That Day We Bid Adieu To You Lot 那一天, 我们和你们道别

To the Class of 2019,

2019届毕业班：

You lot. How do I even begin to describe the tall, foreboding class that is the senior class? Much as you guys undoubtedly observe us feral freshmen with a gaze reserved for the extraterrestrial, we also view you seniors with a particular eye. The attempt to understand each other before the end of the year goes both ways.

你们真的是！我该怎么描述高高在上的毕业班呢？正如你们像看外星人那样看我们九年级新生，我们同样以独特的视角观察着你们。随着学年接近尾声，我们希望能互相理解。

The gap between a mere four years is one between the club executive member and the newcomer, the team captain and the benchwarmer, the section leader and the fourth-row, partner-B page-turner. To us, you have extended, perhaps unknowingly, a bridge of mentorship and guidance. And to you, we wish to extend a bridge of our gratitude.

短短四年的时间里，社团新成员有可能成长为社团负责人，替补队员有可能成长为球队队长，坐在后面的成员有可能成为分区负责人。你们在不知不觉中为我们提供了指导，我们希望向你们表示感谢。

I think this first experience of losing our seniors to graduation will hit the hardest for us. For so many of my friends, you are the older brothers and sisters that have always been nearby, separated by no more than a hallway or building or two. And for the only-children like me, you are the cooler versions of our friends we’ve come to know since playdates from the fourth grade.

我认为第一次送走毕业班肯定会让我们感触最深。对于我的很多朋友来说，你们是一墙之隔的学长学姐。对于像我这种独生子女来说，你们是我们从四年级起就结识的酷朋友。

Call it the teenage stereotype, but you never stay for long, do you? Now that we’ve finally clambered up to the bottom rung of high school, you sink deeper into your studies and prepare for life in another country by June. Before you go, let this letter be a final word from freshmen to you.

也许是青少年的刻板形象，但这从来都不会待太久，不是吗？现在我们终于来到了高中的最底层，而你们则埋头苦读，为六月份前往另一个国家读书做准备。在你们离开之前，我们九年级新生希望通过这封信向你们致意。

To the fierce, potentially radioactive athletes, the star older-brother and -sister figures of our teams: your diligence, grit, and your patience each time you walk us through the stretches, warm-ups, and cheers inspire us more than you can know.

致球队充满斗志的运动员和明星学长学姐：你们在指导我们做伸展运动、热身运动以及欢呼喝彩时表现出的勤奋、毅力和耐心以远超你们想象的方式激励着我们不断前行。

To the musicians and artists and dancers with hearts of gold: thank you for being our creative inspiration. You are the older nerds we can geek out with concerning Shostakovich, and acrylics versus watercolour, and the many ways we can stand and spin on our heads on the dance floor. You are the comedians in the pit band, the starring actors in musicals even our parents gawk about, the dance performances that are justthat much cooler,the exhibition works we cannot help but take a second look at, admiration rooting us to the ground. For your dedication to the arts, it is to you whom we thank as we try even harder for AMIS and APACs and summer camp auditions.

致心地善良的音乐家、艺术家和舞蹈家：感谢你们为我们提供创意灵感。我们可以与你们一起探讨肖斯塔科维奇，探讨丙烯颜料和水彩的区别，探讨我们在舞池中站立和旋转的众多方式。你们是乐团中逗人开心的人，你们是连我们父母都赞不绝口的音乐剧主演，你们是超棒的舞蹈演员。你们在举办展览时，我们帮不上什么忙，但你们的作品让我们仰慕不已。你们对艺术的专注激励我们不断努力，努力在AMIS和APAC以及夏令营面试中做到更好。

To the Secretaries General and student officers for me, and the countless other club leaders for other freshmen: thank you for showing us leadership, and a passion to learn and teach others. The wisdom and sarcastic wit you so generously give have motivated many of us to work hard and repel arrogance from our heads. We pursue so many areas of academic discipline after seeing what you guys are capable of. You are the writers and speakers that have shaped my own voice, the mathematicians and humanitarians that have shaped the ambitions of countless others.

致学生会负责人（对于我来说）和其他社团负责人（对于其他九年级学生来说）：感谢你们表现出的领导力，感谢你们表现出的自我学习和指导他人的热情。你们表现出的睿智激励我们刻苦努力，保持谦卑。看到你们展现出的能力之后，我们开始了解很多学科领域。你们是让我找到自己声音的作家和演讲家，你们是让其他人找到自己志向的数学家和人道主义者。

We will miss you. And we wish you all the best of luck. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.

我们会想你们的。祝你们好运。

谢谢。谢谢。谢谢。

Sincerely,Michelle Huang, Class of 2022.

此致

Michelle Huang，上海美国学校九年级学生

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Founded in 1912, Shanghai American School (SAS) is the largest and most established international school in China. In short, it's the kind of school you wish you would've attended when you were a kid.

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