He added that the chinese element of the celebration firecrackers had startled the horses into rocking the carriage slightly .

他也在婚庆里添加了中国元素，鸣放的鞭炮惊到了马匹，马车也微微颤动。

Its vaunted invention of gunpowder had spluttered into firecrackers .

它一直津津乐道发明的火药变成了人们日常使用的爆竹。

This week , however , as they feasted to the deafening rattle of the firecrackers lit to greet the year of the ox , their celebrations had an anxious tinge ( see article ) . Many will not have jobs to go back to .

但今年，当他们兴高采烈点燃牛年的炮竹时，却在震耳欲聋的响声中感到一丝焦虑，因为很多人将无工可返。

The opening on sunday had much fanfare with firecrackers , a traditional lion dance and women dressed in peacock feathers .

周日的开业典礼上锣鼓喧天，并放了很多鞭炮，有传统的舞狮表演及穿着孔雀羽毛的女子表演。

So the company went ahead with all the lion dancing and firecrackers anyway - just without the manic crowds common at most chinese store openings .

但该公司的开业庆典照常进行舞狮子、放鞭炮，只是没有大多数中国门店开业时常见的、狂热的人群。