雅思口语热门场景模拟——Describe a popular public event you attended

In one of the more innovative celebrations, four divers equipped with musical instruments and breathing apparatus performed an underwater “concert” in a fish tank in Yantai, east China.

终于轮到咱们了!世界上最创新的庆祝新年方式居然在天朝!烟台的水下音乐表演!Rock it!

Festivities went ahead in Dubai despite a fire at the city’s Address Hotel. A fireworks display was held near the Burj Khalifa skyscraper.

迪拜最高楼烟火表演，同时市区最高酒店发生了火灾- -!

Egypt celebrated with fireworks staged in front of the pyramids near Cairo, as the government works to revive its tourist industry.

埃及金字塔烟火，酷炫啊!可旅游业整改是什么情况- -!

Russia – the first major European city to welcome 2016 – held a fireworks display over Red Square in Moscow.

莫斯科红场烟火。

Despite security fears across the continent, many major public events are going ahead, though with heightened(加强的) security restrictions.

提防恐怖袭击，安保措施必须加倍!

Only 25,000 people in Madrid were allowed into the Puerta del Sol square. More than 100,000 people are expected to watch the Mayor of London’s fireworks show, a ticketed event.

马德里和伦敦的广场烟火，都得买票才能进场!坑!

People take part in a traditional New Year’s Eve swim in Moosseedorf, Switzerland.

瑞士新年游泳!好清凉!

Over in Sierra Leone, the declared end of Ebola will mark a return to festivities, after Freetown, the capital, was left deserted a year ago due to the disease’s outbreak.

塞拉利昂。。埃博拉病毒的终结象征着空城的复活和节日喜悦的回归。

As 2016 finally reaches the Americas, up to a million people are expected to converge on Times Square in New York, amid tight security, to watch the famous ball descend.

美国纽约时代广场，百万人聚集观看最著名的大球落下。安检严格!

On Rio de Janeiro’s Copacabana Beach, crowds will not only mark the New Year – they will also fete the 100th anniversary of Samba music, and the upcoming summer Olympics.

里约热内卢，不仅仅庆祝新年，还有桑巴音乐百年庆典以及即将到来的夏季奥运会庆典!

Why do people feel happy when they celebrate public events with family members or friends?

I think feel most happy when they are with close friends and family members because they are with people that they trust and feel comfortable being entirely open with. They usually love you unconditionally and are less judging, and they would make you feel being surrounded by a positive and supportive atmosphere. Actually, the happiest people I know in my life all have a big loving family. Also, family traditions and activities can create a specialcloseness between people which would generally make them feel more connected and happier.

和家人朋友一起庆祝节日当然更有爱更开心啦~

Do you think spending public funds on these events is a waste of money?

No, it’s definitely not a waste! On the opposite, this is exactly where the tax payers’ money should go to! It is to create things with specific spiritual values shared by the public, and to make everyone in the community feel not only happier but also more alive and united. In my opinion, human beings cannot live on in harmony without sharing the joyfulness of public events.

办这么有意义的节日庆典岂有浪费钱的道理?办得越铺张越奢侈大家就越开心有木有!

祝大家在新的一年里吃好喝好玩好学好，单身迅速脱单，最重要的是，早日与雅思和平分手。