New Year's Eve BRITISH TRADITIONS | How Britain Celebrates The New Year

新年除夕英国传统|英国人如何庆祝新年

We are coming to the end of the year and that means that very shortly we'll be

马上就是年末了！我们很快就要庆祝新的一年的到来！

celebrating the start of a new year. I thought this was a perfect opportunity

所以我想这是一个非常好的机会，

for me to explain to you exactly how the British like to celebrate the start of

让我来向你们介绍一下英国人是如何庆祝新年的。

the new year. Now if you're not so confident in listening to English

如果你没有把握在无字幕的情况下听我的节目，

without subtitles then I have provided subtitles for you. All you have to do is

也没有关系，你可以打开我为你准备的字幕。

click the little CC button down below and those subtitles will come up on the

你只需点击视频右下角的cc按钮，就可以显示字幕啦。

screen, and while you're down there if you're not already subscribed then make

同时也提醒大家，如果你还没有订阅我的频道，

sure you press that subscribe button and the bell notification button so you

赶紧点击订阅按钮，并且打开提醒，

don't miss any future lessons. And before we get this party started I want to say

这样你就不会错过我的任何一期节目了！在我们开始今天的内容之前，

a huge thank you to today's sponsor, the last sponsorship of the year, and that is

我想要感谢今天的节目赞助iTalki，我们今年的最后一个赞助。

iTalki. I'm sure you guys are already well aware of iTalki, but if you're not,

我相信大家一定非常熟悉iTalki啦，如果你还不是很了解(我来简单介绍一下)，

they are an online language provider and they provide tuition in many languages

他们是一个线上语言服务供应商，提供包括多种语言的在线课程，

not just English. They have a huge database of native teachers from all

不仅仅是英语，他们有来自世界各地的本地老师，

over the world, teaching all kinds of languages so whatever you want to learn

你可以在线上学习你感兴趣的所有语言。

I'm sure you will find it on italki. Now what I particularly like about italki

相信我，你想学的都可以在iTalki上找到。我特别喜欢iTalki的地方是，

is that their lessons are not just convenient because they're online, but

他们的线上课程非常便利，

also that they're affordable. They are much cheaper than offline tutors at

同时，价格在可接受的范围内。他们的线上课程，

about 30% of the cost and what makes it even better is that if you click on the

比同类线下辅导便宜30%左右。今天更好告诉大家一个好消息，

link in the description box below you'll get $10 credit when you make your first

你只需要点击下方的介绍，就可以领取10美元的抵扣券，可以用于你的第一次课程购买

purchase which pretty much means that once you make a purchase you'll get a

也就是说你可以免费获得一节线上课程哦。

lesson for free. Oh alright I can hear the clock's ticking. It's time to talk

好了！介绍了这么多，现在我们正式开始，

about New Year's Eve. Now in the UK we celebrate the end of the year on the

来谈一谈新年前夜。如今，在英国我们在每年的12月31日庆祝一年的结束，

31st of December come midnight we say goodbye to the old year and hello to the

在零点钟声敲响之时，我们挥别过去的一年，迎来新的一年。

new year. So our parties will happen on the evening of the 31st of December. As

所以我们在每年的12月31日会举办新年派对。

with any celebration you're going to be in a party atmosphere and hopefully

正如所有的庆祝活动一样，会很有派对的气氛，

surrounded by people that you care about but there are three, potentially four,

通常我们会和我们在乎的人在一起度过，但是有三个，或者说是四个

features of a New Year's Eve party that makes it unique to any

特点让新年夜的派对区别于其他的庆祝活动。

other celebration. The first is the countdown. So when we get to midnight we

第一个特点就是：倒计时。所以我们当午夜就要到来，

do like to all shout out loud the last 10 seconds of the old year: ten nine

我们都喜欢在一年的最后时刻，大声地倒数十秒：十、九、

eight seven six five four three two one happy new year!

八、七、六、五、四、三、二、一，新年快乐！

At that point the tradition is that you give a New Year's kiss and wish a

在这个时候，我们会给我们在乎的人一个新年之吻，

Happy New Year to those people that you care about, and of course if you're in a

并且道一声祝福。当然如果你正和一屋子的家人或者朋友在一起，

room full of friends or family that means you've got a lot of hugging and

那你可要忙着拥抱和亲吻大家啦！

kissing to do. Let's just hope that you don't have any cold sores. Then once all

希望当时候你没有因为感冒引起唇疱疹吧。

the smooching is done it's time for a little singsong and we like to sing the

然后，当你完成了所有的亲亲，接下来就是唱歌的环节咯。

song 'Auld lang syne'. Now I say sing most people in the UK don't actually know the

我们通常会唱《友谊地久天长》。虽然我说大家是在唱歌，但其实大多数英国人并不知道

words and so they tend to sing a couple of the lines that they do know and then

歌词，所以他们通常只唱几句他们知道的词，然后

mumble the rest of it.

