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元旦，即每年的一月一日。它代表着新的一年的开始。
New Year’s Day, which is on January 1, marks the beginning of a new year.
在12月31日晚上，家人通常会一起吃饭或者参加朋友聚会。然后他们会倒数时间来迎接新年的到来。当新年的午夜钟声响起，伴随着灿烂的烟火和欢快的音乐，新的一年开始了。在许多国家，元旦是法定节假日，人们休假一天。人们通常会去拜访亲戚朋友、看电影、外出旅游、购物等等。
Family usually get together for dinner or have a party with friends on the evening of Dec. 31. Then, they will count down the hours, minutes, and seconds to welcome the New Year. When the New Year’s midnight bell rings, with brilliant fireworks and cheerful music, the new year begins. New Year’s Day, it’s a public holiday in many countries, so people have a day off work. Usually, people will visit friends or relatives, watch movies, make a trip or go shopping and so on.
元旦是新年的第一天，人们经常会为自己制定新年计划——在接下来的一年时间里他们想完成的目标和承诺。大部分新年计划都是与学习、生活、爱情、工作有关的。例如：
New Year’s Day is the first day of the coming year, so people often make New Year’s Resolutions for themselves. These resolutions are goals and promises they want to accomplish during the coming year. And most of New Year’s resolutions are connected with study, life, love and work.
For example:
- 我想自己一个人去旅游。（Listen Mandarin Chinese Audio）
(Wǒ xiǎng zìjǐ yí ge rén qù lǚyóu.)
I want to travel alone.
- 他们想要有个很隆重的婚礼。（Listen Mandarin Chinese Audio）
(Tāmen xiǎng yào yǒu ge hěn lóngzhòng de hūnlǐ.)
They want a very grand wedding.
- 他们攒钱想买幢新房子。（Listen Mandarin Chinese Audio）
(Tāmen zǎn qián xiǎng mǎi zhuàng xīn fángzi. )
They’re saving money for a new house.
- 他给自己制定健身计划。（Listen Mandarin Chinese Audio）
(Tā gěi zìjǐ zhìdìng jiànshēn jìhuà.)
He made himself an exercise plan.
- 我想买个数码摄像机。（Listen Mandarin Chinese Audio）
（Wǒ xiǎng mǎi ge shùmǎ shèxiàngjī.）
I want to buy a digital video camera.
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