New Year

New Year's is a very important celebration in England. It's a time when people come together to say goodbye to the old year and welcome the new one with festivities, fireworks, and traditional customs. The old year finishes on the 31st of December, and the new year begins on the 1st of January.The 1st of January is called New Year's Day, whereas the 31st of December is called New Year's Eve. The main New Year celebrations happen on the 31st of December.

		   
新年是英国非常重要的庆祝活动。这是人们聚在一起告别旧年，用庆祝活动、烟火和传统习俗迎接新年的时刻。旧年在12月31日结束，新年从1月1日开始。1月1日被称为新年第一天，而12月31日被称为新年前夕。主要的新年庆祝活动发生在12月31日。
		
	

The main cities and towns across England light up with firework displays. You have probably seen the famous firework display in London when you've turned your TV on on the 1st of December. The people who live in London and enjoy this celebration would go to the center of London to see this display. There are some parks and other areas where you can see the skyline of the city, the shape of all the famous buildings in London, and the fireworks in the sky, and it's beautiful.Other people go along the river Thames in London or to the concert that is held right in front of the firework display. However, it can get very busy, so if you are someone who doesn't enjoy being in crowded spaces, this is not the place or the time for you to visit.

		
英格兰各大城市和城镇都会点亮烟火，装扮一新。你可能在12月1日打开电视时看到了伦敦著名的烟火表演。生活在伦敦并享受这一庆祝活动的人们会前往伦敦市中心观赏这一场景。在伦敦的一些公园和其他地区，你可以看到城市的天际线，伦敦所有著名建筑的轮廓，还有天空中的烟火，美不胜收。其他人会沿着泰晤士河走到伦敦或参加烟火表演前的音乐会。然而，人群密集，所以如果你不喜欢在拥挤的空间中，这并不是你参观的地点或时间。
		
	

The firework display starts at 12:00, so when the clock strikes midnight on December the 31st, people usually tune in to watch this live on TV. So you might be at a party or a family gathering, and you would turn the TV on to watch the countdown.

		
烟火表演从午夜12点开始，所以当12月31日午夜钟声响起时，人们通常会调到电视台观看直播。所以你可能会在派对或家庭聚会上，打开电视观看倒计时。
		
	

Parties and gatherings are one of the main events on New Year's Eve. Many people attend private parties which are hosted by friends and family, whereas others prefer to celebrate at pubs or clubs and other public events. Pubs and bars are open until very late on this special occasion, and people spend time together laughing, listening to music, and dancing.

		   
派对和聚会是新年前夜的主要活动之一。许多人参加由朋友和家人主办的私人聚会，而其他人则更喜欢在酒吧、俱乐部和其他公共活动中庆祝。酒吧和酒吧在这个特殊的时刻会开放到很晚，人们一起笑声、聆听音乐和跳舞。
		
	

Depending on how your year has been, you might be laughing and smiling because the year is over, or because it was a horrible year, or you might be celebrating the great moments that you have shared the past year. Many people drink a lot of alcohol at these parties and gatherings. Champagne and sparkling wine are the most common drinks, but people also eat too.

		   
根据你过去一年的情况，你可能会因为一年结束了而笑得合不拢嘴，或者因为这是一个糟糕的一年而微笑，或者因为你庆祝了过去一年分享的美好时刻而欢笑。许多人在这些派对和聚会上喝很多酒。香槟和起泡酒是最常见的饮品，但人们也会吃东西。
		
	

The main tradition is to have a special New Year's Eve dinner, which is basically a roast dinner with roast meats, vegetables, and then a dessert. People have the dinner, then they spend time having fun chatting, laughing, and dancing until it is 12:00, when the bells strike. In case you didn't know, it is the chimes of Big Ben that we can hear when we watch the countdown, as you have probably seen in films. People usually kiss at midnight.

