At just under three-and-a-half foot tall, Arif Ibrahim Tambe had resigned himself to life alone. 阿里夫·易卜拉欣·塔姆贝身高不足三英寸半(约107厘米),本已接受了自己将孤独终老的事实。 But at 32 years old, having grown against a backdrop of extreme size prejudice, he finally found love – with a woman almost 2ft taller than him. 但在32岁的时候,多年饱受歧视的他却最终寻到了真爱,而他的妻子高他近2英尺。 His new wife Ameena Ahmed, 21, even agreed to marry him - despite the threat of being disowned by her family. 即使家中威胁若是嫁给他便要断绝关系,年仅21岁的艾米娜·艾哈迈德还是同意成为他的新婚妻子。 And they have now taken their relationship to new heights by having their first child together. 而第一个孩子的出生让两人的关系更为紧密。 He said: "I feel like God took something away and now he has given something back. I have got a reason to live my life. God has given me what I wished for." 他说:“我觉得上帝从我这里拿走了一些东西,而现在他又把一些东西还回来了。我的生活有了理由。上帝给了我一直希望的东西。” The couple met in a mobile phone shop three years ago and both say it was love at first sight. 三年前两人在手机店里相识,一见钟情。 |