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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.WhethervisitingrelativesorwatchingNewYear'sDaypara
2、desathomeontheTV,welcomingtheNewYearisalwaysatimeofentertainment,celebrationandresolution.Sincethisfestivalmarksthebeginningoftheyear,NewYear'sDayisthoughtofasaperfecttimefora"cleanstart"orNewYear'sresolutions.Peopleworldwideresolvetoactbetterintheyearjustbeginningthanintheyearjustended
3、.Nodayhaseverbeenobservedonsomanydifferentdatesorinsomanydifferentways.Allovertheworld,countrieshavetheirownspecialbeliefsaboutwhattheNewYearmeanstothem.WhilemanypeopleintheUnitedStatesobserveNewYear'sDayonJanuary1stbythrowingpartieslateintothenightontheeveofDecember31st,peopleinChinace
4、lebratethisholidayforseveraldaysbetweenJanuary17thandFebruary19th,atthetimeofthenewmoon.LanternsilluminatethestreetsastheChineseusethousandsoflanternsto"lighttheway"fortheNewYear.TheChinesebelievethatevilspiritsroamtheearthattheNewYear,sotheyletofffirecrackerstoscareoffthespiritsandseal
5、theirwindowsanddoorswithpapertokeeptheevildemonsout.InScotland,theNewYeariscalledHogmanay.InthevillagesofScotland,barrelsoftararesetafireandthenrolleddownthestreets.Thisritualsymbolizesthattheoldyearisburnedupandthenewoneisallowedtoenter.NewYear'sDayisalsotheFestivalofSaintBasilinGreece
6、.ChildrenleavetheirshoesbythefiresideonNewYear'sDaywiththehopethatSaintBasil,whowasfamousforhiskindness,willcomeandfilltheirshoeswithgifts.TheJewishNewYeariscalledRoshHashanah.ItisaholytimewhenJewsrecallthethingstheyhavedonewronginthepast,andthenpromisetodobetterinthefuture.Specialservi
7、cesareheldinthesynagogues,childrenaregivennewclothesandNewYearloavesarebakedtoremindpeopleofharvesttime.Iran'sNewYear'sDay,whichisinMarch,celebratesnotonlythebeginningofthenewyearaccordingtothesolarcalendar,butalsobahar,"thebeginningofspring."OnNewYear'sDayinJapan,everyonegetsd
