VOA慢速英语:'Snowzilla' and Tian Tian the Giant Panda

短语讲解：

1. Snowzilla beat out “Make Winter Great Again.”

beat out 筋疲力尽; 砸平; 扑灭（火） 以敲击（鼓等）奏出（曲调等）
例句：He left when the band began to beat out pop music.
乐队一奏起流行音乐他就走了。

2. One Twitter user posted a photo of a street sign that read “Lizzard Warning” instead of "Blizzard Warning."

instead of （用…） 代替…， （是…）而不是…
例句：I decided to treat myself to a taxi, eg instead of walking.
我决定坐他一次计程车。

3. The missing “B” at the beginning of the word made it similar to the word “lizard,” with one "z."

at the beginning of 在…之初
例句：The teacher always calls the roll at the beginning of the class.
上课开始时，老师总要点名。