Start of the festive season in Rio

Christmas has officially begun in Rio de Janeiro, as thousands of people turned out to see the world’s tallest floating Christmas tree and a firework display over the Rodrigo de Freitas Lagoon yesterday.
昨天，在羅德里戈湖畔，成千上萬的人穿著節(jié)日的盛裝觀賞了世上最高的水上漂浮圣誕樹和焰火表演，由此里約熱內(nèi)盧的圣誕節(jié)正式拉開了序幕。

Crowds?flocked to?the waterfront to watch as the 542 ton and 85 metre high structure was lit up by a dazzling display of multicoloured fireworks.
耀眼炫目、五彩繽紛的煙火表演點亮了一座重達542噸、高達85米的圣誕樹結(jié)構(gòu)，吸引了眾多人群涌向湖邊前來觀賞。

The annual event, which is now in its nineteenth year, draws tourists from across the globe and is the third largest occasion in the city’s calendar.
作為里約熱內(nèi)盧城市日歷上第三大重要活動，到今年這個年度活動已經(jīng)持續(xù)了19年，每年都吸引了成千上萬的世界各地游客。

Each year there is a new theme, represented by the tree’s lights, and “A Christmas Light” was chosen for 2014 - celebrating the importance of light in people's lives, symbolised by the sun, moon and stars.
每年的活動主題都各不相同。為了彰顯陽光、月光和星光等燈光在人們生活中的重要作用，2014年的主題選擇了樹狀燈光來展現(xiàn)，名為“圣誕之光”。

The tree itself contains 3.1 million micro bulbs, 2,150 strobe effects and 100 LED reflectors, which enable the record-beating tree to change colour and display different designs.
圣誕樹上裝了310萬個微型燈泡、2150個閃光燈以及100個LED反光鏡，確保這棵打破紀錄的圣誕樹能夠不停地變換顏色，呈現(xiàn)不同的設(shè)計效果。

This year Guinness World Records has officially certified that the tree is the largest of its kind in the world.
今年，經(jīng)吉尼斯世界紀錄官方認證，這棵圣誕樹確為世界最大。

The Christmas tree will continue to float in the lagoon until 6 January 2015, the traditional end of the holiday period.
這棵圣誕樹將繼續(xù)漂浮在羅德里戈湖上，直到2015年1月6日這一傳統(tǒng)節(jié)日結(jié)束。

Fireworks illuminate the tree

Fireworks illuminate the tree at Rodrigo de Freitas lagoon in Rio de Janeiro.
里約熱內(nèi)盧的羅德里戈湖畔，焰火與圣誕樹交相輝映。

White fireworks

White fireworks burst over the world's highest floating Christmas tree.
白色的焰火綻放在世上最高的水上漂浮圣誕樹上空。

Fireworks explode around the tree

Fireworks explode around the tree during its lighting ceremony at Rodrigo de Freitas Lake in Rio.
在里約熱內(nèi)盧羅德里戈湖畔的圣誕樹點亮儀式上，繽紛的焰火紛飛。

Pink fireworks

Pink fireworks explode over the floating Christmas tree in Lagoa lake at the annual holiday tree lighting event.
里約熱內(nèi)盧羅德里戈湖畔，年度節(jié)日之樹的點亮活動上，粉色的焰火傾瀉在水上漂浮圣誕樹的上空。

Fireworks dwarf the tree

Fireworks dwarf the tree during its lighting ceremony.
點亮儀式上，圣誕樹在焰火的映襯下都變矮了。

The lit up tree

The lit up tree symbolising the year's theme of light.
點亮的圣誕樹體現(xiàn)了今年的燈光主題。

Light the world's highest floating Christmas tree

Part of the ceremony to light the world's highest floating Christmas tree.
儀式的一部分：點亮世上最高的水上漂浮圣誕樹。

Fireworks explode

Fireworks explode over the floating Christmas tree in Lagoa lake.
羅德里戈湖畔，五彩繽紛的焰火綻放在水上漂浮圣誕樹的上空。