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。
But instruments far more delicate than that were needed if any really serious advance was to be made.
但是,如果要取得真正重大的进展,需要有比这种装置精细得多的仪器。