中英對照讀新聞》Michigan high school choir belts out holiday tunes from a towering Christmas tree 密西根高中合唱團在高聳的聖誕樹上唱出節日歌曲

密西根州西部的1個社區正在慶祝其歌唱聖誕樹誕生40週年，這棵「莫納海岸歌唱聖誕樹」是由180名高中生組成。（美聯社）

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A western Michigan community is celebrating the 40th anniversary of its beloved singing Christmas tree.

密西根州西部的1個社區，正在慶祝其備受喜愛的歌唱聖誕樹誕生40週年。

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The Mona Shores Singing Christmas Tree, which features a 180-student high school choir and stands 15 rows tall, belted out 19 holiday tunes at a Muskegon theater this week and was set to perform two more shows on Saturday. The 20-meter-tall tree is adorned with 25,000 LED lights and loads of greenery.

莫納海岸歌唱聖誕樹是由180名高中合唱團的學生組成，高15排，本週在馬斯基根劇院演唱19首節日歌曲，並計畫於週六再表演2場。這棵高20公尺的樹裝飾有2萬5000個LED燈，和大量綠色植物。

“The Singing Christmas Tree is 100% a spectacle,” said Shawn Lawton, who has directed the Mona Shores High School Choir and overseen the annual show for three decades.

肖恩‧洛頓表示，「歌唱聖誕樹百分百是一場奇觀，」他曾擔任莫納海岸高中合唱團的指揮，並監督這個年度演出30年。

The towering tree-shaped structure has a hierarchy, with freshmen near the bottom, sophomores and juniors in the middle and seniors above them.

這座高聳的樹形結構具有層次感，新生在最底層，2年級和3年級在中間，高年級在上面。

新聞辭典

belt out：動詞片語，引吭高歌、歌聲演奏。例句：The band was belting out all the old favourites.（樂隊正在高聲演奏所有的經典老歌。）

hierarchy：名詞，等級制度、統治集團。例句：Some monkey have a very complex social hierarchy.（某些猴群有非常複雜的社會階級。）

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