【新唐人2012年2月15日訊】【看新聞學英語】
Hong Kong Welcomes the Year of the Dragon with a Bang
香港以煙花迎龍年
By David Lee, Jessie Chen
【新聞關鍵字】
1. dramatic: [drəˋmætɪk] adj.引人注目的
2. display: [dɪˋsple] n.表演
3. gather: [ˋgæðɚ] v.聚集
4. illuminate: [ɪˋlumə͵net] v.照亮
5. extravaganza: [ɪk͵strævəˋgænzə] n.盛會
6. make up: [ˋmek͵ʌp]ph.構成
7. glittering: [ˋglɪtɚ rɪŋ] adj.閃亮的
8. chrysanthemum: [krɪˋsænθəməm] n.菊花
9. symbolize: [ˋsɪmb!͵aɪz] v.象徵
10. back and forth: ph.來來回回
11. climax: [ˋklaɪmæks] n.頂點、高潮
12. continuously: [kənˋtɪnjʊəslɪ] adv.連續不斷地
Hong Kong welcomed the Year of the Dragon with a dramatic firework display over Victoria Harbor on Tuesday, the second day of the lunar calendar.
週二，農曆初二，香港在維多利亞港，釋放精彩煙火迎接龍年。
As crowds gathered on either side of the water to watch the annual display, the sky was illuminated by almost 40-thousand rockets in a 23-minute extravaganza made up of eight scenes.
群眾聚集在維港兩側觀看年度表演，近4萬枚煙花照亮天空，23分鐘的盛會，由八個主題景幕所構成。
Glittering fireworks of different colors created numbers, smiling faces and chrysanthemums – the flower which symbolizes the energy of the people of Hong Kong.
不同顏色的閃亮煙火，創造出數字、笑臉、和象徵港民活力的菊花。
One of the scenes, titled “The Dragon in Flight," featured fireworks flying back and forth over the water like the movement of a dragon, symbolizing cultural and friendship exchange between the East and the West.
其中一幕，名為「飛龍在天」，使煙火在水上前後穿梭的特色，就像一條龍的動作，象徵著東西方文化和友誼的交流。
The climax of the display was “Lung-lung Sound the Firecrackers" section, in which rockets of all colors flew continuously for 50 seconds to wish the former British territory all the best in the coming year.
達到高潮的一幕是「炮聲龍龍」，彩色煙火連珠齊發50秒，祝福這個是前英國領土的香港，來年一切美好。
本則影音新聞出處：新唐人電視台英語新聞
http://english.ntdtv.com/ntdtv_en/arts_entertainment/2012-01-25/hong-kong-welcomes-the-year-of-the-dragon-with-a-bang.html#video_section
本專欄由前衛英語李德良老師主編 www.davidlee.url.tw
【佳句精選】
Glittering fireworks of different colors created numbers, smiling faces and chrysanthemums – the flower which symbolizes the energy of the people of Hong Kong.
不同顏色的閃亮煙火，創造出數字、笑臉、和象徵港民活力的菊花。
【每日一句】
Hong Kong welcomed the Year of the Dragon with a dramatic firework display over Victoria Harbor.
香港在維多利亞港，以精彩煙火迎接龍年。