每年时报广场举行的跨年倒计时，都会吸引上百万来自全世界的民众观看，而在倒数的最后时刻水晶球会从天而降，迎接全新的一年。
美国时代广场降水晶球迎新年New Year's Eve Ball Drop in Times Square
Perhaps tHe most famous way to usher in the New Year in the world is by attending the New Year's Eve ball drop in Times Square in New York City. The ball is a year-round Times Square attraction.
perhaps /pəˈhæps/ adv.或许，可能
He hasn't written to me recently - perhaps he's lost my address.
他最近没给我写信——也许他把我的地址弄丢了。usher
usher in开创（尤指重大的变化或新事物）；开始；开启
These changes could usher in a period of dramatic economic growth.
这些改变有可能开启一个经济急剧增长的时期。
attend/əˈtend/ v. 出席，参加；到场
The meeting is on the fifth and we're hoping everyone will attend.
会议将在5号举行，我们希望大家都能出席。
drop/drɒp/ v.（使）落下，（使）掉下；丢下
She dropped her keys.
她把钥匙掉了。
The book dropped from/off the shelf.
书从书架上掉了下来。
Times Square美国时代广场
a year-round 整年的，一年到头的
Today the lake is a year-round paradise for the fishermen.
现在这个湖是钓鱼者一年四季的天堂。
attraction/əˈtræk.ʃən/ n. 吸引（力）；有吸引力的事物
Skiing holds no attraction for me.
滑雪对我来说没有吸引力。
As the ball drops from One Times Square beginning at 11:59 p.m. on New Year's Eve, there are normally more than one million people in Times Square, not to mention the 100 million people watching the ball drop nationwide, and even more people watching from around the world. Once the ball drops, 1 ton of confetti flurries down, blanketing Times Square and New Years' revelers.
To attend the ball drop is free; there are no tickets needed to watch the event in Times Square.
normally/ˈnɔː.mə.li/ adv. 正常地
Are the phones working normally again?
这部电话又能正常使用了吗？
million/ˈmɪl.jən/ （数字）100万
The city has a population of almost a/one million.
这座城市的人口几乎有一百万。
mention /ˈmen.ʃən/ v. 说起，谈到
I'll mention your ideas to Jacinta.
我会跟哈辛塔说一下你的想法。
not to mention除…之外（还），更不必说
He's one of the kindest and most intelligent, not to mention handsome, men I know.
他是我所知道的最友善、最聪明的人之一，此外他还很英俊。
nationwide/ˌneɪ.ʃənˈwaɪd/ adj. 全国性的，全国范围的
once conj. 一…就；一旦…就
Once I've found somewhere to live I'll send you my address.
我一找到住的地方就把地址告诉你。
Remember that you won't be able to cancel the contract once you've signed.
记住一旦你签了字就不能取消合同了。
confetti /kənˈfet̬.i/ n.（尤指结婚等庆典时抛撒的）五彩纸屑（这里指写着上万人愿望的许愿便签，每年12月，时代广场主办方都会收集大量的愿望便签放进倒计时的水晶球里，到跨年夜的最后一刻，水晶球落下，放飞大家的新年愿望。）
1 ton of confetti 重达一吨的五彩纸屑
flurry v. 慌张地行动
blanket /ˈblæŋ.kɪt/ v. 以厚层覆盖
Outside the fields were blanketed in fog.
外面，田野被浓雾笼罩着。
reveler /ˈrev.əl.ər/ n. 狂欢者
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