Thank you for coming to my graduation, three years ago.

感謝你們三年前來參加我的畢業典禮

Hello everybody my name is Ray and yeah, I’m in a graduation gown.

哈囉大家好，我的名字是阿滴，而且我現在正穿著一件畢業袍

Just yesterday I attended my sister’s graduation ceremony and also it’s graduating season

就在昨天，我參加了滴妹的畢業典禮，也剛好現在是畢業季

so I thought I’d make a video on this topic.

所以我想說我可以針對這個主題來做一部影片

Yes, this is my sister’s graduation gown.

對！這是我妹的畢業袍

The fact that I can fit perfectly in her gown demonstrates how she’s...

事實上我可以完美地穿著她的畢業袍，所以看得出來她......

obviously borrowed an oversized gown.

顯然是借到了一件太大的畢業袍了

No honestly I’m just skinnier than her.

沒有啦，其實說實話我比她還瘦

Shut up!

閉嘴！

So lets start by looking at some words related to graduation.

首先讓我們從先看一些和畢業有關的單字

First of all in America, I think we use the term “commencement ceremony”

首先，在美國，commencement ceremony (畢業典禮)

more than “graduation ceremony”, they’re both correct and you can use either,

比 graduation ceremony 還常見。兩個都對，兩個都可以用

but commencement refers to the particular ceremony

但是 commencement 指的是特定的典禮

where your name is called and you go get your certificate and cry and break down and...

會一一唱名、你要上台拿你的證書，再大哭崩潰一下.....

However, graduation is also when you fulfilled all your academic requirements and officially “graduate” from the school.

然而，畢業則是當你完成了你的學術門檻之後，正式的從學校「畢業」

So this can happen anytime whenever you’re ready.

所以不論什麼時候，只要你準備好了，這就算是了

So there is a difference, you can still attend the commencement ceremony with your other fellow graduates

所以差別就是，就算你翹了一堆的課結果要延畢一學期

even though you skipped too much classes and ended up having to go for another semester,

但是你還是可以跟你同年級畢業生一起參加這畢業典禮

which is, kinda sad.

聽起來有點悲哀

That is also exactly why you don’t receive the actual diploma during the commencement ceremony,

這也就是為什麼你在畢業典禮上並沒有真的拿到你的畢業證書

you get it afterwards.

你事後才拿到

I think it’s a good way to put it too, because commencement also means “beginning”,

我想這樣做也是一個很好的方式，因為畢業典禮其實代表了「開始」

so it's like after college you’re beginning a new life.

所以就像是大學畢業之後，你就要開始一個新生活

Now onto the dress, I mean gown.

現在回到這件衣服，我是指這一個袍子

First of all we have the graduation cap, and this little guy right here is called a tassel

首先，我們都會有畢業帽，而且這裡有點小不點的東西叫做帽穗

and we should secure it on the right side... so, here.

而且我們要確定我們固定在對的邊......所以，是這裡

Then there’s this thing, I’m not sure if it’s called a graduation hood

然後這是這個東西，我不太確定是不是叫做垂布

because a hood is usually larger and with flaps, so I'm not sure about this one.

因為通常垂巾都比這個還大，而且會飄動，所以我不是很確定這個

To confuse me even more it’s pink, why is it pink? Why does it have to be pink?

其實更讓我覺得疑惑的就是它是粉紅色的，為什麼？為什麼一定要是粉紅色？

Why?

為什麼？

And the actual graduation gown, it is specially designed to have zero breathability

還有真的，畢業袍特地的設計得毫不透風

so that you can create a little sweat waterfall inside.

所以你衣服裡面其實已經是汗如雨下

It's really happening right now inside.

裡面現在真的是這樣

Seriously.

認真

So the next thing to talk about besides the attire is what people do in commencement ceremonies

接下來要談談除了服裝之外的東西就是畢業典禮的時候大家都會怎麼樣？

and I have to say, I thoroughly enjoyed what people did yesterday.

而且我一定說，我超級喜歡昨天發生的事

You see, they reserve this time slot after awarding the certificate and the turning of the tassel,

你知道的，他們在頒完證書和正冠撥穗之後留了一段時間

for the graduates to come up and talk.

讓畢業生上台和致詞

But they don’t just talk, sometimes they get a little bit too emotional and they start to cry,

但是他們不只是說話，有時候他們會有點太情緒化，然後就開始哭了

this is where things get interesting.

這就是開始有趣的地方了

I’m not trying to, like, make fun of anyone here

我真的沒有想要取笑現場任何人的意思

but as I was sitting there with my camera all set up, I can see really close-up all of their expressions

但是當我坐在那哩，把相機一切都準備好了，我真的可以很清楚的觀察到他們的臉部表情

and it was genuinely entertaining.

而且真的很有趣

I hope I could show you some of those clips because I do have them recorded,

我真的很想要跟你們分享一些短片，因為我真的把它們都拍起來了

but obviously I can’t do that.

但是很顯然的我不行這樣做

Can I?

我可以嗎？

No!

