1·The protracted nature of the commencement speech did not sit well with the restless group of recent graduates.
毕业典礼演讲的时间太长，让这群焦躁不安的应届毕业生很不舒服。
2·President Bush gave the commencement address today at the University of Notre Dame.
布什总统今天在巴黎圣母院大学发表了毕业典礼演说。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
3·Jobs ended his commencement talk with a call to innovation, both in one's choice of work and in one's life.
乔布斯在他的毕业典礼演讲结束时呼吁，在个人职业选择还是生活中都要创新。
4·In fact, you could be sitting three years from now waiting before commencement and you can get that grade adjusted.
实际上，你可以从现在到知道毕业典礼前，一直坐等三年，你可以更正成绩。
5·Perhaps some of the most valuable wisdom they received didn't come from professors or coursework, but from the inspirational words of a CEO on the commencement podium.
也许他们所获得最珍贵的智慧不是来自学校的教授或者所上的课程，而是来自于CEO们在毕业典礼讲台上充满激励的言辞中。