commencement ceremony

1. Mrs. Obama spoke for 22 minutes to the graduates of Martin Luther King Jr. Academic Magnet High School on Saturday in her only high school commencement address this year. The ceremony took place in the gymnasium of nearby Tennessee State University.
   当天在田纳西州马丁路德金高中毕业典礼上，米歇尔奥巴马致辞22分钟，这是她今年唯一一场高中演讲。演讲在附近田纳西州立大学的体育馆举行。
2. Madam Chancellor, members of the Board of Trustees, members of the faculty and administration, parents and friends, honored guests and graduates, thank you for inviting me to speak today at this magnificent Commencement ceremony.
   校长、校董会委员、所有教职员、各位家长和朋友、各位来宾和毕业生，感谢你们今天邀请我在这个盛大的毕业典礼上演讲。
3. Six long decades ago George Marshall, the American secretary of state, delivered the commencement speech at Harvard University's graduation ceremony.
   六十年前，时任美国国务卿的乔治•马歇尔（GeorgeMarshall）在哈佛大学（HarvardUniversity）的毕业典礼上致辞。
4. President Obama will speak at UC Irvine's commencement ceremony this June.
   奥巴马总统将会在加州大学欧文分校六月份的毕业典礼上发表演说。
5. When I first received the invitation to speak at your commencement ceremony, I thought back to my own graduation many, many years ago and you know what?
   当我最初接到在贵校毕业典礼上讲话的邀请时，我回想起了许多年前自己毕业时的情景。你们知道吗？
6. Many students of the business school skipped the commencement ceremony of the university and went straight to the diploma ceremony held by the business school itself.
   许多商学院的学生没有去参加学校的毕业典礼，直接去参加由商学院自己举办的学位颁发仪式。
7. At my own commencement ceremony several protesting students tried to take over the podium and had to be removed by class marshals.
   在我自己的毕业典礼上，几个抗议的学生试图霸占讲台，但最终被拉下台。
8. Life will go on, your children will grow up, go to school, and someday they could be taking part in a commencement ceremony just like this one.
   生活将继续下去，你的孩子会成长起来的，去上学，有一天他们可以参加一个仪式就像这一个。
9. The photo shows the construction commencement ceremony of the Dali Highway.
   图为大理至丽江高速公路开工奠基仪式。

noun

1. an academic exercise in which diplomas are conferred

   Synonym:    commencementcommencement exercisegraduationgraduation exercise