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“The minute he stepped on that field, I saw his huge smile.
“他踏上球场的那一刻，我看到了他灿烂的笑容。
And I knew he loved it.”
我知道他很喜欢。”
For Luma Mefleh the Fugees were like a family.
对卢玛·梅夫勒来说，“难民营球队”就像一家人。
Luma grew up in Jordan, in the Middle East.
卢玛在中东的约旦长大。
She came to the United States for school.
她来美国上学。
After she finished university, Luma did not know what she wanted.
大学毕业后，卢玛不知道自己想要什么。
She tried many jobs, and moved to many different places.
她尝试过许多工作，换了许多不同的地方居住。
Finally, she moved to Georgia.
最后，她搬到了佐治亚州。
But she still felt unsatisfied.
但她仍然感到不满意。
Until one day, she saw a group of children playing football on the street.
直到有一天，她看到一群孩子在街上踢足球。
It reminded her of her brothers and cousins in Jordan.
这让她想起了她在约旦的兄弟和堂兄弟。
She began playing with them.
她开始和他们一起踢足球。
And she discovered that they were all refugees.
她发现他们都是难民。
She loved playing with the group.
她喜欢和这群孩子一起玩。
So soon after, she decided to form a football team.
因此不久之后，她决定组建一支足球队。
But she needed more players.
但她需要更多的球员。
She invited other refugee children to join.
她邀请其他难民儿童加入。
Soon, she had a team of more than thirty children!
很快，她就组建了一支由30多个孩子组成的球队！
For a short time, the Fugees were only a football team.
在很短的一段时间里，“难民营球队”只是一支足球队。
They met every week to play games and have fun.
他们每周都聚在一起踢球，玩得很开心。
But Luma noticed that many of the children did not have enough to eat.
但卢玛注意到，许多孩子吃不饱。
Their families were very poor.
他们的家庭非常贫穷。
So Luma began to think about new ways to help them.
于是，卢玛开始想办法帮助他们。
She started a cleaning business, and hired the parents of her team members.
她创办了一家清洁公司，并雇佣了球队成员的父母。
These jobs provided a step out of poverty for the families.
这些工作帮助这些家庭稍微摆脱了贫困。
Over the next several years, the Fugees football team kept growing.
在接下来的几年里，“难民营球队”不断壮大。
Soon it became two teams, and then three teams.
很快就变成了两支球队，然后是三支球队。
They played real football games against other teams from the city.
他们和来自这座城市的其他球队进行了真正的足球比赛。
