Situation
It's only seconds to midnight in Times Square,and Vicky and Sean are there seeing in the New Year.
Sean:Amazing!This place is
absolutely wall-to-wall people.
Vicky:Look at that big ball up there,
all lit up.
Sean:What a way to see in the
New Year!
Vicky:Where did you get the
streamers and noisemakers?
Sean:Somebody just handed them
to me.Here,take one.
Vicky:The countdown is about to begin.
This place is on TV all over the world.
Sean:Look!The ball is starting to fall.
Ten..nine...eight...
Vicky:Get ready with the noisemakers.
Sean:OK,here we go.
All:Three...two...one!Happy New Year!
Sean:Pucker up!
词汇
absolutely 完全地、绝对地
light up 点亮
streamer 彩色纸带,饰带
noisemaker 可制造热闹气氛的东西
countdown 倒计时阶段
see in the New Year 庆祝新年;倒数跨年
wall-to-wall 占满所有空间的
无处不在的
pucker up 要亲亲啰
情境
在时代广场上,再过几秒钟就是午夜了,维基和肖恩在广场上庆祝新年。
肖恩:真令人惊讶!这个地方挤满了人。
维基:看上面那颗大圆球全亮起来了。
肖恩:这样庆祝新年真是特别!
维基:你哪来的彩带和纸吹笛?
肖恩:刚刚有人给我的,拿一个去吧。
维基:倒数计时快开始了,世界各地
可以通过电视上看到这地方。
肖恩:看!球开始落下来了。十...九...八...
维基:准备好要热闹庆祝了!
肖恩:好了,开始了。
所有人:三...二...一...!新年快乐!
肖恩:要亲亲啰!
背景太吵了