There's one thing that all New Year's Eve parties have in common: the countdown to midnight.

所有的除夕夜派对都有一个共同点：午夜倒计时。

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At the stroke of midnight on New Year's Eve, everyone cheered to welcome the new year.

除夕午夜十二点整时，大家都欢呼着迎接新年的到来。

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He will simply take the oath of office at midnight on New Year's Eve.

他将在新年前夕的午夜宣誓就职。

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Engineers say the closure of the Ignalina plant in the town of Visaginas happened on New Year's Eve shortly before midnight local time.

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The feast would follow three Christmas Masses in the convent chapel starting at midnight Christmas Eve.

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Ghattas said that authorities remained hopeful the number of visitor bookings would recover so pilgrims could enjoy the city's planned events, which included a Christmas tree lighting ceremony on December 15, and a choral festival before midnight Mass on Christmas Eve.

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The computers shut down automatically on midnight New Year's Eve, causing overheating and damage.

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