good afternoon, all the teachers, parents and above all, graduates of 2016!

各位亲爱的同学们、老师和家长朋友们大家下午好！

several days ago, i shared some old photos in our class wechat group. when i look at those photos, old memories keep flashing back. military training, sports meeting, drama festival, chorus competition, mun, harvard debate, birthday celebration… i still remember you skipped the lunch for the rehearsal of drama, and some of you stayed up the whole night to prepare the mun. i believe these scenes will linger in your memories.

几天前，我在我们班级的微信群里分享了几张老照片。当我看着这些老照片的时候，旧时的记忆不断涌现：军训、运动会、戏剧节、合唱比赛、模拟联合国、哈佛辩论赛、班级生日会……我依然记得你们废寝忘食地排练话剧；你们有人为了准备模联通宵达旦。www.yBaSk.COM我相信这些场景将在你们的记忆中长久地驻留。

the past three years have also witnessed your growth. our girls who used to have baby-fat have grown into graceful ladies. our boys have now grown into gentle but strong men. for the first time you planned and prepared the whole graduation trip on your own; you held solo concerts; you successfully ran the ning café。 you did so many amazing things which my generation can never have imagined.

过去的三年见证了你们的成长和变化。如今，我们的女孩亭亭玉立，我们的男生意气昂扬。你们独立完成毕业旅行的计划和准备工作，你们中有人开办个人演唱会，有人成功地经营了我们的宁咖啡（国际部咖啡馆）。凡此种种，令人惊叹，这些都是像我这代人都不曾敢去想的事。

life is like an ongoing train that will not return. this train has passed ningwai. though you cannot stay in the beautiful past, you can decide where to sit, how you sit and the way you view the scenery. some people get used to sitting in the same place, looking at the same scenery, as it’s safe and easy to stay within one’s comfort zone. studying abroad is challenging but it also offers you an opportunity to explore and experience something different.

人生宛如一趟没有归途的列车，只能向前。车子已经开过宁外，你不能选择留在美丽的过去或是现在，但你可以选择车上的位置，姿势和心态。有的人习惯坐在一个固定的位置上，看着差不多的风景，如同每个人都有一个习惯了的"舒适区".留学带给同学们人生最大的价值或许就是一个走出"舒适区"的机会！去探索和经历不一样的东西！

staying in the comfort zone certainly is a much easier way to follow. you can choose to spend time staying at your dormitory, playing computer games or idling in the virtual world, chatting with your friends, browsing wechat or facebook as nobody will monitor you anymore. but you can also choose to push yourself much harder and to lead a more active way of life. spend time exploring different fields you are interested, meeting different people, doing voluntary jobs. only through practice, may you find what you love and what kind of person you would like to be.

诚然，待在舒适区会比较轻松容易。你可以选择整天待在宿舍玩游戏或者上网，与朋友聊天或是不停地刷微信、微博或者脸书（一种社交

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