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But Shamsoun’s mother encouraged him.
但沙姆松的母亲鼓励他。
She told him to be strong, and to continue studying.
她告诉他要坚强，要继续学习。
She dreamed that he would be the first member of their family to go to college.
她梦想他能成为他们家第一个上大学的人。
So he kept studying.
所以他继续学习。
For two years, Shamsoun did well in school.
两年来，沙姆松在学校表现很好。
He worked very hard.
他学习非常努力。
He hoped to make his family proud.
他希望能让他的家人感到骄傲。
But on November 27 2002, everything changed.
但在2002年11月27日，一切都变了。
Shamsoun’s family drove to a holiday party.
沙姆松一家开车去参加一个节日派对。
On the way, their car went off the road.
在路上，他们的车驶离了公路。
They were driving very fast.
他们开得很快。
“The car moved very fast.
“车移动得很快。
And then it turned over many times.
然后它翻了很多次。
After that I could not see anything for a short time.”
在那之后，有一小段时间我什么也看不见。”
Finally, Shamsoun opened his eyes.
最后，沙姆松睁开了眼睛。
He heard his father’s voice calling to him.
他听到父亲在呼唤他。
He reached out his hand, and his father pulled him from the car.
他伸出手，父亲把他从车里拉了出来。
Shamsoun saw that something bad had happened.
沙姆松发觉出事了。
“When I looked in his eyes, he was trying to tell me something.
“当我看着他的眼睛时，他试图告诉我一些事情。
His face was the saddest I have ever seen.”
他当时的脸是我见过的最悲伤的脸。”
Shamsoun’s mother, two of his brothers and his sister all died in the crash.
沙姆松的母亲、两个兄弟和妹妹都在那次车祸中丧生。
He felt helpless and alone.
他感到无助和孤独。
So Shamsoun began doing the one thing that had always made him happy - he played football.
于是，沙姆松开始做一件让他一直很开心的事情——踢足球。
The game helped him forget about all the sadness.
比赛帮助他忘记了所有的悲伤。
Soon, a friend told him about a football team made of refugee children, just like him.
没过多久，一个朋友告诉他，有一支由难民儿童组成的足球队。
The coach, Luma Mufleh called the team the Fugees.
教练卢玛·梅夫勒称这支球队为“难民营球队”。
When she saw Shamsoun play, she felt excited.
当她看到沙姆松踢球时，她感到很兴奋。