他们含含糊糊地混着唱完后面整首歌。

But we enjoy doing it anyway and while singing we all hold hands together but

总之，我们喜欢这个环节，并且我们唱歌的时候一般都会手拉手，

we cross our arms and do this with our hands I don't really know why, there is

但我们是交叉手，然后这样握手的，其实我也不知道为什么，

an origin story to this tradition but I haven't found it out yet. And if you're

关于这个传统我相信应该有个故事可以解释，但是我还没有找到。

one of those people who doesn't know the lyrics but wants to learn the lyrics

如果你也和我一样，是那种记不住歌词的但是想要学歌词的人，

just like me, I have just done a video for you which is linked in the

我有一个视频非常适合你，点击下方介绍里的链接，

description box below so you can check that out in just a moment. Also at

你一会儿可以去看一下哦！

midnight if it's a big organised event you can almost guarantee that there will

所以，在午夜如果还想参加一场大型的活动，那你一定不能错过新年烟火，

be fireworks and I know in London there is a huge firework display with lots of

据我所知，在伦敦都非常壮观的烟火表演，

people lining up along the banks of the River Thames to watch the incredible

非常多人都会聚集在泰晤士河的两侧，就为了一睹这绚丽的景象，

fireworks going off along the London skyline this is also televised so if you

烟火在伦敦上空绽放。当然电视上也会转播，

don't fancy making your way into London, fighting with the busy crowds then you

如果你不想去伦敦人挤人，你也可以选择

can just watch it on your telly. Now I grew up in the north of England and I

在家舒舒服服看电视哦。我在英格兰北部长大，所以我知道

know in the north of England and in Scotland we have a tradition called

在英格兰北部和苏格兰，我们有一个新年传统，叫做

first foot, and this basically is someone bringing in the new year so you have to

First Foot（元旦日第一个访客），所以你需要

pick someone in your household to bring in the new year. They must leave the

挑选一个人到你的家里做客，他们必须在

house before midnight and then they must be the first person through the door

午夜之前离开你家，然后他们必须在午夜钟声敲响时跨过你家门

once midnight has struck. Now the tradition states that you have to be

所以这个传统需要注意的是，你得注意

careful who you choose to bring in the new year. I think that if they're tall

你要邀请的这个人是谁。比方说，如果他们是高的、

and dark-haired then that is luckier than someone who is blonde-haired for

深色头发的，那一定比金发的要幸运。

example and so this tall dark person will go out of the door and they'll wait

所以高个深发色的这个人会走出门，然后他们会出门等着

until the new year has been announced and then they'll walk in and wish

知道零点过后，他们才会走进来，然后

everyone a Happy New Year, and usually they should bring gifts. These gifts each

祝福大家新年快乐，通常他们也会带上礼物！

will represent a good fortune for the year ahead, so for example they will

这些礼物会代表着对未来一年中不同运气的祝福。例如他们会

bring a coin, and that coin will represent financial prosperity in the

带来一个硬币，那硬币就代表着未来一年财源广进。

new year. They might bring something to eat like bread and that bread will

当然他们也可能会带一些吃的，比如面包，

represent food and nourishment for the new year.

面包就代表着新的一年有充足的食物和营养。

As a little girl I remember bringing in a lump of coal and the coal represented

我记得我很小的时候有带给别人一块每块，煤块预示着

warmth. They might bring in some salt or some seasoning for flavour, and finally

温暖。也有人会带盐或者一些其他的调味品，

they bring in a drink of something so maybe a little bottle or a big bottle or

也有人会带酒，大瓶的或者小瓶的，或者

a hip flask, and this represents good cheer and happiness. And then we dance,

一个小的酒瓶，代表这鼓励和幸福。然后我们跳舞、

drink, eat, spend time with our friends our family, or some people just go to bed.

喝酒、吃东西，和我们的亲朋好友在一起庆祝。然后一些人撑不住就去睡了。

And that is the start of our new year. Is it any different in your country? I'd

好啦，这就是我们开启新一年的方式。在你的国家有什么不一样的习俗呢？

love to know, so please do let me know in the comments box below. Now next year on

我非常有兴趣了解你的故事，你可以在评论中告诉我哦。

this channel there's going to be more of the same and lots of different things as

明年我的频道也会继续呈现一些过去的经典内容和更多新的东西。

well. I'm going to be very very busy. I'm hoping that you will be involved in

我会非常非常忙，我也希望你们能够更多参与进来

everything that goes on here next year. I'm very excited about the future.

我对新的一年充满期待。

There are also some exciting things coming for those people who financially

有一个好消息要告诉所有在资金上支持这个频道的用户，

support this channel, my patrons, so patrons hold on to your hats, 2018 is

我的赞助人们，注意了，2018年

going to be a good one. I've got lots of rewards coming your way.

还是非常美好的一年，我有更多的答谢礼物要带给大家哦。

Ok guys, until next time have an incredible New Year's Eve I look forward

好了，各位，祝你们有一个非常美好的新年前夜。

to seeing you next year, take care and goodbye.

我非常期待在明年再与你们相见啦。再见~