新西兰英语 360 Guy Fawkes Night

　　If you hear fireworks outside your house, it’s probably your neighbours celebrating Guy Fawkes night. Christchurch and possibly Wellington have had to postpone¹ their public Fireworks shows because of heavy rain and wind but the weather looks better for tomorrow.
You may hear the sound of crackers² and other fireworks in your street for the next few days but fireworks are on sale for a limited time only. You might be lucky enough to be able to enjoy other people’s fireworks from outside your house, especially if you live on a hill. Make sure you keep your pets inside because they can be scared by the noise.
Fireworks are expensive to buy so most people prefer to attend a public show where they have spectacular³ sky rockets and many other kinds of fireworks, the kind to make us all go “OOh” or “AAh”. We don’t have many opportunities to watch fireworks in New Zealand so Guy Fawkes Night is very popular.
To find out more about Guy Fawkes, listen to November 5th 2009
Questions
Do you think people should be able to buy fireworks? What are the dangers? Is the enjoyment⁴ worth the cost? Would you travel to a public show with thousands of other spectators⁵?

1 postpone   

v.延期，推迟

参考例句：

• I shall postpone making a decision till I learn full particulars.在未获悉详情之前我得从缓作出决定。
• She decided to postpone the converastion for that evening.她决定当天晚上把谈话搁一搁。

2 crackers   

adj.精神错乱的，癫狂的n.爆竹( cracker的名词复数 )；薄脆饼干；（认为）十分愉快的事；迷人的姑娘

参考例句：

• That noise is driving me crackers. 那噪声闹得我简直要疯了。
• We served some crackers and cheese as an appetiser. 我们上了些饼干和奶酪作为开胃品。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 spectacular   

adj.引人注目的，出色的，与众不同的

参考例句：

• This is a spectacular film.这是一部场面壮观的电影。
• This is the most spectacular financial crash of the decade.这是10年里最引人注目的金融破产事件。

4 enjoyment   

n.乐趣；享有；享用

参考例句：

• Your company adds to the enjoyment of our visit. 有您的陪同，我们这次访问更加愉快了。
• After each joke the old man cackled his enjoyment.每逢讲完一个笑话，这老人就呵呵笑着表示他的高兴。

5 spectators   

n.观众，旁观者( spectator的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The spectators were wilting visibly in the hot sun. 看得出观众在炎热的阳光下快支撑不住了。
• The policemen asked the spectators to stand well back. 警察要求旁观者靠后站。 来自《简明英汉词典》