VOA慢速英语:What's Trending? HoverboardFails

短语讲解：

1. A true hoverboard looks like a skateboard without wheels.

look like 看起来与（某人或某物）相像[相似]
例句：He doesn't look like a dead fox.
他不象一只死狐狸。

2. And, as it turns out, they are not easy to use.

turn out 关掉; 结果是; 制造
例句：Maybe everything will turn out okay.
也许一切会有好转。

3. As a result, the hashtag #hoverboardfails trended on Twitter.

as a result 结果， 因此
例句：The vibration will decay or damp as a result of the dissipation of energy.
振动因能量耗尽而衰减或阻滞。

4. Many major airlines worldwide have banned hoverboards because of the fire risk.

because of 因为，由于
例句：He is feeling wretched today because of the rain.
因为下雨，他今天情绪很不好。

5. The UK’s Amazon no longer sells actual hoverboards.

no longer 不再
例句：The mine is no longer being worked.
这座煤矿现在已不开采了。