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1、HappyNewYear!晒晒好玩的元旦习俗和庆祝方式。词数475建议阅读时间9分钟NEWYear’sDayisoneoftheoldestandmostexcitingdaysoftheyeararoundtheworldanddifferentcountrieshavetheirowntraditionsforwelcominginthenewyear.Belowarejustafewweird(怪异的)andwonderfulNewYearcelebrationsfromacrosstheglobe.By
2、JonWolper,MCTTheUSUpto1millionpartygoerswaitinthecoldinTimesSquare,NewYorkCityto“watchtheballdrop”.Inthishundred-year-oldAmericantradition,agiantballofcoloredlightsbeginsslidingdownapole(立柱)oneminutebeforemidnight.Atthe10-secondmark,thecrowd,alongwithTVaudie
3、ncesacrossthecountry,startcountingdown“Ten!Nine!Eight!…”Whentheballhitstheground,thenewyearhasbegun.Peopleyell“HappyNewYear!”andhugandkiss.BrazilInSaoPaulo,Brazil’slargestcity,NewYear’sEveisallaboutluckyunderpants(内裤).Peoplegoforredifthey’relookingforloveand
4、yellowifthey’reaftersomeextracash.FinlandTocelebrateNewYear,someFinnishpeoplecastmoltentin(锡)intocontainersofwater.Whenthetinhardens,theytakeitsshapeasasignofhowthecomingyearwillgo.Forinstance,aheartorringshapeindicatesawedding,andapigshapeoftenstandsforlots
5、offood.ThiscustomalsotakesplaceinotherEuropeancountries,includingAustriaandGermany–althoughherethepigmeansgoodluck.JapanJapanesepeoplehangstraw(稻草)ropeacrossthefrontoftheirhousestokeepoutevil(邪恶的)spiritsandbringhappinessandgoodluck.Theyalsomakesuretheyhaveag
6、oodlaughastheyearbeginstogetthingsstartedonahappynote.ColombiaBurning“MrOldYear”isaNewYear’straditioninsomecitiesinColombia.Itrequirestheparticipationoftheentirefamily.Theymakeabigdollthatrepresentstheoldyear.Thentheystuffitwiththingsthattheydon’twantanymore
7、andobjectsthatbringsadnessorbadmemories.Sometimestheyputfireworksinsidetomakeitmoreexcitingtoburn.AtmidnightonNewYear’sEve,theysetthedollonfire.ThissymbolizesburningthepastandgettingreadytostartahappyNewYearwithoutbadmemories.Talkoftheyear2011年的互联网热词，你知道多少？T
8、HElistbelowincludesthetoptenhottestphrasesusedonlinelastyear,asreleasedbyChineseonlineencyclopedia(百科全书),hudong.comonDecember20,2011.Testyourself–howmanydoyouknow?3★校车Theschoolbusaccidentthathap
