This evening, 8,000 helium balloons lit up the root of what was the concrete and barbed wire barrier known as the Berlin Wall.The installation marks a quarter-century since the wall was breachedand thousands of Berliners from the Communist East flooded into the Capitalist Western half of the city.NPR's Berlin correspondent Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson has gone over to the balloon wall to view the anniversary celebrations.Hiya, Soraya.Hi, Robert.And describe for us what you're seeing there.Well, I'm at Bernauer Street, which of course is a famous part of where the wall was.There is a big mural here on the side of one buildingthat shows an East German soldier who fled to the West as the wall was going up.And as you look down the street here you see this line of balloons, these helium balloons on flexible stands.There's already been one casualty, unfortunately ― one less balloon.So maybe we should say 7,999. It's laying here on the side. I mean, it is pretty windy.It's sort of an interesting atmosphere.There's not a whole lot of people.But the ones who are here are taking selfies and looking forward to seeing these balloons released on Sunday.I gather to the accompaniment of Beethoven's "Ninth."That is correct ― "Ode To Joy."Now, there are of course some questions about whether 8,000 people are going to release 8,000 balloons or exactly how this is going to work.But for this weekend, they'll get to look at this long line ― about 10 miles long ― of balloons.But beyond taking the selfies, Berliners are enjoying the celebration?They are, and they aren't.I mean, there's a lot of tension because of a nationwide rail strike that's affecting city transit, as well,
今晚，8000个氢气球照亮了由混凝土和铁丝网组成的分界线柏林墙旧址。设置这些气球的目的是为了纪念柏林墙倒塌25周年，柏林墙倒塌时有数千名来自共产主义东德的柏林人涌进这个城市的另一部分――资本主义西德。NPR新闻驻柏林的记者索拉亚・莎哈迪・纳尔逊在这面气球墙附近观看庆祝活动。你好，索拉亚。你好，罗伯特。为我们形容一下你在现场看到的情况。我现在在伯诺尔大街，当然这里因设立了柏林墙而出名。这里有座大楼上有一幅巨大的壁画，画作再现了在柏林墙即将封闭时东德士兵逃到西德去的场景。你往下看这条街时，会看到气球边界，这些氢气球被设置在可活动的台座上。当然现在已经有一个破了，所以不幸地是，这里少了一个气球，也许我们应该说这7999个气球。那个破了的气球就在路边上，因为现在这里的风很大。这氛围很有意思。这里并没有很多人。但是在这里自拍的人们希望能看到这些气球在周日被放飞。我想现场的伴奏是贝多芬的《第九交响曲》。没错。伴奏是《欢乐颂》。当然现在仍有一些问题，比如是否有8000个人要放飞这8000个气球，或者这个活动到底要怎么进行？不过本周末，他们会过来观看这条10英里的气球边界。除了自拍以外，柏林人享受这个庆祝活动吗？他们很享受，实际上并不享受。我的意思是，由于德国铁路大罢工影响了柏林的交通运输，有一些紧张的氛围，
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