老师们、同学们:
大家好!我们是高三年级岳芙卿和邹海融。今天是高三年级最后一次参加升旗仪式,我们很高兴能借这个机会去回顾在国际校区的三年。
Good morning, teachers and students! I am Skyler from Grade 12, and this is Camila. At the last flag-raising ceremony of this semester, we are glad to take this opportunity to retrospect our three years in IC.
恰同学少年,风华正茂!转眼间,一晃三年就过去了。可是高一时和同学刚见面时那种青涩懵懂的样子在脑海里依然清晰。
Although three years have passed by in a flesh, the youthful and innocent figures of our first meeting with friends in Grade 10 is still clear in our mind.
记得高一的时候大家还都在认真的跑十五圈,每一圈都能听到一旁的同学们给我们加油打气,在最后一圈的时候也总会有人陪着我们冲刺。
In tenth grade, when we were all still seriously running fitteen laps, I remember that each lap, I could hear my classmates and friends at the side of the playgroud cheering me on loudly, and in the last lap, there was always someone sprint with me to the finish line.
记得高二的时候,即使英语课的essay,随堂quiz和大量studyguide,dbq作业(以文档为背景的题目)带来了各种忙碌和压力,我们仍然会在“夹缝中”生存,去操场上打球,坐在篮球架子旁跟朋友们聊天缓解焦虑。
In our sophoremore year, even though English class essays, quiz, and lots of studyguide and dbq assignments brought all kinds of busy and stress, our friends would still save us from the immense pressure, that we would go to the playground to play basketball, sit by the basketball stands and chatted with friends to relieve our anxiety.
记得高三时我们泡在counselor屋子里经历了各种赶文书的emo和紧迫,但每个人交完申请之后, 大家又都恢复元气大声欢呼鼓掌,和隔壁屋子比谁喊得声音大,然后在交完ed申请之后一起去海底捞庆祝申请季第一阶段的结束。
In twentieth grade, I remember that we went through all kinds of emotional damage and urgency in the counselor's offices to catch up with the Personal Statement and Why essays, but after everyone submitted their applications, we regained our energy, cheered and clapped loudly, and competed with the next room to see which counselor group was shouting louder. And then, after turning our Early Decision application, we went to Haidilao Hotpot to celebrate the end of the first phase of the application season.
我无法说你们一定会和我所描述的经历有所共鸣,但我相信你们已经,或者正在,或者将要拥有许许多多的,与同学和朋友一起创造出的回忆和故事。这个并不大的校区带给我的无数邂逅与美好比我曾预想的要多太多。在这里,我找到了更好的自己!也遇见了你们!
I can't say that you will necessarily resonate with the experiences I’ve described, but I am sure that you guys had already have, or are having, or will have many memories and stories created with your classmates and friends. This small campus has brought me much more encounters and beauty than I could have ever imagined. I’ve found a better version of myself and met you all here.
卡赛的时候,一句歌词特别的戳我,是房东的猫一首歌曲《云烟成雨》里的一句:
“街巷初次落叶的秋分,渐行渐远去的我们。”有时候觉得高中的日子所剩无几,就像天上的星星,数着数着就过去了,最终我们会各奔东西,我们会拥有各自的人生,会踏上自己的旅途,会去追寻自己的梦和幸福。但始终,我们依旧记着一起数星星的、曾相互陪伴的彼此。
One of the lyrics in the Chinese song "Clouds and Smoke into Rain" touched me particularly during the karaoke competition.it says, "In the streets and alleys, the autumnal equinox of the first falling leaves, we grow further apart. " Sometimes I feel that there are only a few days left for our high school. These days are just like the stars in the sky, as we count them, they passed by. Eventually we will go our separate ways, we will have our own lives, we will embark on our own journey, we will go after our own dreams and happiness. But always, we will remember those people who count stars with us.
最后,如果说要给学弟学妹们什么建议,我们希望大家要珍惜当下,学会感恩。
我们这一届三年里很大的一部分遗憾都源于疫情耽误的高一下半学期,在那段不可复刻的时光里,我们可能错过了很多有趣的探索和成长。所以希望在北京疫情稍有好转的当下,大家都可以更充实地过自己的生活,无论是在校园里还是在校园外,都自由且快乐地去做想做的事情。
Finally, if there is any advice to the students in Grade 10 and Grade 11, we hope that you can cherish the present moment, and learn to be grateful to life. For class of 2022, we spent the second half of our freshman year at home due the Covid-19 pandemic, and we probably missed out on a lot of interesting exploration and growth during that unrecoverable time. So, I hope everyone can live their lives as fully as possible, both on and off campus, and be free and happy to do whatever you want to do.
其次就是要怀着一颗感恩的心。感谢IC这个小校园,感谢三年来老师们,父母们,同学们对我们的关怀,支持,和帮助。在这里,无论是我们经历的各种挫折、困难,还是一些收获和快乐,都将会成为我们的财富,在未来让我们更加勇敢、大胆地面对更多挑战,让我们的内心充满更多的力量。
The second thing is to have a grateful heart. We would like to thank IC for the care, support, and help from teachers, parents and students in the past three years. Here, no matter different kinds of setbacks, difficulties, or some gains and happiness, will all become our wealth, letting us to be more brave and bold to confront more challenges in the future, giving our hearts full of strength.
生活中总会有不如意的地方,也会有令你不满意的人和事,但是总会有帮助过你的人,带给你快乐的事情,以及一些突然出现的惊喜和幸福。等熬过一些难熬的时光,再回头看时,能回忆起来的大多都是那些埋头苦干但富有成就感的碎片记忆和回荡在校园各个角落的笑声了。
There will always be many unsatisfactory moments, like many people and various things, but at the same time, there will always be some people who have helped you, some things that bring you joy, and some surprises and happiness that pop up in your life. When you look back after some difficult times, most of what you can recall are the memories of the hard work and the laughter that echoed in every corner of the campus.
如果感觉生活不够快乐,那就多去创造快乐吧~感谢在IC的这三年,祝大家未来一切顺利!谢谢大家!
If life is not happy enough, then let's create more happiness! Thanks for the three years in IC, and wish you all the best in the future! Thank you!