雅思口语素材：New Year#039;s Day(新年)
<p> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Years">Years</span> <span word="Day">Day</span></p><p> <span word="January">January</span> 1</p><p> 10...9...8... <span word="The">The</span> <span word="lighted">lighted</span> <span word="ball">ball</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Yorks">Yorks</span> <span word="Times">Times</span> <span word="Squarestarts">Squarestarts</span> <span word="picking">picking</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="speed">speed</span>. 7...6...5... <span word="Its">Its</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="time">time</span>. 4...3...2... <span word="Everyone">Everyone</span> <span word="holds">holds</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="breath">breath</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="seconds">seconds</span>. <span word="Were">Were</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="jump">jump</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="seemingly">seemingly</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="invisible">invisible</span> <span word="gap">gap</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="separates">separates</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="years">years</span>. 1...0... <span word="Happy">Happy</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Year">Year</span>!</p><p> <span word="We">We</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="worse">worse</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="gone">gone</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="good">good</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="begun">begun</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="fresh">fresh</span> <span word="promise">promise</span>. <span word="Heres">Heres</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="chance">chance</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="again">again</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="shot">shot</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="success">success</span>...<span word="at">at</span> <span word="glory">glory</span>...<span word="at">at</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="accomplishing">accomplishing</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="resolve">resolve</span> <span word="to">to</span>. <span word="Its">Its</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="shed">shed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="baggage">baggage</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="gone">gone</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="celebrate">celebrate</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> 365 <span word="untouched">untouched</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="come">come</span>. <span word="Happy">Happy</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Year">Year</span>!</p><p> <span word="We">We</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="trace">trace</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="origins">origins</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="celebration">celebration</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ancient">ancient</span> <span word="Egyptians">Egyptians</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Babylonians">Babylonians</span>, <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> 4,000 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="Egypt">Egypt</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Nile">Nile</span> <span word="river">river</span> <span word="signaled">signaled</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="beginning">beginning</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="farmers">farmers</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Nile">Nile</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="flooded">flooded</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="land">land</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="enriched">enriched</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="siltneeded">siltneeded</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="grow">grow</span> <span word="crops">crops</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="year">year</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="happened">happened</span> <span word="near">near</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="September">September</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Babylonians">Babylonians</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="festival">festival</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="spring">spring</span>, <span word="on">on</span> <span word="March">March</span> 23, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="kick">kick</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="cycle">cycle</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="planting">planting</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="harvest">harvest</span>. <span word="Symbolically">Symbolically</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="king">king</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="stripped">stripped</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="robes">robes</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sent">sent</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="whooped">whooped</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="up">up</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="returned">returned</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="fineryfor">fineryfor</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="grand">grand</span> <span word="parade">parade</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="normal">normal</span> <span word="activities">activities</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="return">return</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="year">year</span>.</p>
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