It was a night of music, fireworks, and ethnic controversy.

这是一个弥漫着音乐、焰火和种族争议的周末之夜。

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The opening concert had the usual fireworks and music to start proceedings.

与往届世界杯开幕式一样，本届世界杯开幕式也将以焰火和音乐作为开场白。

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In big cities like Edinburgh and Glasgow there are street parties with around 100,000 people, enjoying music, entertainment and fireworks at midnight.

在Edinburgh和Glasgow这样的大城市，大约会有10万左右的人涌向街头庆祝，享受音乐，观看娱乐表演，和午夜时候放的烟火。

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In Washington,for example, large crowds gather near the Washington Monument to listen to music and watch a huge fireworks show.

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The celebrations include things like music performances, art displays and fireworks.

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This past New Year's Eve, an event planning company hosted a black-tie bash onboard that included live music, fireworks and a laser light show.

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And it is exactly this that the organizers of the 2012 event hoped to emulate, with "a piece of theater on the water" -- complete with music, fireworks and special effects -- not to mention 20, 000 people on a 7-mile-long flotilla made up of 1, 000 boats.

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Handel's famed "Water Music" and his "Music for the Royal Fireworks" were both written for regal Thameside festivities in the 18th century.

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