全球人民共同庆祝新年到来
As the clock strikes 12 on Monday, millions will pop champagne corks and light fireworks while others indulge in quirkier New Year's rituals like melting lead, leaping off chairs or gobbling grapes.
当时钟在周一午夜十二点敲响时,数百万人将开香槟放烟火庆祝新年,其他许多人则将举行一些更为奇特的庆祝仪式,诸如熔铅、跳椅子或吃葡萄。
One of the world's oldest shared traditions, New Year's celebrations take many forms, but most cultures have one thing in common -- letting one's hair down after a long, hard year.
For much of the globe this involves sipping bubbly with friends until the sun comes up, seeing out the old year with bonfires(篝火) and flares and off-key renditions of Auld Lang Syne.
But others have rather more curious habits, often steeped in superstition(迷信).
In Finland, say tour guides, people pour molten lead into cold water to divine the year ahead from the shape the metal sets in. If the blob represents a ship it is said to foretell travel, if it's a ball, good luck.
In Denmark, people stand on chairs and jump off in unison(一致地) as the clock strikes midnight, literally leaping into the new year.
The Danes also throw plates at their friends' homes during the night -- the more shards you find outside your door in the morning the more popular you are said to be.
The Dutch build massive bonfires with their Christmas trees and eat sugary donuts -- one of many cultures to consume round New Year's foods traditionally believed to represent good fortune.
Spaniards, in turn, gobble a dozen grapes before the stroke of midnight, each fruit representing a month that will either be sweet or sour.
In the Philippines, revellers wear polka dots for good luck, while in some countries of South America people don brightly coloured underwear to attract fortune -- red for love and yellow for financial success.
Despite regional and cultural differences, for most the New Year's festivities are a chance to let off steam before the annual cycle starts all over again.
"This is a holiday that is about relaxation and letting go," explained George Washington University sociologist Amitai Etzioni.
新GRE阅读解题步骤、方法和技巧
如何集中火力攻破托福阅读?
新GRE阅读“题材”和“文体”新特征
关于GRE阅读解题问题的相关解答
GRE阅读细节题也很重要
强势突破GRE阅读难点
GRE阅读:温和的措辞
遇到GRE阅读类比题 肿么办?
怎样完美拿下GRE长阅读?
GRE阅读中的逻辑思维练习
关于Emily Dickinson的GRE阅读备考材料
想得GRE阅读高分应加强哪些方面的练习?
你不可不知的GRE阅读潜规则
GRE阅读:地球冷暖周期
GRE阅读:怎么打败复杂词汇
GRE阅读考试的主体,细节与写作手法串讲
GRE阅读:逻辑题解析
GRE官网给出的GRE阅读题型
怎么才能做好GRE长篇阅读
译文 GRE阅读36套(二十七)
GRE阅读考试长难句实例分析
灵活完成GRE阅读 词汇不再是绊脚石
万炜、黄妍:GMAT/GRE科学阅读法
GRE阅读:长难句的分析
新GRE阅读备考前提工作
如何正确对待GRE阅读
GRE阅读:多多积累国外科学文化背景知识
GRE高分阅读技巧
GRE阅读的这五大要点得好好把握!
GRE阅读:考古学
不限 |
英语教案 |
英语课件 |
英语试题 |
不限 |
不限 |
上册 |
下册 |
不限 |