A: According to CNN, there are 24 things to look forward to in 2024!
B: Really? What can we anticipate this year?
A: The first six big things are: 1. A leap year, 2. The Olympics and Paralympics, 3. New movies, 4. A total solar eclipse, 5. A return to the moon and 6. New TV and old favorites.
B: The Paris Olympics sounds so exciting. And what else?
A: The next six big things are: 7. Mickey goes public, 8. Facebook turns 20, 9. A new college football playoff picture, 10. New music, 11. New tours, and 12. More historical anniversaries.
A: 根據CNN,2024年將有24件令人期待的大事!
B: 真的嗎?有哪些大事啊?
A: 前6件大事是︰1.閏年、2.奧運、帕運、3.新電影、4.日全蝕、5.回到月球、6.新舊影集。
B: 巴黎奧運真令人期待,還有呢?
A: 接下來6件是︰7.(初版)米奇變公共財、8.臉書20歲、9.全新大學美式足球決賽陣容、10.新音樂、11.新旅遊、12.更多歷史週年。
(By Eddy Chang, Taipei Times/台北時報張聖恩)
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