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Graduation and moving on
畢業并繼續前進
At least once a year, there are a lot of graduations.
至少每年一次,會有很多的畢業典禮。
It’s a time when a lot of people move on,
這是一個很多人繼續前進的時刻,
from where they were, to another school or another class,
從那里的人們會到另一個學校或另一個班級,
or out into a real world.
或者到了一個真實的世界。
To graduate means to take a step forward, to move onward.
畢業意味著向前邁進一步，已經上路了。
I can remember my high school graduation,
我還記得我的高中畢業,
my graduation from university,
我大學畢業,
and even my graduation from graduated school.
甚至從我畢業的學校畢業。
Each of those graduations was nice.
其中每個畢業典禮都是非常好。
I took pictures, I got flowers, I hug my parents.
我拍照片,我得到了花,我擁抱我的父母。
I had the motions to moving on, I want to stay and have more fun.
我曾有想繼續下去的動力，我希望留下并獲得更多的樂趣。
But I also want to move on.
但我還想繼續前進。
When we hear the word graduation, we naturally think of graduating from school.
當我們聽到畢業那個詞,我們很自然地會想到從學校畢業。
But I think it’s possible to graduate from different places, or stages in life.
但我認為這是有可能是從不同的地方或不同階段的生活畢業。
I worked in a company in New York for about three years.
我在紐約一家公司工作三年了。
In one point I felt I couldn’t learn anything else from the company,
在某種程度上,我覺得我無法從公司身上學到東西,
where the people I was working with.
從與我共同工作的人身上也一樣。
Then I had hit a ceiling, I felt that was time to move on.
然后我已經達到了一種上限,我覺得是繼續前行的時候了。
The way that I describe that moving on is a graduation.
我所描述的繼續前行是畢業。
Some times we are thrown out into the world or to the next level,
有時我們被拋進世界或下一個階段,
whether we are ready or not.
不管我們是否為此做好了準備。
Other times we get the truth when we want to move on.
其他時候,我們得到當我們想繼續前進的事實。
I have experienced both.
我已經都經歷過了。
I preferred the second one, where I have a choice,
我更喜歡第二個,在那里我可以選擇,
I like the truth when and how, but we don’t always get what we want,
我喜歡這個何時以及如何的事實,但我們不能總是得到我們想要的東西,
since we can learn from every experience that we have,
因為我們可以從我們有的每次經歷中學習,
each experience can be a stepping stone for us to be better people.
每次經歷都可以成為我們的一塊墊腳石而成為更好的人。
I know that I take lessons with me every time I graduated,
我知道每次我畢業我都要學習一些課程,
but some times I can be a slow learner.
但有時我可以是一個緩慢的學習者。
I wonder when my next graduation is going to be.
我想知道當我的下一次畢業將是何時。
