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。

The minimum-wage job is a rite of passage.

工资最低的工作是一段通道。

Graduations are an important rite of passage.

毕业是成长过程中的一个重要仪式。

We will hold the rite of passage in the morning!

我们将在早晨举行成年礼！

Valentine e's Day is an important human rite of passage.

情人节可是人类重要的习俗啊。

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。

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。

Your new experience will represent a new rite of passage into a completely new realm.

你新的经历将呈现给你一个结束过去的典礼，而带领你去一个全心的领域。

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。

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。

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。

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。

Joining the powerful senior citizens' lobby AARP is almost a rite of passage for many Americans as they turn 50.

加入很有影响力的美国退休人员协会(AARP)几乎是很多美国人进入50岁时的必然选择。

Needless to say, the mask of a Jaguar Warrior often hides numerous scars earned during this perilous rite of passage.

毋庸多言，斑豹战士的面具下必然是在这生死交关的仪式里留下的无以计数的疤痕。

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。

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。

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。

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。

“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 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。”

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。

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。