不可以！

Okay so obviously, I couldn't,

好，所以很顯然，我不能

I'm not gonna do it. I'm not gonna do it.

我不會這樣做。我不會這樣做的

So I’m just going to do my best to reenact those moments to demonstrate my point.

所以我會盡力來重演那時刻來表示我的重點

First of all we need to get scientific and divide the different cryers into different categories

首先，我們需要科學地來將會哭的人分成不同的種類

and there are some different types. I’ll show you five.

然後會有一些不一樣的類型。我會給你看五種

So first we have the mumblers,

所以第一種就是喃喃自語的人

it’s impossible to hear what they're trying to say when they're crying, and speaking, at the same time.

當他們在哭和說話的同時根本無法聽到他們試著在說的東西

!@#$%^&*

!@#$%^&*

and

還有

!@#$%^&*

!@#$%^&*

Then we have the tilters,

然後我們還有一直向後仰傾的人

I think they don't want the tears to fall down so they tilt their head backwards.

我覺得他們不想要讓眼淚流下來，所以他們就把頭向後仰傾

My parents, they’re here and they're right there, at the right side. You can see them,

我父母，他們在現場，他們就在那哩，在右邊。你可以看見他們

I love you guys so much, and...

我好愛你們，而且......

A close relative of the titlers are the fanners,

跟向後仰傾的人很有關係的就是一直搧的人

this is when they presumably fight back tears by cooling themselves.

就是當他們試著要藉由向自己搧風來逼退自己的眼淚

I mean, it's been tough but I made it.

我是說，雖然很辛苦但是我還是做到了

Next we have the naysayers,

下一種就是一直否認的人

they're the ones who repeatedly convince themselves that they are not going to cry,

他們是會一直重複地說來說服自己他們不會哭

but they cry anyway.

但是他們還是哭了

No I won’t cry I'm fine, don’t hand me no tissue paper.

我很好，我才不會哭，不用給我任何衛生紙

I just wanna take a moment and thank my parents...

我只是想要利用一點時間來感謝我的爸媽......

Why am I crying? No.

為什麼我在哭？我才沒有

Ok, thank you.

好，謝謝你

Finally my personal favorite are the dancers,

最後一種，也是我的最愛，就是跳舞的人

now they're not just crying, their crying are in sync with some kind of dynamic choreography,

現在他們不只是哭而已，他們的哭法是和某種很動態的舞蹈同步的

it’s like this new age art thingy.

就像是種新世代的藝術玩意

Entertainment at its best.

充其量只是娛樂而已

I really wanna thank my friends...

我真的想要好好感謝我的朋友們......

We're really good friends...

我們真的是很好的朋友......

I hope we keep in touch...

我希望我們會繼續保持聯絡......

So there you have it, the five ways people cry in commencement ceremonies.

所以你知道了，有五種畢業典禮上哭的方式

Again, I have to stress, I’m not making fun of anyone,

再說一次，我一定要強調，我真的沒有要取笑任何人

it’s just that I admire these different types of crying from the bottom of my...

我只是打從心底就很景仰這些各種不同的哭泣方式

judgmental heart.

我主觀的心

As for my sister, she kind of cried, but didn’t really cry. So she’s not within those five types.

然而滴妹，她有哭一點，但其實也不是真的哭。所以她不是這五種其中的一種

She's an underachiever, so it's not fun to look at.

她是個半調子，所以沒什麼好看的

But she was the valedictorian, which means she is the representative of her class

但是她是畢業生代表，也就是她是班級的代表

and so she had to give a valediction.

因此她需要致畢業詞

Here today in my vlog I wanna share with you a little segment of my sister’s speech,

所以今天我的部落格影片裏面，我想要跟你們分享一小段滴妹演講的片段

now it's about a minute or so, because the whole speech was seven...

大概是一分鐘左右，因為整個演講大概是七......

seventy-two hours.

七十二小時

So yeah, a little segment.

所以，只是一小小段

So here you go, enjoy, but I’m gonna say this first,

所以你看吧，好好享受，但是我要先說

don’t ask for her number or facebook or anything, just no.

不要跟我要她的電話號碼或是Facebook，就是不行

Seriously, no.

真的不可以

As William A. Ward once said,

就像威廉沃德曾經說過

"The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains.

「平凡的老師講授。好的老師解釋。

The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires."

更好的老師示範。偉大的老師啟發。」

You are like that. You inspire us.

您就如此。您啟發激勵了我們

Although you may not remember all of our names in the future,

雖然您或許未來無法在記住我們所有人的名字

we won’t blame you, because, let’s be honest here,

我們不會怪您，因為，我們說實話

I don’t even remember most of my classmate’s names.

甚至是我自己都記不太起來大部分同學的名字

But know this: we will always remember you and the privilege of being your students.

但是我們知道：我們會永遠記得您，我們很榮幸成為您的學生

Thank you, for everything.

感謝您，感謝您所做的每件事

Then, I would like to say something to my fellow graduates,

接下來，我想要跟其他畢業生說一些事

by the way I do remember your names.

順帶一提，我真的記得你們的名字

I’m very lucky to have had the chance to work and study with many of you during all these years.

