Under the control of the thugs, I was impressed by the pluck and helplessness of the Burmese. I made up my mind to do something for them.

在暴徒权力控制下，缅甸人的勇气和他们的无助给我留下了深刻的印象。我下定决心要为他们做些事情。

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And in fact my first completed novel, Burmese Days, which I wrote when I was thirty but projected much earlier, is rather that kind of book.

事实上，我的第一部小说，《缅甸岁月》就属于这一类书，那是我早已构思但30岁时才写成的作品。

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But I like spicy food because my mother is Burmese she done me a lot of spicy dishes.

不过我喜欢辣的菜因为我妈妈是缅甸人所以她做了我很多辣的菜。

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When I was born, a blind, Buddhist monk living alone in the Burmese jungle predicted that my birth would bring great prosperity to the family.

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