Happy New Year|新年快乐

　　新年快乐

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　　请根据以下四张连环图画的内容，以 "Last year, my friend and I decided to attend the New Year's Eve celebration..." 开头，写一篇约 120 个单词的文章，描述图中主角所经历的事件，并提供合理的解释与结局。

(1) 第一张图中，主角与朋友看到地铁车站大排长龙，提示说明他们要去参加跨年庆祝活动，可见他们是要前往跨年活动的场地，由地铁车站里人山人海的情况看来，有同样想法的人还真不少。

(2) 第二张图中，车厢里挤得像沙丁鱼罐头似的，每个人摩肩擦踵，主角与朋友动弹不得。

(3) 第三张图中，像其他人一样，主角和朋友出地铁车站后便一起向晚会地点涌去。

(4) 第四张图中，虽然历经千辛万苦抵达晚会现场，美丽灿烂的烟火表演让主角非常开心，这一趟果然不虚此行。

►本刊编辑拟写下列中文，请诸位读者试翻成英文：

　　去年，我和朋友决定参加由市政府举办的跨年庆祝活动。我们选择搭乘地铁而不自己开车。在车站内，我们花了 20 分钟在长长的队伍中排队等候，我和朋友还得用手肘挤进车内。一进车厢，我们几乎无法呼吸，或甚至舒适地靠着墙站，因为里头挤得像沙丁鱼似的。

　　因为快来不及赶上午夜的倒数计时，我们一下车，就和其他人一样，朝广场而去。幸运的是，我们在最后一分钟赶到那里。在刚过 2010 年的那几秒，美丽的烟火表演让我们非常兴奋。尽管经历一些小麻烦，但参加这次的庆祝晚会真得很值得。

范 文：

Last year, my friend and I decided to attend the New Year's Eve celebration held by the city government. We chose to take the subway rather than drive ourselves. Inside the station, it took us 20 minutes to wait in the long line, and my friend and I had to elbow our way onto the train. Once inside the train, we could barely breathe or even stand against the wall comfortably because it was packed like a can of sardines.

Since we were running out of time before the midnight countdown, we headed for the square right after we got off, just like everyone else. Luckily enough, we made it there at the last minute. As the first seconds of 2010 arrived, we were thrilled by the fascinating display of fireworks. It was really worthwhile to be involved in that celebration despite a little bit of trouble.