移民局的大厅里,流程非常刻板。林国栋在工作人员的指引下,交回了原有的证件,然后被带到了一个专门的宣誓大厅。
大厅里还有几十个来自世界各地准备入籍的人。
现场的主持官员站在国旗前,示意所有人起立,举起右手。
林渊站在家属观礼区,看着老爹满头大汗地从兜里掏出那张写满了汉字谐音的A4纸。
官员开始领读,林国栋咽了口唾沫,死死盯着纸上的注音,磕磕巴巴地跟着人群大声念出了那段长长的誓词:
“I hereby deClare, On Oath, that I abSOlUtely and entirely renOUnCe and abiUre all allegianCe and fidelity tO any fOreign prinCe, pOtentate, State, Or SOvereignty, Of WhOm Or WhiCh I have heretOfOre been a SUbieCt Or CitiZen;
(我在此郑重宣誓:我绝对地、完全地公开放弃、并拒绝放弃对我目前身为臣民或公民的任何外国亲王、国家或主权的忠诚和效忠;)
that I Will SUppOrt and defend the COnStitUtiOn and laWS Of the United StateS Of AmeriCa againSt all enemieS, fOreign and dOmeStiC;
(我将支持及捍卫美利坚合众国宪法和法律,对抗国内外所有的敌人;)
that I Will bear trUe faith and allegianCe tO the Same;
(我将对美国怀抱真诚的信仰和忠诚;)
that I Will bear armS On behalf Of the United StateS When reqUired by the laW;