区别辨析 bring in the new year, play in the new year, play out the old year, ring in the new year, ring out the old year, see the new year in 与 see the old year out

(1) bring in the new year意为“举行专门仪式迎接新年到来”。

  • Will you help us to bring in the New Year ?
    你能帮助我们举行仪式迎接新年吗?

 (2) play in the new year是指“以音乐迎接新年来临”。

  • In this part of the country, a special ceremony used to be held, during which pipers played in the New Year .
    在这个国家的这一地区,过去常举行专门仪式,由管乐手吹奏着迎接新年的乐曲。

 (3) play out the old year是指“以音乐辞别旧岁”。

  • Gather round the piano, let's play out the old year with a loud joyful tune.
    聚到钢琴周围来吧,让我们以高亢欢快的曲调来辞别旧岁。

 (4) ring in the new year是指“以鸣钟、响铃等方式迎接新年来临”;ring out the old year是指“以鸣钟、响铃等方式辞别旧岁”。

  • We ring in the New Year with the church bells.
    我们敲响教堂的钟迎接新年。
  • Can you hear the church bells ringing out the old year?
    你能听到教堂辞别旧岁的钟声吗?

 (5) see the new year in/see in the new year, see the old year out/see out the old year分别表示“迎来新年;辞别旧岁”。

  • Are you going to stay up till midnight to see the New Year in?
    你打算熬至午夜迎接新年吗?
  • At midnight we see out the old year and see in the new .
    午夜时我们辞别旧岁迎来新年。
  • I shall be glad to see this year out and make a fresh start.
    我很高兴送走这旧的一年,重打锣鼓另开张。