纽约人“粉碎”不快 展望来年

时间：2010-12-30 06:56:05

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Looking forward to next year was not enough for some New Yorkers Tuesday. First, they needed to shred1 the bad bits of 2010.

对于一些纽约人来说，仅仅展望来年还不够。首先，他们需要“粉碎”2010年的那些令人不快的记忆。

Andrew Call(L) and Omar Lopez-Cepero, cast members of Green Day's Broadway musical 'American Idiot', prepare to shred a bad memory provided by Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong at the fourth annual Good Riddance Day in New York's Times Square.
Andrew Call(L) and Omar Lopez-Cepero, cast members of Green Day's Broadway musical 'American Idiot', prepare to shred a bad memory provided by Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong at the fourth annual Good Riddance Day in New York's Times Square.
So on annual Good Riddance Day（摆脱，大解脱） , members of the public were invited to jot2 down（草草记下） their least favorite moments and memories, then stuff the paper into a giant shredder（碎纸机） set up at Times Square.

Big Apple resident Melissa Altman said she shredded3 "a name, a person I liked for a while, a person I just want to get rid of."

"It's the guy who didn't know I existed," another woman said, throwing her piece of paper into a bin4, which then dumped its cargo5 into the truck-sized shredder.

Two cast members from the musical "American Idiot" tore up a note inscribed6（题写） "Don't Ask, Don't Tell," referring to the recently overturned law that barred gays from serving openly in the military. That too went into the big shredder.

One woman said she had scribbled7 "California" on her paper.

Others had less grandiose8（宏伟的） grudges9 from 2010. "Inhibition, passive smoking and restless leg syndrome10（不宁腿综合症） ," Seth Magee, a graphic11 artist, wrote on his paper.

Whether the high-tech12 voodoo（伏都教） works is one thing. But the shredder certainly shreds13 -- and the shredded paper is recycled as toilet roll.

"You can trust me: none of these memories will ever be seen again once they enter this truck," said organizer Lori Raimondo, with the Times Square Alliance.

The crowd was much smaller than usual on Good Riddance Day on account of the snow left over from a major blizzard14 on Monday. But on Friday huge numbers of people are expected to greet 2011 on Times Square in relatively15 balmy（芳香的，温和的） conditions.


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1 shred ETYz6     
v.撕成碎片，变成碎片；n.碎布条，细片，些少
参考例句：
  • There is not a shred of truth in what he says.他说的全是骗人的鬼话。
  • The food processor can shred all kinds of vegetables.这架食品加工机可将各种蔬菜切丝切条。
2 jot X3Cx3     
n.少量；vi.草草记下；vt.匆匆写下
参考例句：
  • I'll jot down their address before I forget it.我得赶快把他们的地址写下来，免得忘了。
  • There is not a jot of evidence to say it does them any good.没有丝毫的证据显示这对他们有任何好处。
3 shredded d51bccc81979c227d80aa796078813ac     
shred的过去式和过去分词
参考例句：
  • Serve the fish on a bed of shredded lettuce. 先铺一层碎生菜叶，再把鱼放上，就可以上桌了。
  • I think Mapo beancurd and shredded meat in chilli sauce are quite special. 我觉得麻婆豆腐和鱼香肉丝味道不错。 来自《简明英汉词典》
4 bin yR2yz     
n.箱柜；vt.放入箱内；[计算机] DOS文件名:二进制目标文件
参考例句：
  • He emptied several bags of rice into a bin.他把几袋米倒进大箱里。
  • He threw the empty bottles in the bin.他把空瓶子扔进垃圾箱。
5 cargo 6TcyG     
n.(一只船或一架飞机运载的)货物
参考例句：
  • The ship has a cargo of about 200 ton.这条船大约有200吨的货物。
  • A lot of people discharged the cargo from a ship.许多人从船上卸下货物。
6 inscribed 65fb4f97174c35f702447e725cb615e7     
v.写，刻( inscribe的过去式和过去分词 )；内接
参考例句：
  • His name was inscribed on the trophy. 他的名字刻在奖杯上。
  • The names of the dead were inscribed on the wall. 死者的名字被刻在墙上。 来自《简明英汉词典》
7 scribbled de374a2e21876e209006cd3e9a90c01b     
v.潦草的书写( scribble的过去式和过去分词 )；乱画；草草地写；匆匆记下
参考例句：
  • She scribbled his phone number on a scrap of paper. 她把他的电话号码匆匆写在一张小纸片上。
  • He scribbled a note to his sister before leaving. 临行前，他给妹妹草草写了一封短信。
8 grandiose Q6CyN     
adj.宏伟的，宏大的，堂皇的，铺张的
参考例句：
  • His grandiose manner impressed those who met him for the first time.他那种夸大的举止给第一次遇见他的人留下了深刻的印象。
  • As the fog vanished,a grandiose landscape unfolded before the tourists.雾气散去之后，一幅壮丽的景观展现在游客面前。
9 grudges 6cbad440c8c64ac8aa97a87505252416     
不满，怨恨，妒忌( grudge的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • He never grudges money. 他从不吝惜金钱。
  • They bear grudges against each other. 他俩有过节儿。
10 syndrome uqBwu     
n.综合病症；并存特性
参考例句：
  • The Institute says that an unidentified virus is to blame for the syndrome. 该研究所表示,引起这种综合症的是一种尚未确认的病毒。
  • Results indicated that 11 fetuses had Down syndrome. 结果表明有11个胎儿患有唐氏综合征。
11 graphic Aedz7     
adj.生动的，形象的，绘画的，文字的，图表的
参考例句：
  • The book gave a graphic description of the war.这本书生动地描述了战争的情况。
  • Distinguish important text items in lists with graphic icons.用图标来区分重要的文本项。
12 high-tech high-tech     
adj.高科技的
参考例句：
  • The economy is in the upswing which makes high-tech services in more demand too.经济在蓬勃发展，这就使对高科技服务的需求量也在加大。
  • The quest of a cure for disease with high-tech has never ceased. 人们希望运用高科技治疗疾病的追求从未停止过。
13 shreds 0288daa27f5fcbe882c0eaedf23db832     
v.撕碎，切碎( shred的第三人称单数 )；用撕毁机撕毁（文件）
参考例句：
  • Peel the carrots and cut them into shreds. 将胡罗卜削皮，切成丝。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • I want to take this diary and rip it into shreds. 我真想一赌气扯了这日记。 来自汉英文学 - 中国现代小说
14 blizzard 0Rgyc     
n.暴风雪
参考例句：
  • The blizzard struck while we were still on the mountain.我们还在山上的时候暴风雪就袭来了。
  • You'll have to stay here until the blizzard blows itself off.你得等暴风雪停了再走。
15 relatively bkqzS3     
adv.比较...地，相对地
参考例句：
  • The rabbit is a relatively recent introduction in Australia.兔子是相对较新引入澳大利亚的物种。
  • The operation was relatively painless.手术相对来说不痛。

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