There was no applause or windy speeches at this graduation cere-mony. No one walked across a stage in a cap and gown. For the five members of three-year-old Jones International University's graduating class, the big day was a click-through affair. As they sat in front of computers in their homes on May 17, cable entrepreneur and university founder Glenn R. Jones gave the keynote speech—video-streamed across the Net. The university's president then solemnly read out the names of those receiving master's degrees in business communications. After the ceremony, graduates—scattered from Colorado to Maryland—repaired to a chat room for a short reception.
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机译：毕业典礼上没有掌声或大风大浪。没有人穿着帽子和礼服走过舞台。对于三岁的琼斯国际大学（Jones International University）即将毕业的班级的五名成员而言，最重要的一天是点击事件。 5月17日，当他们坐在家里的计算机前时，有线电视企业家和大学创始人Glenn R. Jones发表了主题演讲-视频流遍网上。然后，该大学的校长郑重地读出那些获得商务传播硕士学位的人的名字。仪式结束后，从科罗拉多州分散到马里兰州的毕业生被送往聊天室接受简短接待。
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