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In Miami, we've commissioned and artist, a young artist named Atomico,
在邁阿密，我們委托一個(gè)藝術(shù)家，年輕的藝術(shù)家阿托米卡，
to create some vivid and vibrant images for a new series of "I voted" stickers.
去創(chuàng)作栩栩如生的“我投票了”新系列貼紙。
But the thing is, Atomico had never voted. He wasn't even registered.
可是，阿托米卡從來沒投過票。甚至都沒登過記。
So as he got to work on creating this artwork for these stickers,
當(dāng)他開始設(shè)計(jì)藝術(shù)貼紙時(shí)，
he also began to get over his sense of intimidation about politics.
他也要開始克服對政治的恐懼。
He got himself registered, and then he got educated about the upcoming primary election,
他去登記了，他也了解了即將到來的大選，
and on election day he was out there not just passing out stickers,
在投票日當(dāng)天，他不僅當(dāng)街散發(fā)貼紙，
but chatting up voters and encouraging people to vote, and talking about the election with passersby.
還和選民交談，鼓勵(lì)大家投票，與行人談?wù)撨x舉。
In Akron, a theater company called the Wandering Aesthetics has been putting on these pickup truck plays.
在阿克倫，一家名叫美學(xué)漫步的戲劇公司曾經(jīng)進(jìn)行過這種卡車演出。
And to do so, they put out an open call to the public asking for speeches, monologues, dialogues, poems, snippets of anything
為了演出，這家公司公開征集演講，獨(dú)白，對話，詩歌，小品之類的，
that could be read aloud and woven into a performance. They got dozens of submissions.
只要能大聲念出來的，都可以編入演出。結(jié)果投稿如云。
One of them was a poem written by nine students in an ESL class,
其中有一首詩，作者是ESL課程的九個(gè)學(xué)生，
all of them Hispanic migrant workers from nearby Hartville, Ohio.
都是拉美籍的移民工人，來自俄亥俄州內(nèi)比鄰的哈特威爾。
I want to read to you from this poem. It's called "The Joy of Voting."
我給大家讀一段。詩的名字叫：選舉的快樂。
"I would like to vote for the first time because things are changing for Hispanics.
我要進(jìn)行第一次投票，因?yàn)槔酪岬奶幘匙兞恕?/div>
I used to be afraid of ghosts. Now I am afraid of people. There's more violence and racism.
我過去怕鬼，現(xiàn)在怕人。暴力和種族主義越來越多。選舉會(huì)改變這一切。
Voting can change this. The border wall is nothing. It's just a wall.
邊界墻什么也不是。就是個(gè)墻。
The wall of shame is something. It's very important to vote so we can break down this wall of shame.
恥辱的墻才可怕。投票很重要，讓我們可以打破這恥辱之墻。
I have passion in my heart. Voting gives me a voice and power. I can stand up and do something."
我心中有激情。選舉使我發(fā)出聲音和力量。我能站起來做出改變了。
