Jakarta Breaks Record for Tallest Artificial Christmas Tree
雅加达打破最高人工圣诞树纪录
Wen Chi Liao
新闻关键字
1. siren: n. 警报器
2. replica: n. 复制品
3. accent: v. 突出
4. flickering: adj. 闪烁的
5. previously: adv. 先前地
6. atmosphere: n. 气氛
7. challenge: n. 挑战
With the sounding of a siren, the beautiful lamps come on to light up this record-breaking Christmas tree replica.
随着警报器的响起，这颗破纪录的圣诞树复制品亮起了美丽的灯光。
Thousands of exploding fireworks accent the celebration around the giant tree.
数千颗绽放的烟火让巨大圣诞树周围的庆典更为突出。
This 115-foot tall Christmas tree replica is the main attraction at the
Central Park shopping center in Jakarta.
这棵115英尺高的圣诞树复制品，是雅加达中央公园购物中心最吸引人的地方。
The replica was made from iron with a yellow light and flickering lights
running along the iron frame. Hundreds of colorful balls hang inside the
replica, and a blue star to top it off.
圣诞树是铁制的，黄色闪烁的灯沿着铁架跑，数百颗彩球挂在里面，顶端是蓝色星星。
This Christmas tree replica has broken the record in Indonesia previously
held by a 108-foot high replica.
这棵圣诞树打破印尼先前108英尺高的纪录。
[Veri Y. Setiady, Central Park Jakarta]:“This is one of our efforts to
support the government in introduce Jakarta as the Christmas city. We hope
th e number of our visitors will increase and that they will enjoy the
Christmas atmosphere.”
雅加达中央公园Veri Y. Setiady说：“支持政府让雅加达成为圣诞城市，这是我们的
努力之一，希望游客的数量增加，并且喜欢圣诞节的气氛。”
The competition to attract holiday visitors is becoming quite a challenge
for Jakarta’s shopping center industry.
吸引假日游客的竞赛已成为雅加达购物中心业者的一项挑战。
NTD, Jakarta, Indonesia.
印尼雅加达新唐人电视台
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