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I’d like to apologize to all of you for / to apologise to all of you for (pyytää anteeksi teiltä kaikilta) taking up your time, but this might end up being a rather long speech.
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Most people disapprove of (paheksuvat) long speeches, but I hope my audience will approve of / will accept / 'll approve of / ’ll approve of / 'll accept / ’ll accept (hyväksyy) this one.
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As we have reached / 've reached / ’ve reached (olemme saavuttaneet) the end of our studies at this school, we are looking forward to celebrating / 're looking forward to celebrating / ’re looking forward to celebrating (odotamme innokkaasti juhlimista) our achievements together.
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We have spent a lot of time on / 've spent a lot of time on / ’ve spent a lot of time on (olemme käyttäneet paljon aikaa) homework and have devoted ourselves to / devoted ourselves to / 've devoted ourselves to / ’ve devoted ourselves to (olemme omistautuneet) our studies.
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Perhaps all of us haven't considered studying / haven’t considered studying / have not considered studying / haven't regarded studying as / haven’t regarded studying as / have not regarded studying as (eivät ole pitäneet opiskelemista) important but at least our friends have always been ready to talk about / to discuss(keskustelemaan) anything with us to kill time.
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Together with online computer games and social media, this has made participating in / attending (osallistuminen) lessons more tolerable.
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I’m also convinced that we have benefitted from / 've benefitted from / ’ve benefitted from / have benefited from / 've benefited from / ’ve benefited from (olemme hyötyneet) all the lessons, especially the ones where the students have commented on / 've commented on / ’ve commented on (ovat kommentoineet) current affairs.
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I’d like to thank our teachers for looking after / taking care of (huolehtiminen) us so well.
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I’m convinced that their constructive criticism has affected / has influenced / 's affected / ’s affected / 's influenced / ’s influenced (on vaikuttanut) me positively.
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We’re sure to come back and visit (vierailla) the school in the future.
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I’d like to congratulate everybody on / to congratulate everyone on (onnitella kaikkia) their success and wish all of us a very bright future.
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Next, I’d like all of you to listen to (kuunnella) me read aloud the epic I’ve been writing during the past three years…
