It used to be that a paper route or an after-school job at the local grocer was viewed as a rite of passage for young people.
过去对年轻人来说，找一份送报纸的兼职或者放学后前往本地杂货店打工，往往被视为人生必经阶段。
It was considered a rite of passage to own a broken down vehicle.
人们认为汽车抛锚是人生的必经之路。
Young as we were, we knew that being in a gang was nothing more than a rite of passage.
虽然当时年轻，但我们也明白，加入帮派无非是一种宣告着进入青春期的仪式。
Transitioning from that gummy grin to a mouthful of gleaming teeth is a rite of passage that can take your little one three years to complete.
从咧开无牙的嘴笑，到满嘴闪闪发光的皓齿，这个转变是宝宝成长中的重要仪式，并且需要他三年的时间来完成。
The wedding has shifted from a rite of passage to a vehicle for self-expression.
现在的婚礼已经从当初的婚礼仪式变成了自我表现与炫耀。
“In certain areas, it’s almost become a rite of passage to have your nose fixed and straightened when you’re a teenager,” he says.
他说，“在某些地区，当你还是孩童的时候，对鼻子整形和做挺几乎成为了一种通行仪式。
In that sense, I suppose I was prepared for this crucial rite-of-passage.
这样看来，我觉得自己为那至关重要的时刻做好了准备。
That being said, I feel that learning with books is as important a rite of passage as learning to eat with utensils and being potty-trained.
和刚说的一样，我觉得通过纸质书学习是一种仪式，就像学习用餐具吃饭和戒尿布一样重要。
The minimum-wage job is a rite of passage.
工资最低的工作是一段通道。
PLAYING football in the driving rain, with the mud flying, is a rite of passage for teenagers the world over.
冒着暴雨在球场上驰骋，四周泥点纷飞，这是全世界少年们的成年礼。
While boys often expressed nostalgia and affection toward gi Joe, renouncing Barbie appeared to be a rite of passage for many girls, Nairn said.
当男孩们对于‘美国大兵’念念不忘时，和芭比娃娃说再见则是很多女孩告别童年时代的标志。
Whether it's celebrating a birth, observing a rite of passage, or mourning a death, those acts are supremely intimate, and personal.
不管这是庆祝诞生，观察流逝，还是哀悼死亡，这些行为都极为亲密而私人。
For some unmarried women there is a time in their late 20s and early 30s when being a bridesmaid becomes a rite of passage.
对于一些女人在她们20岁末到30岁初的这一段时间，当伴娘成为了必经之路。
In the earliest days of the Internet, getting an.edu email address and signing in to Pine for the first time was a rite of passage for many college freshmen.
在互联网的早期，获得一个edu的电子邮箱地址，然后第一次注册Pine[1]成为了许多大学新生的一个仪式。
One reported rite of passage for Tusken youngsters is the hunting of a krayt dragon, though tales of success are rare.
据说塔斯肯少年的成年人仪式之一是捕猎一头克雷特龙，但很少听说有成功的。
Being seen from the Angle of the cultural anthropology, tourism is a rite of "passage" which is utilized to complete some important changes of the human life or mind.
从文化人类学的角度来看，旅游是一种“过渡仪式”，人们借此完成某些重大的人生或心灵的转变。
"In certain areas, it's almost become a rite of passage to have your nose fixed and straightened when you're a teenager," he says.
他说，“在某些地区，当你还是孩童的时候，对鼻子整形和做挺几乎成为了一种通行仪式。”
Maybe I'm making too big a deal about something which is a normal male rite of passage.
或许这只是我在一个男孩的正常成长过程中的一次小题大做。
Nobody wants to remain a beginner. It is merely a rite of passage everyone must experience.
没有人希望一直是个初学者。这只是每个人的必经之路。
The Garou denote a cub's coming of age with a Rite of Passage, a deadly and dangerous quest that tests a werewolf's strength and wisdom to its very limits.
但他们都用成年仪式来标志幼仔的成年，那总是一个无比危险乃至致命的任务，考验狼人力量和智慧的极限。
The wand is the key to the kingdom, and selecting one from Ollivander's is a rite of passage for the kids at Hogwarts.
魔杖是通往魔法王国的必备物品，从奥利凡德先生的店里挑选一支魔杖也是霍格沃茨魔法学校的孩子们必须经历的一步。
I can't believe you've never done this. Crossing the bridge is like a rite of passage.
我不敢相信你从来没这么干过。穿过这座桥可算个人生大事。
To own a fleet of Matchbox vehicles was almost a rite of passage for boys, whether you treasured them or just smashed them to pieces playing with them.
能拥有一组火柴盒车队是每一个男孩的梦想，无论你是像珍宝一样珍惜它们还是不断的摆弄它们。
If there's one goal of this conference, it's to dispel the myth that bullying is just a harmless rite of passage or an inevitable part of growing up.
如果这个会议有个目标，则是消除霸凌只不过是无害的成长仪式或长大免不了的部分之迷思。
High school wasn't always considered a near mandatory rite of passage.
高中并非一直都被认为是一种近乎强制性的通过仪式。
High school wasn't always considered a near mandatory rite of passage.
高中并非一直都被认为是一种近乎强制性的通过仪式。
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