ticker-tape parade
noun /ˈtɪkə teɪp pəreɪd/
/ˈtɪkər teɪp pəreɪd/
- a traditional parade (= procession) in US cities, especially New York, during which people throw many small bits of paper from the tall buildings onto the parade as it passes in the street. Such parades are held to honour famous people, such as Charles Lindbergh after his famous flight. Ticker tape is paper in a thin strip from a machine used for receiving and recording telegraph messages, but the paper used in ticker-tape parades today is usually confetti (= tiny pieces of coloured paper traditionally thrown at weddings).
纸带游行：在美国城市，尤其是纽约的传统游行，在游行期间，人们将许多小纸片从高楼大厦上扔到游行队伍中，穿过街道。举行这样的游行是为了纪念著名人物，例如查尔斯·林德伯格（Charles Lindbergh）著名的飞行之后。纸条是用于接收和记录电报消息的机器上的细条纸，但如今，纸条游行中使用的纸通常是五彩纸屑（即传统上在婚礼上扔的彩色小纸片）。