我很幸運這些年來能夠有機會與你們一起打拼、一起讀書

You are all amazing people, each and every one of you having your own talents and individuality.

你們每一個都很棒，你們每一個都有自己的天賦以及個人特質

Thank you, my friends, for being my friend

謝謝你們成為我的朋友，我的好朋友們

and for bringing me so much joy and laughter in my university years.

在我大學期間帶給我許多喜悅與歡笑

I would like to thank my beautiful and loving mother, my selfless and intelligent father,

我想要感謝我美麗親愛的母親，我無私又聰穎的父親

and my caring and inspirational brother.

還有我總是照顧我、帶給我靈感的哥哥

Without my parents, I wouldn’t be able to become who I am today.

沒有我親愛的爸媽，我無法成為今日的我

You’ve worked so hard to provide me with all the best things in the world.

您們辛苦地工作為了提供我世界上最棒的事物

You’ve showered me with endless love and care.

您們讓我沉浸在您們無限的愛與關懷之中

You’ve forgiven my mistakes in life and taught me how to be a better person.

你原諒我生活中犯的錯，然後教導我怎麼成長

I hope I’ve made you proud.

我希望我能讓你驕傲

Without my brother, I couldn’t even imagine.

如果沒有我哥哥，我甚至根本不敢想像

You’re like a twin. We are mental twins and as a bonus, we look so, so much alike!

你就像是我的孿生哥哥。我們心靈上就像是孿生兄妹，另外的好處就是我們長得真的很像

All through these years, you’ve not only been just an older brother,

經過這麼多年，你不只是一位哥哥

you have been and always will be my role model, my shelter, and my best friend.

你一直都是我的模範，我的避風港，也是我的最好朋友

I hope I’ve made you proud as well.

我希望我也能讓妳為了我驕傲

So that's the little segment of my sister's speech I hope you guys enjoyed it.

所以這就是一小段滴妹演講的片段，我希望你們喜歡

Because it's graduating season so I figured maybe, some of you are graduating.

因為現在是畢業季，所以我估計或許你們有些人應該就要畢業了吧

Maybe some of you will be interested to hear about graduation so I hope you guys also enjoyed today's vlog.

或是你們有些人對於畢業的事情也很有興趣聽，所以我希望你們也可以很喜愛今天的部落格影片

Now this recording was done by me so I did personally attend my sister's commencement ceremony.

現在要說的是，剛剛那段錄影其實就是我錄的，所以其實我個人有參加滴妹的畢業典禮

And it's quite an experience because to be honest,

而且這真是一個很棒的經驗，因為說實話

I didn't really attend my own graduation three years ago.

三年前我其實我沒參加我自己的畢業典禮

I remember the day was like really rainy, it was showering.

我記得那一天煙雨濛濛，一陣一陣的雨

And I thought to myself, "Man, so troublesome, I don't wanna go."

然後我就跟自己說「兄弟，這麼麻煩，別去了吧！」

And I didn't go! So, I was that lazy. I was a really lazy student, compared to my sister, really.

所以我真的沒去！所以，我真的很懶惰。相較於我妹妹，真的，我真是一個很懶惰的學生

Because she's really diligent and, she's that kind of like, straight A's student

因為她真的很聰明，而且她就是像是那種全部都拿到優等的學生

she not only graduated, she graduated with distinction.

她不只是畢業，還是以優異成績畢業

That means, basically, she kicks ass when it comes to academics.

也就是代表，基本上在學術表現上真的很了不起

So, she also gave that speech.

所以，她才也致了畢業詞

We are all, like my family and I, we are all very proud of her.

像是我家人和我，我們全部都以她為榮

Now she's like crying in the corner right now.

現在好像她就在角落哭

So, it's an experience because it's graduation, it's like,

所以，因為畢業季，所以這是很好的經驗，就好像

you're done with this phase of your life and it's a rite of passage, you're passing through that

你已經完成人生的一個階段，然後這是一個階段儀式，你就正在經歷這

and you're gonna start a brand new life (with) new challenges for you to overcome.

然後你就要開始你充滿挑戰、需要克服的嶄新人生

So, I think it's a really good experience.

所以，我覺得這個經驗真的很好

And, as I'm talking, I more and more feel that...

然且，當我現在正在說話，我真的越來越覺得......

it's so fricking hot, this suit, I can't stand this.

這真是熱爆了，這個套裝，我真的受不了

Let's just cut to the chase. Right here, we have a video. Right here, radio.

所以我們直接切入重點。就在這，我們有部影片。這裡，有廣播節目

Right here, we have my website, and subscribe up there. Catch you guys next time.

這裡，我們有我們自己的網站，還有這裡可以訂閱。下次見

Did you subscribe yet? Subscribe to my channel. Thank you!

你訂閱了嗎？記得訂閱我的頻道。謝謝！

As always, thank you guys for watching and I'll catch you guys next time! See ya!

一如往常，謝謝你們觀賞這部影片，下次再見囉！拜拜！

I'm serious, this is so fricking hot!

我很認真，真的爆熱的！