At twelve o'clock midnight people blow horns, yell, and kiss each other to welcome in the New Year.
到了午夜十二点,大家都吹吹喇叭、高声喊叫、相互接吻来庆祝新年。
In the same way, a Russian might fail to see anything amusing in a joke witch would make an Englishman laugh to tears.
同样的道理,一则可以令英国人笑出泪来的笑话,俄国人听了可能觉得没有什么可笑之处。