梦想成真：成为公民

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Today a dream comes true: Mai becomes a citizen. 今天，一个梦想成真了：麦成为公民。

The ceremony is held at the courthouse. 仪式在法院举行。

She raises her right hand, says the oath, and receives her papers. 她举起右手，宣誓，并领取了她的文件。

Everyone claps. 大家鼓掌。

She is so proud. 她非常自豪。

Her friends are proud, too. 她的朋友们也很自豪。

They throw her a party, invite everyone she knows, and feast together late into the evening. 他们为她举办派对，邀请了她认识的所有人，并一起狂欢到深夜。

Now Mai can do things she once only dreamed of. 现在麦可以做她曾经只敢梦想的事情了。

She can vote. 她可以投票了。

She can get a passport — 她可以办理护照了——

and the first thing she wants is to visit her family far away. 而她最想做的第一件事就是去探望远方的家人。

Years of waiting, 多年的等待，

years of studying and hoping, 多年的学习和期盼，

all folded into one raised hand 都浓缩在一次举手之间

and a few short words. 和几句简短的话语中。

Some dreams are worth every bit of the wait. 有些梦想值得所有的等待。