But that illusion is likely to be dispelled well before the New Year.

但这种幻象很可能在新年到来之前消散。

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I need to chill out before the New Year.

我要在新年前轻松一下。

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In Paraguay, people eat only cold food for five days before the New Year and it is not until the New Year's Day that people begin to cook with fire.

巴拉圭人将新年之前的五天定为冷餐日，大家都不举炊。 等到元旦到来的那一天，教堂的钟声鸣响，才升火做饭，饱餐一顿，互祝新年快乐。

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In the Netherlands, it is illegal to explode firecrackers in the weeks before New Year's Day.

VOA: special.2009.03.03

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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President Barack Obama has said he would review diplomatic efforts with Iran at the end of this year, before pursuing possible new sanctions through the Security Council.

VOA: standard.2009.11.30

It's because we saw it in a leak just before the new year.

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It's my fervent hope we will be able to conclude this inquiry before the New Year turns.

CNN: Transcript: Chairman Hyde's opening statement

The package that I offered to Speaker Boehner before we -- before the New Year would achieve that.

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