Kaitlin Nootbaar, a straight-A Oklahoma high school student, is being denied her diploma because she used the word "hell" in her graduation speech as valedictorian, and she and her parents are furious.
学校拒绝给美国俄克拉荷马州优秀高中生凯特琳·努特芭颁发毕业证书，因为她作为毕业生代表进行毕业演讲时说了“hell”这个词。这样的结果让她及其父母震怒不已。
In delivering her address during the Prague High School graduation ceremony in May, the teen alluded to instances where people would ask her what she wanted to do with her life as graduation approached, to which she said, "How the hell do I know? I've changed my mind so many times."
普拉格高中在5月举行了毕业典礼，凯特琳在演讲时说道，随着毕业临近，别人会问她以后想做什么，她略微提了几个例子，然后说道：“见鬼，我怎么知道？我的想法都变了好多次了。”
The statement received laughter and applause from her fellow graduates, her father said. But when Kaitlin went to collect her diploma this week, school officials said they won't release the certificate until she writes an apology for using the word.
她的爸爸说，下面的毕业生听到这话都大笑着鼓掌。但是当凯特琳这周去领取毕业证书时，学校官员说他们不会给她证书，除非她为说了这个词写一封道歉信。
The script for the speech, inspired by Eclipse: The Twilight Saga, includes the word "heck," but Kaitlin used "hell" in the moment. She says she doesn't intend to write the apology requested, as she earned the diploma through coursework, state exams and extracurriculars. The teen has also earned a full scholarship to college.
凯特琳的演讲稿是受到《暮光之城3：月食》的启发，里面用到了“heck”这个词（hell的委婉语），但是凯特琳当时却用了“hell”。她说她不打算按照要求写道歉信，因为她是通过课业、国家考试、课外活动得到毕业证书的。凯特琳也已经拿到了大学的全额奖学金。
A similar incident occurred in June when high school senior Anthony Cornist was denied his diploma because, school officials said, his friends and family cheered so loudly for him that it disrupted the ceremony.
6月也发生了相似的事件。学校也拒绝给高中毕业生安东尼·柯尼斯特颁发毕业证书，学校官员说，因为他的朋友和家人庆祝的声音太大了，打扰到了毕业典礼的进行。
"I did nothing wrong except walk across the stage," the Ohio teen told WCPO at the time. The school demanded that the student complete 20 hours of community service to obtain the certificate.
“除了走过舞台，我没做什么错事。”当时这名俄亥俄州的青少年告诉WCPO的记者。学校要求这名学生完成20个小时的社区服务之后才能拿到毕业证书。
Across the country in Brentwood, Calif., more than 20 students from Heritage High School were suspended and denied from walking in their graduation ceremony in June because of a senior prank that school officials said went too far.
在加利福尼亚州布伦特伍德，来自海瑞中学的20多位学生被处分停学并被拒绝参加6月份的毕业典礼，原因是因为学校官员认为他们的恶作剧太过分了。
For their grand exit prank, the teens tied a lamb to a pole, relocated a 500-pound concrete bench, stole school banners and splattered paint around campus. The students' parents sought legal action to stay the suspensions so the teens could take exams required for graduation.
这些学生导演了一场大型的毕业恶作剧。这群青少年把一头羔羊拴在一根杆子上，把一张500磅的石椅挪位，偷窃了学校的横幅，在校园里头乱涂乱画。学生的父母采取了法律手段暂缓了处分，这样孩子们还能参加毕业考试。