纪录片《中国春节》 第70期 欢庆（17）

Way down south, as night falls,

一路南下，夜幕降临了

the main New Year's Day celebrations are just about to get started.

元旦当天的一大庆典即将开始了

Here in Hong Kong, they take celebration to a whole other level.

在香港，人们将庆典提升到了新的境界

This is the start of the famous night parade which will be kicking off in just a couple of hours.

着名的夜间大游行即将在几个小时之后开始

They think it's going to be the biggest parade ever, with 150,000 people or more lining¹ the streets.

预计起码有15万人排列街边，这将会是史上最盛大的游行

There are going to be 2,500 performers tonight, one of whom you might just recognise.

今晚将有多达2500人的表演者参与，其中有一人你也许认识

My Hong Kong parade preparation has started earlier.

我的香港游行准备工作更早就开始啦

This is the backstage area where all the performers gather before heading out onto the route.

这是后台准备区，演员们出发到路上前都聚集在这里

And there is definitely an atmosphere of anticipation².

这儿绝对有一种充满期待的气氛

I am not going to be a spectator this evening,

今晚我不只是观众

I am actually going to be part of the parade itself

事实上我本人也是游行的一份子

and I have the privilege of riding the Hong Kong Tourism Board Float and here she is.

而且我还荣获特许能搭乘上香港旅游局的彩车，就是这辆

As you can see, it is brightly coloured with neon lights, and, of course, scatter³ of monkeys everywhere.

正如您所见，它被霓虹灯妆成了鲜亮的色彩。当然啊，还满是猴子形象的装饰

The last time someone was allowed to be on a float was in the year 2000, a certain Jackie Chan.

上一次有人被允许乘上彩车还是在2000年，那就是成龙

A huge audience the parade draws attracts performers from all over the world.

来看游行的观众非常之多，这也吸引了来自世界各地的表演者

Where are you guys from?

你们从哪里来啊

The Netherlands, Schiphol. Did you make this? Yeah.

荷兰的斯希普霍尔。这是你做的吗？对啊　　　　

Girls, where are you from? Ireland. Scotland.

姑娘们从哪里来的啊？爱尔兰。苏格兰。

1 lining   

n.衬里，衬料

参考例句：

• The lining of my coat is torn.我的外套衬里破了。
• Moss makes an attractive lining to wire baskets.用苔藓垫在铁丝篮里很漂亮。

2 anticipation   

n.预期，预料，期望

参考例句：

• We waited at the station in anticipation of her arrival.我们在车站等着，期待她的到来。
• The animals grew restless as if in anticipation of an earthquake.各种动物都变得焦躁不安，像是感到了地震即将发生。

3 scatter   

vt.撒，驱散，散开；散布/播；vi.分散，消散

参考例句：

• You pile everything up and scatter things around.你把东西乱堆乱放。
• Small villages scatter at the foot of the mountain.村庄零零落落地散布在山脚下。