Viewed from the side, the pagoda seemed to be doing a snake dance—with each consecutive floor moving in the opposite direction to its neighbours above and below.

从侧面看，这座宝塔就像在跳蛇舞——每一层楼都朝着上下相邻楼层相反的方向移动。

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Stoats are small and fierce and quick and feral; they kill by biting the necks of their prey; they are said to mesmerise their larger victims with a snake-like dance.

白鼬体型娇小、行动敏捷和性情凶猛；它们通过咬破颈项的方式来捕杀猎物；据说它们会跳蛇舞来迷惑体型比自己庞大的受击对象。

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The snake, however, continued to 'dance' slowly.

那条蛇，但是，继续缓慢地舞动。

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To drive away evil spirits, 500, 000 rounds of eardrum-testing pyrotechnics will be set off at Sara Roosevelt Park in Chinatown at the New Year Firecracker Ceremony and Cultural Festival on 10 February, before lion and dragon dance troupes make the rounds to local businesses to ring in the Year of the Snake.

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