The day before my graduation from a high school in St.Louis，the principal called an assembly. He wanted to say farewell informally，he explained，as he reviewed our years together. There was hardly a dry eye among us as he concluded，"We will remember you，and hope you will remember us;more importantly，we want all of you to meet in this very auditorium¹ 25 years from today.”

我从圣·路易斯毕业的前一天，校长召集我们开了个会。他想非正式地告别一下。当他回顾起这些年大家在一起所度过的时光时，我们每个人都很激动，眼睛都湿润了。他又情

绪激昂地说:“我们是不会忘记你们的，希望你们也不要忘记我们。我们要你们25年后的今天再来这里相聚。”

There was a moment of silence，then a thin voice piped up，"What time?"

一片寂静，接着就听见有人小声说:“什么时间?"