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上。

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

欧洲最著名的狂欢节庆祝在威尼斯举行。

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

它是在狂欢节庆祝期间来临的，因此很多旅馆都，这些人也只能困在室内了。

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

在巴西，该国盛大的狂欢节庆祝情人节黯然失色。

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庆祝，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庆祝起源于古罗马时代。

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庆祝也结束了。

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庆祝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庆祝可以追溯到 1781 年，并且每年都会继续庆祝。

This city, affectionately known as the Big Easy, is the birthplace of jazz music and home of a famous celebration called Mardi Gras.

这座亲切地称为“Big Easy”的城市是爵士乐的发源地，也是著名庆祝“狂欢节”的举办地。

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。

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，庆祝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庆祝，而狂欢节是该庆祝的最后一天， 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庆祝，但狂欢节的庆祝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。