【老外说】美国人今天怎么跨年？
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2018，新的一年到来啦，“老外”是怎么跨年的？让我们一起来听听看！
Gwen
How do you spend your New Year holiday? On Christmans holiday you've already gather together (with your family). Would you spend your New Year's Eve with friends?
club 俱乐部
all the way to 一直到……
count down 倒数计时
more of a friend thing ,
not so much of a family thing
更多是朋友之间庆祝而不是家庭聚会
Gwen
I saw from an American drama show, when it's 12 o'clock sharp, you have to kiss someone. It's that true?
12 o'clock sharp 十二点整
ring in the new year 敲响新年的钟声
Auld Lang Syne 友谊地久天长
十二点钟声敲响后，会播放这首歌
https://v.qq.com/txp/iframe/player.html?vid=z0511u5mye2&width=500&height=375&auto=0片段截自电影《当哈利遇到莎莉》
Gwen
If you have your BF or GF besides you, you kiss THEM, if you don't have any, you kiss your friends?
doesn't necessarily have to be sb you're married
也不一定非得是你的另一半
Gwen
Usually on New Year's Eve you gather together with your friends, you don't really stay at home. Maybe you're in a party with your friends. You don't want to spend the first day of the new year alone. Is that true?
in our case 对我们来说
pretty common:
New Year's Eve parties at their houses
人们也经常会在家里办派对
big screen TV 大屏幕
New York Times Square 纽约时代广场
大屏幕上会直播纽约时代广场的倒计时
the ball（是指Waterford水晶球） coming down
每年的最后一天，来自世界各地的数百万游客都会聚焦在时代广场上面等待一年最后一天的倒计时一分钟，等待闪亮的水晶球落下，在新年的到来之际倒数尖叫、和另一半拥吻、接受陌生人祝福和拥抱，一起庆祝新一年的开始。
close type of thing 类似的事
Gwen
Here in China, we have the Spring Festival night show. It's for every single one in China. I don't know if you have the same night show that when you count down the new day and you watch the same show together?
Spring Festival night show 春晚
Dick Clark
1972年，迪克·克拉克创建并主持纽约跨年音乐会(New Year's Rockin' Eve)，2012年4月因心脏病病发救治无效去世，享年82岁。
Gwen
So there is no certain show that you would all watch together at the same time.
release a lot of balloons 放飞气球
festive 节日的，喜庆的
Gwen
What would you do after the count down?
the party will go on 派对继续
New Year's resolutions 新年决心
Gwen
你有什么新年决心（new year’s resolution）？
make a big progress 有很大进步
fall into place 开始有头绪
Gwen
I thought resolutions are for what you do and what you should't do in the new year, for example no drinks anymore, less smoking.
work out 锻炼身体
gym 健身房
health club 健身俱乐部
loose weight 减肥
quit smoking 戒烟
work related 工作相关
Gwen
So there is no limitation of that (the number of resolutions)?
major 主要的
accomplish 完成
show up 现身
hold a party 举办派对
snack foods 小零食
alcholic beverages 含酒精饮料
pass out 烂醉
party hats 派对帽
whistle with paper roll connected to it 吹吹卷
dressy /casual 穿着正式/休闲
Gwen
I heard you have 3 or 7 days as Christmas holiday, and how about New Year holiday?
average thing 一般来说
stretch that time out 延长时间
Gwen
That's different from Chinese Luna New Year holiday, we usually have 7 days off.
Chinese Luna New Year 中国农历新年
religious thing 与宗教有关的
“老外”多次用到“thing”这个万能小词，你学会了吗？
大家还想听“老外”说些什么？欢迎留言哦
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