单词rite of passage
n.: （标志人生重要阶段的）通过仪式
（标志人生重要阶段的）通过仪式，重大事件:
a ceremony or an event that marks an important stage in sb"s life
The visit to Ireland, particularly, is seen as something of a rite of passage for all American presidents.
特别是爱尔兰之行，好像所有美国总统都将它看做必行的仪式。
We"ve got to dispel the myth that bullying is just a normal rite of passage -- that it"s some inevitable part of growing up.
我们必须消除认为欺凌是一种正常的成人仪式，是成长过程中不可避免的一部分这种荒谬观点。
Little is known about this rite of passage, and that alone would be cause for dread.
因为仪式的流程本身就很少人有人知道，更不用提它的恐怖。
Leaving home has long been a rite of passage from childhood to adulthood. You get a job. You get an apartment. And you make it on your own.
一直以来，离家都是孩子长大成人的标志。你找了份工作，有了自己的公寓，一切都靠自己。
It has also been a rite of passage for young Americans for nearly a century.
在近一个世纪以来，它是美国年轻人的人生大事。
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。
It has become a rite of passage for any aspiring politician to turn up and stroke a cow"s bottom or clutch a piglet.
农展会似乎已经成了法国有抱负的政治家必须露脸的过场，打一下牛屁股，或抓一下小猪仔。
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 perhaps listening to Tequila Sunrise that you first experienced that adult rite of passage of drinking a heart warming spirit.
聆听着《泰奎拉日出》，你也许第一次体验了烈酒穿肠的成人典礼；
Mom and her eleven little hatchlings. After a rite of passage like this one, they"re ready for absolutely anything.
鸳鸯妈妈和它的十一个小鸳鸯。在经历过这样的仪式后，它们就会对一切毫无畏惧。