Graduation and moving on
畢業(yè)并繼續(xù)前進(jìn)
At least once a year, there are a lot of graduations.
至少每年一次,會(huì)有很多的畢業(yè)典禮。
It’s a time when a lot of people move on,
這是一個(gè)很多人繼續(xù)前進(jìn)的時(shí)刻,
from where they were, to another school or another class,
從那里的人們會(huì)到另一個(gè)學(xué)?;蛄硪粋€(gè)班級(jí),
or out into a real world.
或者到了一個(gè)真實(shí)的世界。
To graduate means to take a step forward, to move onward.
畢業(yè)意味著向前邁進(jìn)一步,已經(jīng)上路了。
I can remember my high school graduation,
我還記得我的高中畢業(yè),
my graduation from university,
我大學(xué)畢業(yè),
and even my graduation from graduated school.
甚至從我研究生院畢業(yè)。
Each of those graduations was nice.
其中每個(gè)畢業(yè)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(xù)下去的動(dòng)力,我希望留下并獲得更多的樂(lè)趣。
But I also want to move on.
但我還想繼續(xù)前進(jìn)。
When we hear the word graduation, we naturally think of graduating from school.
當(dāng)我們聽(tīng)到畢業(yè)那個(gè)詞,我們很自然地會(huì)想到從學(xué)校畢業(yè)。
But I think it’s possible to graduate from different places, or stages in life.
但我認(rèn)為這是有可能是從不同的地方或不同階段的生活畢業(yè)。
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,
[cn]在某種程度上,我覺(jué)得我無(wú)法從公司身上學(xué)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(jīng)達(dá)到了一種上限,我覺(jué)得是繼續(xù)前行的時(shí)候了。
The way that I describe that moving on is a graduation.
我所描述的繼續(xù)前行是畢業(yè)。
Some times we are thrown out into the world or to the next level,
有時(shí)我們被拋進(jìn)世界或下一個(gè)階段,
whether we are ready or not.
不管我們是否為此做好了準(zhǔn)備。
Other times we get the truth when we want to move on.
其他時(shí)候,我們得到當(dāng)我們想繼續(xù)前進(jìn)的事實(shí)。
I have experienced both.
我已經(jīng)都經(jīng)歷過(guò)了。
I preferred the second one, where I have a choice,
我更喜歡第二個(gè),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(gè)何時(shí)以及如何的事實(shí),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?yàn)槲覀兛梢詮奈覀冇械拿看谓?jīng)歷中學(xué)習(xí),
each experience can be a stepping stone for us to be better people.
每次經(jīng)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(yè)我都要學(xué)習(xí)一些課程,
but some times I can be a slow learner.
但有時(shí)我可以是一個(gè)緩慢的學(xué)習(xí)者。
I wonder when my next graduation is going to be.
我想知道當(dāng)我的下一次畢業(yè)將是何時(shí)。