迎接新的一年Welcoming the New Year

老師：現在請你們開始報告各國的新年活動。

Teacher: Now I want to ask you all to begin your reports on the New Year’s activities of different countries.

麗安：在美國的紐約，很多人會在十二月三十一號晚上一起倒數，迎接新的一年。

Ann: In New York in America, many people count down on the night of December 31 to welcome in the New Year.

明真：澳洲的新年在夏天，雪梨的跨年煙火非常有名。

Jane: Australia’s New Year is in summer. The fireworks in Sydney when they celebrate the New Year are really famous.

華中：在義大利，他們故意把東西摔破，因為摔破東西的聲音可以帶來好運。

John: In Italy, they intentionally throw things down and break them because the sound of something breaking brings good luck.

凱文：法國人喜歡全家在一起喝香檳酒，慶祝新年。 Kevin: French people like to drink champagne together to celebrate the New Year.

安娜：菲律賓人在那一天的晚上， 也跟別的國家一樣放煙火。

Anna: That evening Filipinos, like the people of other countries, set off fireworks.

家傑：一月一號那一天，日本的寺廟會敲108次鐘，代表108 種的煩惱都不見了。

Jake: On January 1, Japanese temples strike bells 108 times to symbolize the 108 troubles disappearing.

老師：臺灣很多城市辦跨年晚會都放煙火，特別是臺北101的煙火，非常漂亮。

Teacher: In Taiwan, many cities set off fireworks the night of the New Year. Taipei 101’s fireworks in particular are very pretty.