As the Bible study session wrapped up(结束，收尾), leaving worshippers to mingle(交往，混杂) over cake and coffee, Fatemeh, 44, fought back tears(强忍住眼泪) as the conversation turned to Sunday’s state election in Saxony-Anhalt.
当圣经学习活动结束时，信徒们聚在一起享用蛋糕和咖啡，而44岁的法特梅在谈到周日萨克森-安哈尔特州的州选举时，强忍住了泪水。
“I worry about it every day,” she said. “I can’t stop thinking about my son and what might happen to us.”
“我每天都为此担忧，”她说，“我无法停止想象我的儿子和我们可能会遭遇什么。”
Three years ago she fled(逃离（flee的过去式）) Iran with her son after he was stopped by police during a protest over the death in police custody of Mahsa Amini(马赫萨·阿米尼事件). They ended up(最终到达，最终成为) in Saxony-Anhalt, where, as they await a final decision on their asylum(庇护，政治避难) claim, she has watched him blossom(成长，发展) into a gifted athlete and develop a knack for(…的诀窍，才能) repairing vehicles.
三年前，她的儿子在抗议马赫萨·阿米尼在警方拘留中死亡的活动中被警察拦下，之后她便带着儿子逃离了伊朗。他们最终来到萨克森-安哈尔特州，在等待庇护申请最终裁决期间，她看着儿子成长为一名有天赋的运动员，并掌握了修理车辆的诀窍。