辞旧迎新:美国各地奇怪的跨年方式
<p><span word="Worldwide">Worldwide</span> <span word="weird">weird</span>: <span word="Odd">Odd</span> <span word="ways">ways</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="ring">ring</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Year">Year</span></p><p>美国各地奇怪的跨年方式</p><p><span word="Drawing">Drawing</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="million">million</span> <span word="visitors">visitors</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="viewers">viewers</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="TV">TV</span>, <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span> <span word="Citys">Citys</span> <span word="Times">Times</span> <span word="Square">Square</span> <span word="ball">ball</span> <span word="drop">drop</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="watched">watched</span> <span word="events">events</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>.</p><p>每年最后一天的夜晚，纽约时代广场上的水晶球降落仪式都是万众瞩目的焦点，吸引百万游客驻足观看， 另有超过10亿的观众通过电视一同分享这一盛事。</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="cities">cities</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="prefer">prefer</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="spin">spin</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="traditional">traditional</span> <span word="event">event</span>. <span word="From">From</span> <span word="pinecones">pinecones</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pineapples">pineapples</span>, <span word="these">these</span> <span word="regions">regions</span> <span word="lower">lower</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="oversized">oversized</span> <span word="symbols">symbols</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="seconds">seconds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="tick">tick</span> <span word="away">away</span>.</p><p>然而，许多的城市都有自己的不一样的跨年方式。伴着一年最后的时间滴答溜走的声音，这些地区纷纷启动自己的城市象征的降落仪式，只是降落的不再是水晶球，而是松果和菠萝。</p><p><span word="Pinecone">Pinecone</span> <span word="Drop">Drop</span>, <span word="Flagstaff">Flagstaff</span>, <span word="Arizona">Arizona</span></p><p>亚利桑那州的弗拉格斯塔夫：松果</p><p><span word="Arizona">Arizona</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="likely">likely</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="associated">associated</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="cactus">cactus</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="pinecones">pinecones</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="Flagstaff">Flagstaff</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="northern">northern</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="state">state</span>, <span word="has">has</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="largest">largest</span> <span word="Ponderosa">Ponderosa</span> <span word="Pine">Pine</span> <span word="forest">forest</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="continental">continental</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>. <span word="The">The</span> 5<span word="ft">ft</span>-<span word="by">by</span>-7<span word="ft">ft</span> <span word="gold">gold</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="silver">silver</span> <span word="aluminium">aluminium</span> <span word="pinecone">pinecone</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="dropped">dropped</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> 112-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="Weatherford">Weatherford</span> <span word="Hotel">Hotel</span> <span word="since">since</span> 1999.</p><p>亚利桑那一般会跟仙人掌而不是松果联系在一起。但是，北部的弗拉格斯塔夫却拥有美国大陆最大的黄松林。自1999年起，每年最后一天的午夜时分，都会有一个宽5英尺，高7英尺金银相间的铝制松果从有着112年历史的维勒夫特酒店楼顶降落，庆祝新年的到来。</p>
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