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Family’s Christmas lights used for 48 years with no bulb1 replacements
A British family said their string2 of Christmas tree lights has been used annually3 for 48 years without a single bulb being replaced.
Ross Shaddick， 38， said his mother， Vina， 68， was a teenager when she bought the fairy lights from Woolworths in 1969.
Shaddick said the lights are now adorning4 the tree at his home in Plymouth， England.
The family said the lights are believed to be the oldest in Britain to be continually used each Christmas season without replacing any bulbs.
48年没换过的家庭圣诞灯泡
英国的一个家庭称，他们圣诞树上一串每年都在用的灯泡，连续48年都没换过一只灯泡。
38岁的罗斯·沙迪克说，他的母亲维纳现在68岁了。而1969年，她从沃尔沃斯买来这串彩灯时，还是一个小姑娘。
沙迪克说这些彩灯现在正装饰着他在英格兰普利茅斯的家。
这一家人说，这些可能是英国每年圣诞季持续使用，并且从未更换任何一只灯泡的最古老的圣诞彩灯了。
Daredevil5 breaks slackline6 world record at Eiffel Tower
A daredevil performer broke a slacklining world record by walking across a rope suspended7 from Trocadero Square in Paris to the Eiffel Tower.
Nathan Paulin， 23， crossed the 2，198-foot-long rope， which was suspended 230 feet over the River Seine.
Paulin’s stunt8 bested his own record of 2，171 feet for an urban-area slackline crossing.
The attempt took about half an hour. Paulin revealed that during a test run， he fell 262 feet before the end.
勇士在埃菲尔铁塔打破走缆绳世界记录
一位勇敢的表演者走完了悬挂在特罗卡迪罗广场和埃菲尔铁塔之间的缆绳，打破了世界记录。
23岁的内森·波林走完了悬挂在塞纳河上空高230英尺，长2198英尺的缆绳。
波林的该次行走超过了他自己在城郊的一次2171英尺长的缆绳上的行走纪录。
这次尝试大约用时半个小时，波林透露说在一次试走过程中，他在距离终点262英尺的地方摔了下来。
Missouri woman wins two lottery9 jackpots10 in one day
A Missouri woman ended up making two trips to the state lottery office in a single day when her winnings from a $1，000 jackpot turned into $100，000.
Veronica Buchanan said she went to the Missouri Lottery office in St. Louis on Nov. 29 to cash in a Monopoly Scratchers ticket that earned her a $1，000 prize.
Buchanan said she stopped on her way home at the store where she had purchased the ticket and decided to try her luck a second time with a $1，000，000 Fortune Scratchers ticket.
The second ticket sent her back to the lottery office to claim a $100，000 prize.
密苏里女士一天赢得两头彩
密苏里州一名女士一天两次前往州彩票办公室，她一千美元的彩票头奖变成了十万美元。
维罗妮卡·布坎南说，11月29日，她去圣路易斯的密苏里彩票办公室兑现一张1000美元的大富翁彩票。
她说，在回家的路上，她在买过彩票的店里停留了一下，决定再碰碰运气，于是又买了张有一百万美元大奖的大富翁彩票。
第二张彩票让她又回到了彩票办公室去领取十万美元的奖金。
Police stop car with massive11 Christmas tree on top
Police in a Massachusetts town are showing residents how not to transport their holiday trees.
Sudbury police posted a picture Friday of a vehicle with a large tree on top of it. Almost the entire car appears to be hidden.
Police say an officer stopped the vehicle on Route 20 in the town， located about 25 miles （40 km） west of Boston.
Police on Facebook reminded people to transport holiday trees “responsibly”.
警察攔下顶着硕大圣诞树的汽车
马萨诸塞州的一个小镇上，警察正在向居民展示不该怎样运载圣诞树。
萨德波利警方周五发布了一张照片：一辆汽车的顶部装载了一棵硕大的圣诞树，整个车身几乎都被圣诞树盖住。
警方称，一名警官在镇上20号公路上，大概在波士顿西边25英里（40千米）处，拦下了这辆汽车。
警方在脸书上提醒人们“认真负责地”运载圣诞树。
A British family said their string2 of Christmas tree lights has been used annually3 for 48 years without a single bulb being replaced.
