新标准初中英语九年级(下):UNIT2 School graduation

[00:01.49]At the end of the ceremony,
[00:03.81]graduates give big cheers¹ and throw their caps
[00:07.49]into the air to celebrate.
[00:10.34]During the rest of the day,
[00:12.02]there are many fun activities
[00:13.93]for the students and their guests.
[00:16.99]There are stalls² selling food
[00:19.88]and drinks and parents can watch performances
[00:23.16]put on by the students.
[00:25.43]The schools will be decorated with balloons,
[00:28.44]ribbons and other colourful decorations.
[00:32.05]There will be exhibitions of artwork
[00:34.78]and projects that were done that year.
[00:38.38]One popular activity that students
[00:40.32]do on this day
[00:42.06]is to sign each other's school yearbooks.
[00:44.90]A yearbook contains information
[00:46.84]about the past events for that year
[00:49.89]and has pictures of all the graduating students
[00:53.47]On that day, graduates write little messages
[00:56.96]to each other beside their photos.
[01:00.50]If they keep these yearbooks,
[01:02.35]they can look at the pictures many years later
[01:05.29]and remember their school days.
[01:08.14]High school graduation
[01:09.83]is an important part of teenage³ life
[01:12.92]in America as it celebrates the end
[01:16.33]of their secondary⁴ education.
[01:18.67]For many, it will be their last chance
[01:21.25]to spend time with their school friends
[01:23.74]before they all go their separate⁵ ways.
[01:26.42]

1 Cheers   

int.干杯，(英口语)谢谢，再见

参考例句：

• The crowd burst into cheers.人群中爆发出一片欢呼声。
• To your health!Cheers!祝您健康！干杯！

2 stalls   

n.戏院正厅前排座位，前座观众；摊( stall的名词复数 )；熄火；厩；（房间内的）小隔间

参考例句：

• market stalls selling cheap bric-a-brac 集市上出售廉价小摆设的货摊
• the front row of the stalls 正厅第一排

3 teenage   

adj.青少年的；十几岁的

参考例句：

• His voice is very high for a teenage boy.对一个十几岁的男孩来说，他的嗓音很尖。
• He is too old now for teenage parties.他年龄太大了，不适于参加少年聚会。

4 secondary   

adj.中级的，中等的，次要的；n.次要位置，副手

参考例句：

• It's a question of secondary importance.这是个次要的问题。
• Secondary school means junior school and high school.中学是指初中和高中。

5 separate   

n.分开，抽印本；adj.分开的，各自的，单独的；v.分开，隔开，分居

参考例句：

• Are they joined together or separate?它们是合在一起还是分开的？
• Separate the white clothes from the dark clothes before laundering.洗衣前应当把浅色衣服和深色衣服分开。