In order to separate doting parents from their freshman sons, Morehouse College in Atlanta has instituted a formal “Parting Ceremony.”
为了将那些溺爱孩子的父母与刚升上大学的子女分开,美国亚特兰大的莫尔豪斯学院特地举办了一个正式的分别仪式。
It began on a recent evening, with speeches in the Martin Luther King Jr. International Chapel. Then the incoming freshmen marched through the gates of the campus — which swung shut, literally leaving the parents outside.
告别仪式最近在莫尔豪斯学院的马丁•路德•金国际礼堂举行。在一段讲话之后,新学生步行进入学校大门;大门徐徐关上,也标志着他们向门外的父母告别。
When University of Minnesota freshmen move in at the end of August, parental separation was a little sneakier: mothers and fathers were invited to a reception elsewhere so students can meet their roommates and negotiate dorm room space — without adult meddling.
除了莫尔豪斯大学,美国明尼苏达大学也举办了类似的活动,不过他们组织的活动更具策略。学生父母被邀请前往学校各处的接待点,这样他们的子女就可以与自己的室友见面,在没有父母干涉的情况下与室友讨论如何布置寝室。