2015-05-15

【Aiden in English】

The 6^th grade social is legendary in my school, and you can’t graduate the 6^th grade without truly experiencing it. It is crazy fun and certainly a great way to say bye to the school.

        This is one of the rare events that people are required to dress impressively for. As always, there are a few of students who just absolutely don’t try at all and wear jeans or t-shirts. I wore a tuxedo, and I was one of those people who really didn’t feel uncomfortable in formal clothes. That is, until I felt the gymnasium. Ever feel a gym with little if any circulation of air and containing 100 people? It gets five times worse with the fact that a tux gets very stiffening after the temperature rises. Parents weren’t allowed, which was awesome. There was a concession stand, and oh my, I have never seen so much cookies or brownies in my life! There were also strawberry and marshmallow kabobs, which were a nice edition. But no social can be complete without a DJ, and so our gym teacher, Mr. Theodore, took the headphones and a seat behind the speakers. 

        When the first group of kids arrived, the music was cranked up, and there were all the coolest and newest songs, throwing in a few classics once in a while. All kinds of styles in clothing came along, too. Tuxedoes were popular, but the regular suit and tie wasn’t out of the question. Girls came in every dress imaginable, and everything was nice until… boom! A kid dressed in a white tux with a pink bow-tie and a pair of sweet sunglasses walked down the stretch of red carpet into the gym. The party then really got rocking. The lights dimmed slightly, and the music began to blare. Popular songs got us all dancing, and even the shyest of kids got a rod in their head or a tapping of their shoes. As for me, I wondered around. Groups of popular kids separated themselves from main group, so whenever I got sick of one group of friends, I moved on, for many of my buds split off into a small caravan too. Nearly everyone was moving, and laughter rang out through the gym. The social was a time to, well, socialize. The every atmosphere was exciting with friends talking to friends and no one had a bad time, even the left out ones. That’s what the food is for, you know? But they were eventually sucked in as well. A stomach can only hold so much food. Personally, I thought this was a blast! Heck, there were many fancy dance moves being shown off, plus to really release the energy that has been stored for the past 7 months. Dancing undoubtedly blew off steam, like surely long, pent-up steam. I began to get in the summer mind-set, but this is the time of year that pop quiz or end of the year exam or final paper comes along. A cool down wouldn’t hurt though.

        Different songs also meant different kids taking center stage. For example, for a Taylor Swift song, the girls absolutely shoved the boys out of their way, making the scene look almost amusing. Then, when a song like Gangnam Style came on, all the Korean, Japanese, and Chinese took the stage. And, no offense, we rocked it. Yet the discomfort was soon becoming noticeable. Sweat was pouring done boys’ faces, and body odor becoming nearly nauseating in the room. But everyone kept on grooving, not feeling as if he were in an oven.

        This is only one of the events 6^th grade graduation has in store, and the next then days are busy. So I don’t know if I should either look forward to the end of the school year or not. Today was a ton of fun, and if the rest are as good, boy, the decision gets tough.

【紅霞譯文】

        初中一年級社交盛會是本校的光榮傳統，倘若不親身經歷，你休想從這裡順利畢業。大家共濟一堂，無不沉浸在狂歡熱鬧氣氛之中，同時深情惜別彼此生活過六年的學校。

        學校活動中難得像這回明文規定，服飾行頭一定要高端大氣上檔次。儘管如此，仍有個別同學不管三七二十一，照舊仔褲T恤便裝上陣。我則一身燕尾服打扮，對西裝革履毫無反感，不過今天在體育館卻大吐苦水，體驗過百十來號人憋在悶氣窒息的房間裡嗎？隨着室溫不斷上升，空氣逐漸變得稀薄，有燕尾服在身，足以叫你飽受煎熬五倍以上，好在父母嚴禁入內，真是大快人心。零食貨架上擺滿了點心，哇噻，我有生以來頭一次見過這麼多桃酥或巧克力蛋糕！還有草莓棉花糖串，叫人大飽口福。當然社交盛會篤定少不了喧囂的唱片騎師，吵得體育老師西奧多先生戴上耳機躲在揚聲器後面不敢出來。

        當第一波學生抵達會場，音樂聲即刻響起，播放的旋律無一不是酷斃時髦的流行歌曲，偶爾夾帶個把傳統段子。男生打扮得英俊帥氣，燕尾服最為走俏，也有的只穿西褲配領帶；女生華艷靚麗，裙襬飄逸宛如天仙，直到……砰！通往館內的大紅地毯上突然走來一位身穿白色燕尾服、脖系粉色領結、眼戴黑色墨鏡的小伙子艷壓群芳。此後，晚會進入高潮，燈光漸暗，樂聲轟鳴，流行曲伴隨我們翩翩起舞，就連害羞的同伴不由得搖頭晃腦踱起腳尖。對本人而言，哪裡好玩我就奔往哪裡；平常擅長呼風喚雨的公眾人物隨意散落開來，而我跟一幫朋友呆久了便跑去找另外一幫膩歪。哥們兒各尋其樂，幾乎人人走東串西，體育館內充滿歡聲笑語，不愧為加深了解互增友誼的交際盛會。大家暢所欲言，共同分享快樂時光，喜歡孤芳自賞的學生也不例外，有美食作伴，寂寞得了嗎？此時此刻，即使無動於衷者，恐怕都難以置身事外。個人獨吃有啥意思，胃口再大終有極限。以我個人之見，該派對辦得相當成功！嘿，現場確實有很多入時的舞姿令你眼花繚亂，何不藉機瘋狂一把，將過去七個月來積蓄在體內的能量全部釋放出來，我禁不住開始期待暑假生活，但眼下首先需要對付好常規測驗、結業考試或者年終論文，既然有機會忙裡偷閒，咱說什麼都要及時行樂。

        不同的歌曲推出不同的明星，譬如：女生偏愛泰勒·斯威夫特，每逢聽到她的歌曲，男生知趣地退出娛樂舞台；而一旦出現“江南風格”，所有的韓日華裔子弟當仁不讓，千萬別誤會，我們閃亮登場，高興得手舞足蹈。沒過多久，問題暴露出來，男生個個揮汗如雨，汗臭味頓時四溢，熏得大夥暈頭轉向，不過興致所至，縱使烘烤焙燒，我們在所不惜。

        此次聚會僅僅是初中一年級畢業生諸多慶祝活動中的小小縮影，以後幾天大家將會忙得不可開交，不知我該如何期待年終學校生活，今天我樂在其中，假如明天同樣精彩，天哪，我真得做好準備。