Why now? Why was I sticking my head above the parapet?

为什么是现在？ 为什么选择站出来面对大众？

My father's face appeared above the parapet, scanning the rooftop.

父亲的脸出现在栏杆上方，扫视着屋顶。

But there is one area in which the firm, run by Son Masayoshi, its charismatic founder, wants to peek above the parapet: investments in artificial intelligence (AI).

但有一个领域，这家公司（其极富人格魅力的创始人为孙正义）还想冒险窥探一下：人工智能投资。

It was not till the end of half an hour that two figures were seen above the parapet of the dreary old pile, motionless as bitterns on a ruined mosque.

直到半小时结束，才看到两个人影出现在阴沉的旧堆的栏杆上方，一动不动，就像一座破败的清真寺上的卤水。