		   
主要传统是举办特别的除夕晚餐，基本上是烤肉、蔬菜和甜点的烤肉晚餐。人们吃完晚餐后，就会花时间愉快地聊天、笑声和跳舞，直到午夜12点，钟声敲响。如果你不知道的话，当我们观看倒计时时能听到的是大本钟的钟声，你可能在电影中看过。人们通常在午夜时分接吻。
		
	

Another important aspect of New Year's are New Year's resolution.People usually reflect on the past year and set resolutions for the next one. These resolutions are normally about personal goals, so things that you would like to improve. For example, you might want to start improving your fitness, so you might say that you are going to go to the gym three times a week this year, or you might just decide to have healthier habits such as eating healthier or using your mobile phone less, or using less social media.Other people might set new career goals. Maybe they would like to receive a higher salary before the end of this year, spend less time working and more on their personal life, or get a promotion and become a boss, for example. Not everyone likes setting New Year's resolutions because a lot of people say that if you haven't started a new habit already, then it doesn't make sense to start doing it in January. For example, if you said in November that you wanted to start going to the gym three times a week, then it's the same if you say that in January. I think that it doesn't harm anyone in setting goals, and it could be a motivation for a lot of people. The new year is a reminder to reflect on what you have achieved in the past year and reconsider what point you are at. It makes you think whether you like your job, whether you think you are in good health, and whether you have healthy habits or a healthy lifestyle. Not everyone who set their goals actually follows them throughout the year. In fact, they say that gyms have a lot of members in January, but by the time September comes, they don't have so many clients because people don't follow their New Year's resolutions

		   
新年的另一个重要方面是新年的决议。人们通常会反思过去一年并为下一年制定决议。这些决议通常涉及个人目标，即你想要改善的事情。例如，你可能想要开始提高自己的健康水平，所以你可能会说今年你打算每周去健身房三次，或者你可能会决定养成更健康的习惯，比如更健康地饮食、减少使用手机或减少社交媒体的使用。其他人可能会设定新的职业目标。也许他们想在年底之前获得更高的薪水，减少工作时间，多花时间在个人生活上，或者晋升成为老板，例如。并不是每个人都喜欢设定新年的决议，因为很多人说如果你在一月份还没有开始养成新习惯，那就没有意义在一月份开始。例如，如果你在十一月份说你想开始每周去健身房三次，那么在一月份说也一样。我认为设定目标并不会伤害任何人，对很多人来说这可能是一种 动力 。新的一年是一个提醒，让你反思过去一年取得的成就并重新考虑你所处的位置。它让你思考你是否喜欢你的工作，是否认为自己身体健康，以及是否拥有健康的习惯或生活方式。并不是每个设定目标的人都会在一年内坚持下来。事实上，据说健身房一月份会有很多会员，但到了九月份，他们的客户就不那么多了，因为人们不坚持他们的新年决议。
		
	

While New Year's Eve has lively celebrations. New Year's Day, on the 1st of January, is a more relaxing day. People use this day to rest and recover from the celebrations of the previous night. As many people stay up until the early hours of the morning, in some families, they gather for a special New Year's Day meal, and it is a roast dinner like always.New Year's Day is a bank holiday in England, so people make the most of this day to start with their New Year's resolutions. So they might go for a run to stay fit, they might have a healthy meal, and they are generally a lot more motivated than usual.

		   
虽然新年前夕有热闹的庆祝活动，但1月1日的新年第一天是一个更加轻松的日子。人们利用这一天休息和恢复前一晚的庆祝活动。由于许多人熬夜到凌晨，一些家庭会聚集在一起享用特别的新年第一天大餐，通常是烤肉晚餐。新年第一天是英国的法定假日，因此人们充分利用这一天开始他们的新年决议。所以他们可能会去跑步保持健康，他们可能会吃一顿健康的餐，而且通常比平常更有动力。
		
	

One thing that I would like to mention before we finish is that in recent years, firework displays have been replaced with drone displays. These drones are special, and they have lights on them, and they can change color. They are programmed to make different shapes and pictures depending on the event. They are being used as a replacement for fireworks because of the fact that they are better for the environment, and because of the safety hazard caused by fireworks, which can easily create explosion. It is also better for pets because if you have a cat or a dog, I'm sure that you will know that these animals get very scared when they hear normal fireworks. I find these drone displays quite interesting and very clever, but I'm not sure whether this is a fad, so just a fashion, or whether they are here to stay and to replace fireworks forever.

		   
在我们结束之前，我想提一件事，那就是近年来，烟火表演已经被无人机表演取代。这些无人机很特别，它们上面有灯，可以改变颜色。它们被程序化以根据活动制作不同的形状和图片。它们被用来替代烟火，因为它们对环境更友好，而且由于烟火可能带来的安全危险，即容易引发爆炸。对于宠物来说，这也更好，因为如果你有猫或狗，我相信你会知道这些动物在听到普通烟火时会感到非常害怕。我觉得这些无人机表演相当有趣和聪明，但我不确定这是一种时尚，只是一种流行，还是它们将长期存在并永久替代烟火。
		
	

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