英语作文四、六级考试万能作文 6Band6June1995

 

[00:00.00]Should Fireworks Be Banne

[00:02.98]Should fireworks be banned?Answers to this question vary¹ greatl

[00:08.54]Some people are in favor of the idea of setting² off firework

[00:13.84]They think it can bring good luck in the coming yea

[00:18.31]And the cracking sound of fireworks adds to the happy atmospher

[00:23.30]Therefore,it has been a good way to celebrate the New Yea

[00:27.90]But others consider it harmful to set off firework

[00:32.47]They have seen the great increase in casualties³ and fire accidents caused by setting off firework

[00:41.09]And they have also seen the ground littered with pieces of firecracker paper and clouds of smoke in the ai

[00:51.46]Thus fireworks turn out to be a source of pollution for the environment and a major threat to life and propert

[01:02.64]There is some truth in both arguments,but I think the safety of human lives and proterty outweighs⁴ the entertainment of setting off firework

[01:14.58]If what fireworks have brought to us is,in fact ,misfortune,but not good luc

[01:22.23]Why not have them banned?Without firesworks,can't we come up with more interesting and safer ways to celebrate the New Year?

1 vary   

vi.变化，有不同；vt.改变，使不同

参考例句：

• Cherries vary in colour from almost black to yellow.樱桃的颜色由近乎黑到黄各不相同。
• Old people don't like to vary their habits.老年人不喜欢改变他们的习惯。

2 setting   

n.背景

参考例句：

• The play has its setting in Vienna.该剧以维也纳为背景。
• Where and when a story takes place is called the setting.故事发生的地点和时间称为故事背景。

3 casualties   

n. 伤亡人员

参考例句：

• Two casualties were airlifted to safety . 两名伤亡人员已空运到安全地区。
• The army were still fighting in spite of heavy casualties. 尽管伤亡人员众多，军队仍在继续战斗。

4 outweighs   

v.在重量上超过( outweigh的第三人称单数 )；在重要性或价值方面超过

参考例句：

• Her need to save money outweighs her desire to spend it on fun. 她省钱的需要比她花钱娱乐的愿望更重要。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Its clarity in algebraic and analytical operations far outweighs any drawbacks. 文化代数和解析运算中的清晰性远远胜过任何缺点。 来自辞典例句