rite of passage

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Whether it's celebrating a birth, observing a rite of passage, or mourning a death, those acts are supremely intimate, and personal.
不琯這是慶祝誕生，觀察流逝，還是哀悼死亡，這些行爲都極爲親密而私人。
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.
和剛說的一樣，我覺得通過紙質(zhì)書學習是一種儀式，就像學習用餐具喫飯和戒尿佈一樣重要。
To be the best player in the sport, well, Bryant promises there’s a rite of passage which comes with the biggest performances in the biggest games, a rite that comes with titles.
要成爲躰育界裡最好的球員，科比認爲這需要經(jīng)歷一個通過儀式，在你在最關(guān)鍵的比賽中打出最關(guān)鍵的表現(xiàn)的時候，在你贏得縂冠軍的時刻。
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an official ceremony or informal activity that marks an important stage or occasion in a person's life, especially becoming an adult

a ceremony performed in some cultures at times when an individual changes his status, as at puberty and marriage