(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。