The Graduation Ceremony
畢業典禮
In American high schools and colleges, the last day of the school year is graduation day.
美國中學和大學學年的最后一天是畢業日,
The students who finish their last year in the school will graduate.
完成最后一學年的學生會畢業。
The graduation ceremony is often in the school gymnasium.
畢業典禮通常在學校體育館舉行。
The people who come to watch the graduation are teachers, parents and friends of the graduates.
觀看畢業典禮的人包括老師,家長和畢業生的朋友。
Those students who will graduate will wear long robes and caps with square tops.
畢業生身著長袍,戴著方形帽。
The graduate who has the best record in school will make a speech.
成績最好的畢業生會發表畢業演講,
The school principal and other officials will also make speeches.
校長和其他官員也會致辭。
Then each graduate will receive a diploma or a degree, which has his name and the name of the school.
然后畢業生會接受文憑或學位,上面有自己的學校和名字。
After the ceremony, students often chat with their teachers, friends and relatives who come to congratulate them.
典禮之后,學生通常與祝賀他們的老師和親戚朋友交談。
They take pictures of each other and will show each other these pictures a few nights later at the graduation party.
他們互相拍照,并在幾天之后舉行的畢業舞會上分享。
Graduation is a memorable event.
畢業是最難忘的時刻。