With the work just beginning, Halloween festivities were postponed in communities from Maine to Connecticut.

随着抢修工作紧张进行，从缅因州到康涅狄格州，万圣节狂欢动暂停。

Instead, the Maduro government has been trying to center the public's attention on the carnival celebrations going on this week.

相反，马杜罗政府一直试图将公众舆论转移到本周举行的狂欢节动上。

The celebrations in the Latin world begins on October 31, culminating in a revelry around the lost loved ones on November 2.

拉丁世界的动从10月31日开始，以11月2日围亲人举行狂欢动而达到高潮。

The best-known carnival celebration in Europe is in Venice.

欧洲最著名的狂欢节动在威尼斯举行。

It came during carnival celebrations so a lot of hotels were booked with people who were also stuck indoors.

是在狂欢节动期间来临的，因此很多旅馆都被预订，这些人也只能被困在室内了。

In Brazil, the country's huge Carnival celebration overshadows Valentine's Day.

在巴西，该国盛大的狂欢节动使情人节黯然失色。

We have the largest, most colourful street carnival outside South America, but also gangsters, drug abuse and racial hatred.

那里有仅次于南美洲的最大最亮丽的街道狂欢节动，但也有歹徒、吸毒和种族歧视现象。

Historians think the Carnival celebration has roots in ancient Roman times.

历史学家认为狂欢节的动起源于古罗马时代。

With the end of Fat Tuesday parties, carnival celebrations in Luzern and across Europe are finished.

随着肥胖星期二派对的结束，卢塞恩和整个欧洲的狂欢节动也结束了。

Some people say that the original celebrations that were similar to Mardi Gras actually go back to pagan festivals.

有人说，最初类似于狂欢节的动实际上可以追溯到异教徒的节日。

The first celebration of Mardi Gras in New Orleans was back in 1781, and it continues to be celebrated every year.

新奥尔良的第一次狂欢节动可以追溯到 1781 年，并且每年都会继续。

No, but that was part of it. It was the... they banned playing repetitive beats in public places, to try and stop illegal raves as they were happening at the time.

不是，但那是其中一部分。他们禁止在公共场所播放重复节拍，以试图阻止当时正在发生的非法狂欢动。

Kicking off at midnight, the fifteen-minute light show is preceded by music and art performances, as the festivities prepare revellers to bid farewell to the old year and all its bad luck.

午夜时分，15分钟的灯光秀会在音乐和艺术表演之前开始，动让狂欢者们准备告别旧年和所有的厄运。

In the days running up to the launch of the annual jamboree in New York City, America's most populous and economically powerful state seized the initiative by hurling two thunderbolts at carbon-intensive businesses.

在纽约市一年一度的狂欢动即将开始的几天里，美国人口最多、经济实力最强的州抓住了主动权， 向碳密集型企业发出了两记霹雳。

Before this, there is a celebration called Carnival, and Mardi Gras is the last day of that celebration, on Tuesday before what is called " Ash Wednesday, " the beginning of the Lenten season.

在此之前，有一个名为狂欢节的动，而狂欢节是该动的最后一天， 在所谓的“灰烬星期三” 之前的星期二， 即四旬期的开始。

Many people think that Mardi Gras is only celebrated in New Orleans, but of course the celebration of Mardi Gras takes place in many different cities in the U.S. – but it's most famous in the city of New Orleans.

许多人认为狂欢节只在新奥尔良，但狂欢节的动当然在美国许多不同的城市举行——但最著名的是新奥尔良市。