Sonia Gandhi was born in 1946 to Italian parents in a small village in northern Italy. She was raised as a Roman Catholic and attended a Catholic school. Her life changed in 1964 when she went to study English in England. It was there that she met and fell in love with Rajiv Gandhi, the future Prime Minister of India.
1946年，索尼娅·甘地出生在意大利北部小镇，她的父母为意大利人。她出生在罗马天主教家庭，并在天主教学校上学。1964年，她前往英格兰学习英语，就在那年她的人生从此发生了改变。她在那里结识了未来的印度总理拉吉夫·甘地，并相爱。
The couple were married in 1969. Sonia quickly got a taste of Indian politics when she moved in with her mother-in-law Indira Gandhi, India's Prime Minister. They decided to stay out of politics. Rajiv was an airline pilot and Sonia stayed at home to look after her family. This changed dramatically in 1984 when Indira was assassinated and Rajiv became Prime Minister.
1969年，两人结婚。自从索尼娅与岳母英迪拉·甘地总理一同居住后，索尼娅很快对印度政治有所了解。他们决定远离政治。拉吉夫曾是一名客机驾驶员，索尼娅开始相夫教子。而就在1984年发生了巨变，英迪拉遭到刺杀，拉吉夫随即成为总理。
Following her husband's assassination in 1991, she was under a lot of pressure to become leader of the ruling Congress Party. She refused many times over the next seven years. She hated politics and said she would rather her children be beggars than politicians. She finally joined the Congress Party and became its president within a record 62 days of joining.
1991年，拉吉夫也遭到刺杀，她在重压之下成为了印度国大党主席。在未来的七年中，她曾多次拒绝。她讨厌政治，并称她宁愿自己的孩子成为乞丐，也不愿意他们成为政治家。她最终加入了国大党，并在加入后的62天里创纪录的成为了国大党主席。
She has been Congress President for ten consecutive years，another record. In 2004 she was asked to lead a 15-party coalition and be India's Prime Minister. She refused and caused a political storm. She is still a member of parliament for Uttar Pradesh. She now speaks at international conferences and makes the yearly lists of the world's most powerful or influential women.
另一项记录是她连续十年出任国大党主席。2004年，他被要求领导15党派联盟，并出任印度总理。她拒绝了总理一职，并引发了政治风暴。她依旧是印度北方邦的议会成员。如今，她仍然在国际会议中发表言论，这也让她入选了全球最具影响力女性榜单之中。
译文属秀哈英语原创，未经允许，不得转载。
