告诉英国政府官员，只有英国承诺印度独立，印度才会合作。 甘地想知道，既然印度人在英国法律下没有自己的自由，为什么印度要为别人的自由而战。 甘地决心要看到印度从英国统治下独立出来。 1942年，他发起了“退出印度”运动。 他希望英国离开印度，让印度人民自治。 他告诉英国人，如果他们同意离开，那么印度将在战争中支持英国，站在他们一边作战。 甘地希望他的“退出印度”运动是