VOA慢速英语:Words and Their Stories : Fireworks

短语讲解：

1. Rockets explode to fill the dark, night sky with bright reds and blues, with yellows and greens and whites.

fill with (使)充〔挤〕满
例句：His eyes filled with tears as he looked lovingly at her.
他深情地望着她, 眼里充满了泪水。

2. For example, a defense lawyer in a court trial may become very emotional in arguing with the government lawyer about evidence affecting the accused.

for example例如, 譬如
例句：Japan, for example, has two languages.
譬如说, 日本就有两种语言。
argue with与…争辩, 争论
例句：Do what you are told and don't argue with me.
照我说的去做, 不要争辩。

3. One such event is falling in love.

fall in love相爱；爱上
例句：They first meet at university and later fall in love.
他们在大学里初次相遇,后来相爱。

4. In Washington, for example, large crowds gather near the Washington Monument to listen to music and watch a huge fireworks show.

listen to听…(讲话)
例句：The students are listening to their teacher in class.
学生们正在课堂上听老师讲课。

5. A large fireworks show always takes place on Bastille day which celebrates the beginning of the French Revolution.

take place发生; 举行
例句：The evening party will take place on New Year's Eve.
晚会将在除夕那天举行。

6. In India, people have been using fireworks for more than five hundred years.

use for作…用
例句：We used the seal's fur for coats.
我们用海豹皮做大衣。

7. But if I do not end this program right now, there will be fireworks from my producer.

right now立即; 此刻, 目前
例句：Let's go right now before it gets too late.
我们马上就去, 不然就太晚了。