Like many people all over the world, Americans enjoy celebrating thearrival of each new year.Almost everyone makes an occasion of New Year'sEve in order to see the old year out and welcome the new one.In New York,a favorite gathering place on December 31 is New York City's Times Square.Thousands of Americans and international tourists crowd this famous spot(at the intersection of Broadway and Seventh Avenue) and crane their necksto watch for 'Happy New Year' to flash across the electronically controlledsign that moves around.When the moment arrives bedlam breaks forth.Bellsring, whistles blow, people cheer with their happy excitement.
同全世界人民一樣,美國人也喜歡慶祝每個新年的到來。幾乎人人都把除夕作為送舊迎新的時刻來慶祝。十二月三十一日在紐約,人們最喜歡聚會的地方是紐約時代廣場。 成千上萬的美國人和國際游客擁擠在這塊勝地(百老匯和第七街的交叉處),翹首觀望來回移動的電子控制牌,上面不時閃現(xiàn)著“新年好”的字幕。當(dāng)新的一年的一剎那到來時,喧鬧聲驟然四起。鐘聲響了,汽笛響了,人們熱情歡呼,沉浸在幸福的激情之中。