[00:00.21]UNIT 6
[00:07.13]Lesson 23
[00:12.57]Exercise 1.1
[00:15.17]I had a fantastic time in New York.
[00:18.85]I was there for New Year's Eve.
[00:21.81]We left Matt's apartment at about seven thirty
[00:26.16]and walked towards Times Square.
[00:29.34]We hurried because we wanted to
[00:32.10]find a good place to watch the celebrations.
[00:36.75]We arrived at Times Square
[00:39.23]at about eight o'clock.
[00:41.60]There were already thousands of people there.
[00:45.62]There were no cars around
[00:48.04]because the police stopped all the traffic
[00:50.92]in the streets nearby.
[00:53.72]We looked for a good place to stand
[00:56.43]and then waited.
[00:58.48]Over the next two or three hours,
[01:01.56]the people increased.
[01:04.27]Some parents
[01:06.04]carried their children on their shoulders
[01:09.06]so that they could see better.
[01:12.54]Finally,it was time for the "countdown".
[01:16.55]On the roof of one of the buildings,
[01:20.15]there is a glass ball
[01:22.66]that moves down a pole at twelve o'clock.
[01:27.62]At 11:59, everyone looked up at the roof
[01:32.61]because the ball started
[01:34.41]to move slowly down the pole.
[01:37.99]Ten seconds before midnight,
[01:41.44]everyone counted the seconds:
[01:44.81]Ten! Nine! Eight! Seven! ...
[01:51.69]When the ball reached the bottom,
[01:54.87]it was New Year and everyone clapped
[01:57.98]and cheered and shouted.
[02:00.58]People smiled happily
[02:02.43]and wished us a Happy New Year.
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