岛国萨摩亚“丢掉”一天 提早迎接新年
<p><span word="If">If</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="reading">reading</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="cannot">cannot</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Samoa">Samoa</span>.</p><p><span word="Friday">Friday</span>, <span word="December">December</span> 30, <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="cut">cut</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tiny">tiny</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Pacific">Pacific</span> <span word="island">island</span> <span word="nation">nation</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="ditched">ditched</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="time">time</span>-<span word="zone">zone</span> <span word="alliance">alliance</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="moved">moved</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="zone">zone</span> 24 <span word="hours">hours</span> <span word="ahead">ahead</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="catch">catch</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Asia">Asia</span>, <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Zealand">Zealand</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Australia">Australia</span>.</p><p><span word="On">On</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Year">Year</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Eve">Eve</span>, <span word="Samoa">Samoa</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="jumped">jumped</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="west">west</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="dateline">dateline</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="runs">runs</span> <span word="zig">zig</span>-<span word="zags">zags</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Pacific">Pacific</span> <span word="Ocean">Ocean</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="broadly">broadly</span> <span word="follows">follows</span> <span word="the">the</span> 180 <span word="degree">degree</span> <span word="line">line</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="longitude">longitude</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="Prime">Prime</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="Tuilaepa">Tuilaepa</span> <span word="Sailele">Sailele</span> <span word="Malielegaoi">Malielegaoi</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="easier">easier</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Samoa">Samoa</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="key">key</span> <span word="partners">partners</span>.</p><p>"<span word="No">No</span> <span word="longer">longer</span> <span word="shall">shall</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="ringing">ringing</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Zealand">Zealand</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Australia">Australia</span> <span word="thinking">thinking</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="closing">closing</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="eyes">eyes</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="praying">praying</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="churches">churches</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="vice">vice</span> <span word="versa">versa</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="Fridays">Fridays</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="ring">ring</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="contacts">contacts</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="holidaying">holidaying</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="Saturdays">Saturdays</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="Radio">Radio</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Zealand">Zealand</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span>.</p><p>"<span word="It">It</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="remove">remove</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="enormous">enormous</span> <span word="amount">amount</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="confusion">confusion</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="travel">travel</span> <span word="times">times</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Samoans">Samoans</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tourists">tourists</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Samoa">Samoa</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="thinking">thinking</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Zealand">Zealand</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Australian">Australian</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="zones">zones</span>."</p><p><span word="Church">Church</span> <span word="bells">bells</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="ring">ring</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="carol">carol</span> <span word="services">services</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="herald">herald</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="changeover">changeover</span> <span word="time">time</span>.</p><p><span word="To">To</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="win">win</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="support">support</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="declared">declared</span> <span word="employers">employers</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="workers">workers</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="missing">missing</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span>, <span word="although">although</span> <span word="banks">banks</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="allowed">allowed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="charge">charge</span> <span word="interest">interest</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> <span word="day">day</span>.</p><p><span word="Countries">Countries</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="free">free</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="choose">choose</span> <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dateline">dateline</span> <span word="passes">passes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="east">east</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="west">west</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Samoa">Samoa</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="decision">decision</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="mean">mean</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="maps">maps</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="change">change</span>.</p>
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