New York Welcomes the New Year
纽约欢庆新年
David Lee
【新闻关键字】
1. crystal ball: n. 水晶球
2. security checkpoint: n. 安全岗哨
3. cram: v. 填塞
4. ton: n. 吨
5. confetti: n. 纸片
6. spectacle: n. 公开展示、场面
7. John Lennon: n. 约翰‧蓝侬，披头四成员之一
8. reveler: n. 狂欢喧闹者
9. Frank Sinatra: n. 法兰‧仙纳杜拉，著名美国男歌手和奥斯卡奖得奖演员，常被公认为20世纪最优秀的美国流行男歌手。
10. rendition: n. 演奏
Times Square was packed with people as they gathered to watch the traditional Waterford crystal ball drop as 2009 came to a close.
时代广场挤满了想要观看常2009年结束时，传统华特福特水晶球落下的一幕。
Despite near freezing temperatures in a rain and snowy mix, partiers passed through police security checkpoints and crammed city streets to celebrate the start of the New Year…with kisses and tons of confetti.
虽然接近冰点，又有雨和雪夹混着，伴侣们穿过警方的安全岗哨，挤进市区街道，庆祝新年的开始…伴随着接吻和成吨的飞扬纸片。
Some people had started waiting as early as midday to watch the spectacle, which featured special concert acts and fireworks displays before the usual tune of John Lennon‘s “Imagine" ended 2009, and the revelers sang “Auld Lang Syne" to kick off 2010, followed by Frank Sinatra‘s rendition of “New York, New York."
有些人早在中午时分就开始等待，为了观看这壮观的场面，有特别晚会的演出以及烟火秀，接着是在熟悉的约翰‧蓝侬的〈想像〉歌声中结束2009，然后在现场观众齐唱〈友谊万岁〉中开启2010年，其后是演奏法兰‧仙纳杜拉的〈纽约‧纽约〉。
本新闻影音出处：新唐人电视台英语新闻:
http://english.ntdtv.com/ntdtv_en/ns_na/2010-01-01/246433881784.html
