Hundreds of people seeking a fresh start in 2010 flocked to Times Square on Dec. 28. 2009 to put their bad memories from 2009 through the shredder at the third annual Good Riddance Day.
數百名尋求2010年有個新開始的民眾，2009年12月28日湧入時報廣場，在第3屆年度「大掃除日」活動上，把他們2009年不好的回憶送進碎紙機。
Items included everything from photos of ex-lovers to redundancy letters and newspaper articles chronicling the failings of beloved sports teams.
這些物品從分手情人的照片到裁員通知信、報導受人喜愛的運動隊伍敗陣的新聞文章等，包羅萬象。
Roxanne Rodriguez of Manhattan shredded a piece of paper with "Writer’s block" written on it. She intends to buckle down and hoped 2010 would be the year she finally writes a musical.
來自曼哈頓的羅德里奎茲攪碎一張寫有「作家瓶頸」的紙。她打算全力拚一拚，希望2010年會是她終於寫出一部音樂劇的一年。
"This is going to be the year I’m going to be dedicated and focused, and I will get something down on the page every day," she promised.
「這將是我要專心致力的一年，我將每天都寫出一些東西。」她承諾說。
Good Riddance Day was organized by the Times Square Alliance as part of the buildup to the ball-drop celebration on New Year’s Eve.
「大掃除日」是由時報廣場聯盟舉辦，是為新年除夕夜跨年倒數慶祝的暖身活動。
For items that could not be shredded the organisers, the Times Square Alliance, provided a sledgehammer and a large waste-container.
至於無法用碎紙機攪碎的物品，主辦單位時報廣場聯盟還提供鎚子和大型垃圾箱。
新聞辭典：
good riddance： 高興地擺脫某個不好的人或事。riddance名詞，擺脫。例句：He knows very well that he is a good riddance for us.（他很清楚，對我們來說，他離開是大快人心。）
buckle down：動詞片語，盡全力進行某事。例句：You need to buckle down to close that deal.（你需要傾全力完成那筆交易。）
redundancy： 名詞，多餘、贅字、（因人力過剩而進行的）裁員。例句：The boss said some employees have to be prepared to receive redundancy pay.（老闆說有些員工得準備領遣散費了。）
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