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Xie Xiangyang still remembers his farewell party on the verge of graduating last year. “There were a lot of tears,” recalls the 23-year-old law major from Sun Yat-sen University. 毕业于中山大学法律系的谢向阳（音译）仍然记得去年毕业前夕的那顿散伙饭。“大家哭成一团。”这位23岁的的小伙子回忆道。 “Graduating is a very emotional experience as you’re about to leave your comfort zone and say goodbye to everything you’re familiar with,” says Xie. 谢向阳说：“毕业是件特别伤感的事情，因为你就要离开你的‘舒适区’，并对你所熟悉的一切说再见。” Just like signing up for campus clubs, failing a course, or being rejected by a secret crush, attending a farewell party has long been a campus ritual that marks the end of one’s college life. For most, it’s not about the dinner, but about holding on to the most cherished memories of one’s student life. 就如同参加校园社团、挂科、或是惨遭暗恋对象拒绝一样，吃散伙饭一直是一种标志着大学生活结束的校园仪式。对于大多数人而言，这不仅仅是一顿饭那么简单，而是对学生时代珍贵记忆的一种回顾。 Drinking 酒逢知己 For Li Zhenhua, an emergency room doctor at a hospital in Xi’an, this time of year is the peak season for alcohol poisoning. 对于西安某医院的急诊室医生李振华（音译）来说，每年的这个时候是收治酒精中毒病例的高峰期。 | 
