New Year Revelers Crowd Times Square
新年尋樂者群集時代廣場
本則英語影音新聞及出處：新唐人電視台英語新聞
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【新聞關鍵字】
1. Reveler : n. 尋歡者
2. clockwork : n. 鐘錶的機械
3. usher in : ph. 迎接
4. dampen : v. 使消沉
5. anxious: adj. 焦慮的
6. stroke: n. (鐘的)敲聲
7. huddled: adj. 擠成一團的
8. blanket: n. 毛毯
Anchor:
Every year like clockwork, crowds pour into New York’s Times Square to claim their places to usher in the New Year.
新聞主播：
就像鐘錶的發條一樣，每一年時間一到，群眾就蜂擁至紐約的時代廣場佔位，迎接新年的到來。
Falling snow and dropping temperatures didn’t seem to dampen the excitement building in these anxious revelers waiting to welcome 2009 at the stroke of midnight.
縱使驟降的氣溫以及漫天下落的飛雪，卻絲毫沒讓這群渴望在午夜準點那一刻迎接2009年的群眾感到消沉。
STORY: People from all over the country and the world huddled together to await the stroke of midnight. It’s a long wait but they have come prepared with blankets, extra clothing, food and water.
新聞內容：
來自全國以及全世界的人們，依偎在一起等待午夜跨年時刻。人們準備了毛毯、多的保暖衣物、食物和水前來，準備應付這段漫長的等待。
[Lawsin Whitfield, New Year Celebrant]:
“All of us are in the army, so we can survive pretty much anywhere, anytime at any place. We have no problem sitting right here. We’ve been in a lot worse environments than this, especially my wife, who just came back from Kuwait, so I don’t think we’ll have any difficulty at all.”
[勞辛懷特菲爾，歡度新年的民眾]：
「我們都在軍隊中受訓，所以我們挺能適應的，無論什麼時間或環境。坐在這裡沒什麼，我們都曾待過比這還要差上許多的環境，尤其是我太太，剛從科威特回來，所以我認為這樣的辛苦沒什麼。」
【新聞關鍵字】
1. Sweden: n. 瑞典
2. eve: n. 前夕
3. somewhat: adj. 有一點
4. bill: n. 帳單
5. Fahrenheit: n. 華氏
6. crystal ball: n. 水晶球
Olivia Ahlstrom from Sweden and Emily Majlov were determined to experience their first New Year’s Evein New York, although Ahlstrom sounded somewhat unsure about their decision.
來自瑞典的奧利維亞歐斯瓊以及艾蜜莉麻羅，第一次決定來紐約體驗跨年，雖然歐斯瓊語調聽起來不太肯定當初這個決定。
[Olivia Ahlstrom, Sweden]: “I think it’s going to be freezing, but I still think it’s worth it. We hope so.”
[奧利維亞歐斯瓊，瑞典]: 「我覺得會變的非常寒冷，但我仍覺得這一切很值得…希望啦。」
At the top of just about everyone’s New Year wish list is an end to the economic recession in 2009.
新年願望清單的第一名，幾乎每個人都是希望2009年經濟衰退潮能夠結束。
[Lidia Alas, Los Angeles]: “A lot of people lost their jobs and hopefully these people get their jobs back. Hopefully these people who get their jobs back are able to pay their bills and their home.”
[莉蒂雅阿拉斯，洛杉磯]: 「很多人今年失去了工作，希望這些人能找回工作。希望這些找回工作的人能賺足夠的錢供家用以及支付帳單。」
Temperatures are expected to fall to around 16 degrees Fahrenheit by the time the famous Waterford crystal ball drops at midnight.
當知名的時代廣場華特福特水晶球在午夜落下時（象徵新年的到來），溫度預計會降至大約華氏16度 (約攝氏零下 8 度)。
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