The Graduation Ceremony

毕业典礼

In American high schools and colleges, the last day of the school year is graduation day.

美国中学和大学学年的最后一天是毕业日，

The students who finish their last year in the school will graduate.

完成最后一学年的学生会毕业。

The graduation ceremony is often in the school gymnasium.

毕业典礼通常在学校体育馆举行。

The people who come to watch the graduation are teachers, parents and friends of the graduates.

观看毕业典礼的人包括老师，家长和毕业生的朋友。

Those students who will graduate will wear long robes and caps with square tops.

毕业生身着长袍，戴着方形帽。

The graduate who has the best record in school will make a speech.

成绩最好的毕业生会发表毕业演讲，

The school principal and other officials will also make speeches.

校长和其他官员也会致辞。

Then each graduate will receive a diploma or a degree, which has his name and the name of the school.

然后毕业生会接受文凭或学位，上面有自己的学校和名字。

After the ceremony, students often chat with their teachers, friends and relatives who come to congratulate them.

典礼之后，学生通常与祝贺他们的老师和亲戚朋友交谈。

They take pictures of each other and will show each other these pictures a few nights later at the graduation party.

他们互相拍照，并在几天之后举行的毕业舞会上分享。

Graduation is a memorable event.

毕业是最难忘的时刻。