Angels and fairy dolls were made from stiff paper and the blue packets in which cotton wool was sold were opened out and cut in to strips for paper chains.

天使和精灵娃娃都是用硬纸做的，而卖棉绒用的蓝色外包装也被拆开并剪成条状做成纸链。

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People also decorate their houses with glittering paper chains, and brightly colored electric lights which come out only at this time of year.

人们还要用闪光的纸链装饰他们的家。明亮的彩灯也会在每年的这个时候派上用场。

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Supermarket chains across the region reported record sales of bottled water and paper towels, while stores across the states of Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey sold out of emergency generators.

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