微哈佛3Q英语 | 2017要来啦,“跨年”英文怎么说?

“跨年”这个词在英文里没有直接对应的词，要用 celebrate New Year’s Eve 来表达，千万不要说成 cross the year！

People from different parts of the world celebrate New Year’s Eve in different ways.

来自世界各地的人会用不同的方式跨年。

接下来就从最基本的“你要去哪里跨年？”开始吧！

A: Hey, where are you going to celebrate New Year’s Eve?

嘿，你要去哪里跨年呢？

B: Well, I haven’t decided yet. I stayed home last year, but I want to do something different this year.

嗯，我还没有決定。我去年待在家里，但是今年我想做点不一样的事。

下面是你可以做的事情：

attend New Year’s Eve celebrations (v.) 参加跨年活动

watch the fireworks (v.) 看烟花

go to a concert (v.) 听演唱会

listen to live music (v.) 听现场音乐

dance the night away (v.) 跳舞跳通宵

go to a party (v.) 参加派对

travel abroad (v.) 到国外去旅行

have a gourmet buffet dinner (v.) 吃一顿精致的自助餐

A: Since you haven’t decided, why not go out with me?

既然你还没有決定，要不要和我一起出去跨年呢？

B: That sounds great! I wasn’t sure who to hang out with on that day.

听起来很棒！我之前还没找到要一起出去的人！

A: Hey, it’s New Year’s Eve. Do you want to celebrate New Year’s Eve together?

嘿，跨年夜到了，你想一起跨年么？

B: Sure, let’s not stay home like a couch potato this year.

当然，我们今年就別宅在家里当懒虫了吧！

A: What do you want to do to celebrate New Year’s Eve?

你跨年夜想做什么呢？

B: How about having a gourmet dinner, and then watching the fireworks?

你觉得先吃一顿丰盛的晚餐，然后再去看烟火，这样如何？

但如果已经有了规划，需要婉拒时，除了 sorry 以外，还可以这样说：

A: Hey, it’s New Years Eve. Do you want to celebrate it together?

嘿，跨年夜到了，你想一起跨年嗎？

B: Too bad, I have been too tired lately. I would rather stay home and be a couch potato this year.

太可惜了，我最近有点太累了。我今年宁可在家里当懒虫就好了。

A: What a shame!

太可惜了！