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1、新世纪大学英语第三册快速阅读课文翻译UNITone1.HowIsNewYear'sDayCelebratedAroundtheWorld?CelebratingNewYear'sDayisoneoftheoldestandmostexcitingcustomsaroundtheworld.Ringingchurchbells,blowinghornsandear-piercingshrieksechothroughouttheworldonthisfestiveday.Whethervisitingrelativesorwa
2、tchingNewYear'sDayparadesathomeontheTV,welcomingtheNewYearisalwaysatimeofentertainment,celebrationandresolution.Sincethisfestivalmarksthebeginningoftheyear,NewYear'sDayisthoughtofasaperfecttimefora"cleanstart"orNewYear'sresolutions.Peopleworldwideresolvetoactbetter
3、intheyearjustbeginningthanintheyearjustended.Nodayhaseverbeenobservedonsomanydifferentdatesorinsomanydifferentways.Allovertheworld,countrieshavetheirownspecialbeliefsaboutwhattheNewYearmeanstothem.WhilemanypeopleintheUnitedStatesobserveNewYear'sDayonJanuary1stbythr
4、owingpartieslateintothenightontheeveofDecember31st,peopleinChinacelebratethisholidayforseveraldaysbetweenJanuary17thandFebruary19th,atthetimeofthenewmoon.LanternsilluminatethestreetsastheChineseusethousandsoflanternsto"lighttheway"fortheNewYear.TheChinesebelievetha
5、tevilspiritsroamtheearthattheNewYear,sotheyletofffirecrackerstoscareoffthespiritsandsealtheirwindowsanddoorswithpapertokeeptheevildemonsout.InScotland,theNewYeariscalledHogmanay.InthevillagesofScotland,barrelsoftararesetafireandthenrolleddownthestreets.Thisritualsy
6、mbolizesthattheoldyearisburnedupandthenewoneisallowedtoenter.NewYear'sDayisalsotheFestivalofSaintBasilinGreece.ChildrenleavetheirshoesbythefiresideonNewYear'sDaywiththehopethatSaintBasil,whowasfamousforhiskindness,willcomeandfilltheirshoeswithgifts.TheJewishNewYear
7、iscalledRoshHashanah.ItisaholytimewhenJewsrecallthethingstheyhavedonewronginthepast,andthenpromisetodobetterinthefuture.Specialservicesareheldinthesynagogues,childrenaregivennewclothesandNewYearloavesarebakedtoremindpeopleofharvesttime.Iran'sNewYear'sDay,whichisinM
8、arch,celebratesnotonlythebeginningofthenewyearaccordingtothesolarcalendar,butalsobahar,"thebeginningofspring."OnNewYear'sDayinJapan,everyonegetsd
