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New Year's Eve in Times Square.
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Every year as the clock nears midnight on December 31st, the eyes of the world turn once more to the dazzling lights and bustling energy of Times Square. Anticipation runs high. New Year's Eve at the symbolic center of New York City has become more than just a celebration - it's a global tradition. The world holds its breath...and cheers as the clocks strike twelve. As the famous New Year's Eve Ball descends from the flagpole atop One Times Square, an estimated one million people in Times Square, millions nationwide and over a billion watching throughout the world are united in bidding a collective farewell to the departing year, and expressing our joy and hope for the year ahead.
Every year as the clock nears midnight on December 31st, the eyes of the world turn once more to the dazzling lights and bustling energy of Times Square. Anticipation runs high. New Year's Eve at the symbolic center of New York City has become more than just a celebration - it's a global tradition. The world holds its breath...and cheers as the clocks strike twelve. As the famous New Year's Eve Ball descends from the flagpole atop One Times Square, an estimated one million people in Times Square, millions nationwide and over a billion watching throughout the world are united in bidding a collective farewell to the departing year, and expressing our joy and hope for the year ahead.
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Vocabulary:
dazzling: adjective - fascinating, brilliant
bustling: adjective - full of busy activity
Holds its breath: causing loss of breath, as from excitement, anticipation, or tension
clocks strike: relógios batem... (easier explained in Portuguese)
flagpole: noun [C] (ALSO flagstaff)a long pole which a flag is fastened to
bidding: A demand that something be done; a command
farewell: An acknowledgment at parting; a goodbye
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