Ross Shaddick， 38， said his mother， Vina， 68， was a teenager when she bought the fairy lights from Woolworths in 1969.
Shaddick said the lights are now adorning4 the tree at his home in Plymouth， England.
The family said the lights are believed to be the oldest in Britain to be continually used each Christmas season without replacing any bulbs.
48年没换过的家庭圣诞灯泡
英国的一个家庭称，他们圣诞树上一串每年都在用的灯泡，连续48年都没换过一只灯泡。
38岁的罗斯·沙迪克说，他的母亲维纳现在68岁了。而1969年，她从沃尔沃斯买来这串彩灯时，还是一个小姑娘。
沙迪克说这些彩灯现在正装饰着他在英格兰普利茅斯的家。
这一家人说，这些可能是英国每年圣诞季持续使用，并且从未更换任何一只灯泡的最古老的圣诞彩灯了。
Daredevil5 breaks slackline6 world record at Eiffel Tower
A daredevil performer broke a slacklining world record by walking across a rope suspended7 from Trocadero Square in Paris to the Eiffel Tower.
Nathan Paulin， 23， crossed the 2，198-foot-long rope， which was suspended 230 feet over the River Seine.
Paulin’s stunt8 bested his own record of 2，171 feet for an urban-area slackline crossing.
The attempt took about half an hour. Paulin revealed that during a test run， he fell 262 feet before the end.
勇士在埃菲尔铁塔打破走缆绳世界记录
一位勇敢的表演者走完了悬挂在特罗卡迪罗广场和埃菲尔铁塔之间的缆绳，打破了世界记录。
23岁的内森·波林走完了悬挂在塞纳河上空高230英尺，长2198英尺的缆绳。
波林的该次行走超过了他自己在城郊的一次2171英尺长的缆绳上的行走纪录。
这次尝试大约用时半个小时，波林透露说在一次试走过程中，他在距离终点262英尺的地方摔了下来。
Missouri woman wins two lottery9 jackpots10 in one day
A Missouri woman ended up making two trips to the state lottery office in a single day when her winnings from a $1，000 jackpot turned into $100，000.
Veronica Buchanan said she went to the Missouri Lottery office in St. Louis on Nov. 29 to cash in a Monopoly Scratchers ticket that earned her a $1，000 prize.
Buchanan said she stopped on her way home at the store where she had purchased the ticket and decided to try her luck a second time with a $1，000，000 Fortune Scratchers ticket.
The second ticket sent her back to the lottery office to claim a $100，000 prize.
密苏里女士一天赢得两头彩
密苏里州一名女士一天两次前往州彩票办公室，她一千美元的彩票头奖变成了十万美元。
维罗妮卡·布坎南说，11月29日，她去圣路易斯的密苏里彩票办公室兑现一张1000美元的大富翁彩票。
她说，在回家的路上，她在买过彩票的店里停留了一下，决定再碰碰运气，于是又买了张有一百万美元大奖的大富翁彩票。
第二张彩票让她又回到了彩票办公室去领取十万美元的奖金。
Police stop car with massive11 Christmas tree on top
Police in a Massachusetts town are showing residents how not to transport their holiday trees.
Sudbury police posted a picture Friday of a vehicle with a large tree on top of it. Almost the entire car appears to be hidden.
Police say an officer stopped the vehicle on Route 20 in the town， located about 25 miles （40 km） west of Boston.
Police on Facebook reminded people to transport holiday trees “responsibly”.
警察攔下顶着硕大圣诞树的汽车
马萨诸塞州的一个小镇上，警察正在向居民展示不该怎样运载圣诞树。
萨德波利警方周五发布了一张照片：一辆汽车的顶部装载了一棵硕大的圣诞树，整个车身几乎都被圣诞树盖住。
警方称，一名警官在镇上20号公路上，大概在波士顿西边25英里（40千米）处，拦下了这辆汽车。
警方在脸书上提醒人们“认真负责地”运载圣诞树。