Article #74 New Year's
第74篇 新年
Ten, nine, eight, seven, six, five, four, three, two, one! HAPPY NEW YEAR! What is New Year's? Well, to me a New Year is when the date of the year changes. This year it is 2001, and on December 31 at midnight it will change to 2002. I wonder who invented the changing of years and how it was made the way it is. It must have been someone a long time ago, since it's already 2001.
“十，九，八，七，六，五，四，三，二，一!新年快乐!”什么是新年?嗯，对我来说，新年是一年的日期改变的时候。今年是2001年，12月31日午夜，它将变成2002年。我想知道是谁发明了岁月的变化，又是怎么变成现在这样的。一定是很久以前的什么人，因为现在已经是2001年了。
When New Year's comes closer, a lot of people talk about New Year's resolutions. I don't bother making "resolutions" because I never do them anyway! And the ones that I do make are usually ones that will happen anyway. I guess it's just common sense.
每当新年临近，很多人都开始谈论新年计划。我不做这些“决心”，因为我根本不会去实施!我的计划通常是平平无奇的。我想这是常识。
The biggest reason why I like New Year's is because of the fireworks that we have here in Canada and many other countries, too. You should see some of the fireworks that go off.
我喜欢新年的最大原因是我们加拿大和许多其他国家都有烟花。你应该去看烟火。
There are many different colours. There's pink, blue, purple, yellow, green, red, even white, silver and gold. Fireworks make loud bangs, squeals, siren sounds, and sometimes all at once. There are lots of different sounds, but I can't even explain what they are all like.
有许多不同的颜色烟花。有粉色，蓝色，紫色，黄色，绿色，红色，甚至白色，银色和金色。烟花发出巨大的砰砰声，有时还会伴着尖叫声、警笛声。有许多不同的声音，但我根本就分辨不出来。
Fireworks are best when it's very dark outside. They light up the whole sky! Sometimes, they look as though they are going to fall on you.
天色很黑的时候放烟花最好，因为它们能照亮整个天空!有时，他们看起来就像要倒在你身上。
I like New Year's because it's fun in other ways, but the fireworks are the best part. You can buy fireworks to use for your own fireworks show. However, you have to be careful that no one gets burned or hurt.
我喜欢新年还有别的原因，但烟花是最好的原因。你可以买烟花来做你自己的烟花表演。但必须小心，以免有人烧伤或受伤。
Usually, there are parties at New Year's. Some people really dress up fancy and even wear masks. They don't know who one another is until midnight when they take their masks off. As midnight comes very close, everybody begins to count down, and then everyone yells out "Happy New Year's" and bang pots and pans or ring bells or honk horns. Join me in the count down on New Year's Eve. "Ten, nine, eight, seven, six, five, four, three, two, one - HAPPY NEW YEAR!"
通常，新年会有晚会。有些人打扮得很花哨，甚至戴上面具。大家都不知道对方是谁，直到午夜大家都摘下面具。午夜临近时，每个人都开始倒数，然后每个人都喊出“新年快乐”，伴随着锅碗瓢盆发出的砰的一声或响铃或喇叭声。在除夕夜和我一起倒吧：“十，九，八，七，六，五，四，三，二，一——新年快乐!”