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.

【红霞译文】

        初中一年级社交盛会是本校的光荣传统，倘若不亲身经历，你休想从这里顺利毕业。大家共济一堂，无不沉浸在狂欢热闹气氛之中，同时深情惜别彼此生活过六年的学校。

        学校活动中难得像这回明文规定，服饰行头一定要高端大气上档次。尽管如此，仍有个别同学不管三七二十一，照旧仔裤T恤便装上阵。我则一身燕尾服打扮，对西装革履毫无反感，不过今天在体育馆却大吐苦水，体验过百十来号人憋在闷气窒息的房间里吗？随着室温不断上升，空气逐渐变得稀薄，有燕尾服在身，足以叫你饱受煎熬五倍以上，好在父母严禁入内，真是大快人心。零食货架上摆满了点心，哇噻，我有生以来头一次见过这么多桃酥或巧克力蛋糕！还有草莓棉花糖串，叫人大饱口福。当然社交盛会笃定少不了喧嚣的唱片骑师，吵得体育老师西奥多先生戴上耳机躲在扬声器后面不敢出来。

        当第一波学生抵达会场，音乐声即刻响起，播放的旋律无一不是酷毙时髦的流行歌曲，偶尔夹带个把传统段子。男生打扮得英俊帅气，燕尾服最为走俏，也有的只穿西裤配领带；女生华艳靓丽，裙摆飘逸宛如天仙，直到……砰！通往馆内的大红地毯上突然走来一位身穿白色燕尾服、脖系粉色领结、眼戴黑色墨镜的小伙子艳压群芳。此后，晚会进入高潮，灯光渐暗，乐声轰鸣，流行曲伴随我们翩翩起舞，就连害羞的同伴不由得摇头晃脑踱起脚尖。对本人而言，哪里好玩我就奔往哪里；平常擅长呼风唤雨的公众人物随意散落开来，而我跟一帮朋友呆久了便跑去找另外一帮腻歪。哥们儿各寻其乐，几乎人人走东串西，体育馆内充满欢声笑语，不愧为加深了解互增友谊的交际盛会。大家畅所欲言，共同分享快乐时光，喜欢孤芳自赏的学生也不例外，有美食作伴，寂寞得了吗？此时此刻，即使无动于衷者，恐怕都难以置身事外。个人独吃有啥意思，胃口再大终有极限。以我个人之见，该派对办得相当成功！嘿，现场确实有很多入时的舞姿令你眼花缭乱，何不借机疯狂一把，将过去七个月来积蓄在体内的能量全部释放出来，我禁不住开始期待暑假生活，但眼下首先需要对付好常规测验、结业考试或者年终论文，既然有机会忙里偷闲，咱说什么都要及时行乐。

        不同的歌曲推出不同的明星，譬如：女生偏爱泰勒·斯威夫特，每逢听到她的歌曲，男生知趣地退出娱乐舞台；而一旦出现“江南风格”，所有的韩日华裔子弟当仁不让，千万别误会，我们闪亮登场，高兴得手舞足蹈。没过多久，问题暴露出来，男生个个挥汗如雨，汗臭味顿时四溢，熏得大伙晕头转向，不过兴致所至，纵使烘烤焙烧，我们在所不惜。

        此次聚会仅仅是初中一年级毕业生诸多庆祝活动中的小小缩影，以后几天大家将会忙得不可开交，不知我该如何期待年终学校生活，今天我乐在其中，假如明天同样精彩，天哪，我真得做好准备。