A: What else can we look forward to this year?
B: According to CNN, the next six big things are: 13. New books, 14. A new capital city for Indonesia, 15. A new outlook on Catholic faith, 16. More artificial intelligence, 17. New video games, and 18. A historic election — in Mexico.
A: I know. Indonesia will relocate its capital city to Nusantara.
Photo: Bloomberg / 照片：彭博社
B: The last six big things are: 19. Amazing art, 20. Malaria breakthroughs, 21. Mosquitoes that are actually helpful, 22. Pandemic progress, 23. A better job market, and 24. A new day.
A: Yeah, a new year always brings a new start.
A: 今年還有哪些令人期待的大事？
B: 根據CNN接下來6件是︰13.新書、14.印尼新首都、15.天主教新觀點、16.更多人工智慧、17.新電玩、18.墨西哥歷史性選舉。
A: 我知道，印尼將遷都「努山塔拉」。
B: 最後6件則是︰19.驚人的藝術、20.瘧疾防制大突破、21.有益的蚊子、22.疫情進展、23.工作市場回溫、24.新的開始。
A: 沒錯，新的一年也帶來了新的開始！
（By Eddy Chang, Taipei Times／台北時報張聖恩）
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