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.
不管这是庆祝诞生，观察流逝，还是哀悼死亡，这些行为都极为亲密而私人。
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.
和刚说的一样，我觉得通过纸质书学习是一种仪式，就像学习用餐具吃饭和戒尿布一样重要。
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.
要成为体育界里最好的球员，科比认为这需要经历一个通过仪式，在你在最关键的比赛中打出最关键的表现的时候，在你赢得总冠军的时刻。
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Still, it was an annual rite of passage, sort of like old fashioned telephone books.
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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