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World rings in New Year
世界各地迎接新年到來
New Zealanders are among the first in the world to usher in the New Year - with a fireworks display at Auckland's landmark Sky Tower that sent bright colors erupting through the night sky over the city's harbor. An estimated one-and-a-half million people lined Australia's Sydney Harbor at the stroke of midnight for a spectacular show involving seven tons of fireworks over the Harbor Bridge and Sydney Opera House. Japanese revelers welcome 2015 by releasing hundreds of balloons in front of Tokyo Tower. Fireworks explode off Taiwan's tallest skyscraper. And North Korea stages a 15 minute long fireworks display in Pyongyang -- watched by thousands-- although no sign of that country's leader. And then there's Bolivia - where folks are flocking to shops and street markets to find the perfect pair of lucky underwear to welcome 2015. In accordance with their annual tradition, Bolivians swap their old underwear for red or yellow undergarments at midnight in the hopes of ushering in a prosperous new year. Red is believed to bear love, while yellow is thought to bring money.
新西蘭人是首批迎來新年的人之一——奧克蘭地標建筑天空塔舉行了煙花表演，絢麗的色彩照亮這座城市的夜空。據估計，午夜時分有150萬人聚集在澳大利亞悉尼港附近，準備欣賞壯觀的煙花表演。海港大橋和悉尼歌劇院總共將燃放7噸煙花。日本狂歡者在東京塔前放飛數百個氣球。臺灣最高的摩天大樓也燃放了煙花。朝鮮在平壤進行了長達15分鐘的煙花表演，數千人觀看，不過國家領導人沒有露面。然后是玻利維亞——民眾紛紛前往商場和街邊市場尋找最完美的幸運內衣，迎接2015年的到來。與年度傳統一致，玻利維亞人在午夜用舊內衣交換紅色或黃色的內衣，希望迎來繁榮的一年。據信，紅色飽含愛意，而黃色會帶來財運。
Hopes for better economic times on New Year's Eve in Moscow
莫斯科希望新年經濟狀況好轉
Hopes for better times on New Year's Eve in Moscow, after the Russian rouble takes a hit. But that doesn't let revelers bring them down... as they count down to new days ahead.
新年前夜，莫斯科民眾希望新年經濟形勢能夠好轉，因為過去的一年俄羅斯盧布遭遇重創。但是這并影響人們的熱情，他們在倒計時迎接新年到來。
(SOUNDBITE) (Russian) MOSCOW RESIDENT, ELENA, SAYING: "When you have nothing you can't lose anything either!" The country is sliding into an economic recession as oil prices plummet.
莫斯科居民ELENA：“當你沒有任何希望的時候，也就不會再有損失！”隨著油價下跌，俄羅斯陷入經濟衰退。
(SOUNDBITE) (Russian) MOSCOW RESIDENT, ALEXANDER, SAYING: "I am trying to avoid making a value judgment. So whether it was good or bad, we are trying to step away from it making judgment. We are simply living. We are trying to live in the moment."
莫斯科居民ALEXANDER：“我拒絕做出價值判斷。所以無論是好是壞，我們都盡量不做判斷。我們只是在生活。我們努力活在當下。”
The rouble lost some 40 percent to the U.S. dollar in 2014. With hopes in Moscow that the New Year will usher in better economic times
2014年，盧布相對美元的價值下跌了近40%。在莫斯科，人們希望2015年能夠進入較好的經濟時期。
Times Square crowds brave the cold to wait for midnight celebration
時報廣場民眾冒著嚴寒慶祝新年
New Years revelers showing they're determined to get the best seats for the midnight celebration. It's freezing cold and many hours to go until the ball drops, but some will not be denied.
新年慶祝者們決心在午夜的慶祝活動中得到最佳位置。天氣非常寒冷，距離新年的鐘聲敲響還有幾個小時，但是一些人仍然不畏嚴寒守候在這里。
(SOUNDBITE) (English) CHELSEA CHIFICI SAYING: "I'm hoping so. I'm really cold already and I have four jackets on and four pairs of pants and I have four blankets and leg-warmers. So, I'm hoping that I don't freeze or I get too hungry, but I think I'm good!"
CHELSEA CHIFICI：“我希望如此。我已經很冷了，我穿了四件夾克，四條褲子，帶了四條毯子和暖腿裹套。所以，我希望自己不會凍僵或者肚子太餓，但是我認為很好。”
More than 1 million partiers are expected tonight, spread out over more than 20 city blocks. The NYPD screening process has already started -- but some are already getting into the party mood despite the cold. Not everyone thinks they'll make it all the way.
預期今晚將有超過100萬人在這里迎接新年鐘聲敲響，超過20個城市街區。紐約時報廣場電子屏幕已經開始計時，但是盡管天氣嚴寒，許多人已經進入非常歡欣的氣氛。并不是每個人都認為自己可以全程慶祝。
(SOUNDBITE) (English) DANIEL BEISSER SAYING: "Oh, that depends on my father because I think we're not going to make it because he's not interested in waiting all day long here. But, me and my sister maybe. Yeah."
DANIEL BEISSER：“這取決于我的父親，我認為我們不可能全程慶祝，因為他對等待這么長時間不感興趣。但是，我和姐姐可能會。是的。”
But those that do stay hope their perseverance will be rewarded once the show gets going.
但是那些留下來的人希望一旦表演開始，他們的堅持得到回報。
