That Day We Left Our Mark 那一天，我們留下了我們的印記

This week we celebrateFounders’ Week in honor of the day we first opened our doors on September 17, 1912.

這周，我們舉行“創始人紀念周”活動來慶祝1912年9月17日上海美國學校的創立。

Maybe you’ve seen the building. It’s certainly noticeable. A red brick Victorian-style structure modeled after Independence Hall in Philadelphia, sitting amid the plane trees along Hengshan Lu. That building is the former administration building of Shanghai American School.

你也許看到過這棟建筑。它非常顯眼。這棟紅磚建筑以位于美國費城的獨立紀念館為原型，采用了維多利亞建筑風格，坐落在衡山路，周圍長滿了梧桐樹。這棟建筑曾是上海美國學校的行政大樓。

But here’s the part you likely haven’t seen: On each side of the main gate entrance, there are two faded plaques. Each bears an inscription that’s so worn down by the elements, it’s barely visible today. One reads, “Shanghai American School.” The other reads, “Alumni Gate 1932.” Believed to be a gift from the Class of ‘32, these gates served as a welcome, protector, and occasional hurdle to our students when the school used the campus between 1923 and 1949.

但有一個細節是你可能沒有注意到的：大門入口的兩邊各懸掛著一塊褪色的牌匾。每塊牌匾上都刻有文字，經過風吹日曬，這些文字幾乎已經無法看清了。一塊牌匾上刻的文字是“上海美國學校”。另一塊則刻著“1932屆校友大門”。這兩扇大門應該是1932屆畢業班贈送給上海美國學校的禮物。1923年至1949年，上海美國學校在這里開展教學活動，而這兩扇大門則迎接以及保護著我們的學生，盡管有時候也會帶來一些不便。

Today, as we celebrate Founders'Week 2019, we remain grateful to our alumni for the cultural artifacts they left us – even the ones that are hard to read.

現如今，隨著我們迎來2019年創始人紀念周，我們對我們的校友留下的文化物件表示感謝——盡管有些難以辨識。

Thankfulness. Every day at SAS.

感謝。就在上海美國學校的每一天。

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Founded in 1912, Shanghai American School (SAS) is the largest and most established international school in China. In short, it's the kind of school you wish you would've attended when you were a kid.

創建于1912年，上海美國學校是中國最大的也是歷史最悠久的國際學校。簡而言之，如果你能回到小的時候，這會是一所你想要去的學校。

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