悉尼人民请愿取消烟花表演（暴虐朗读版）| E1230

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More than a quarter of a million people have signed a petition calling for Sydney's New Year's Eve fireworks to be cancelled and the money spent on fighting fires that threaten the city. 

Some $4m was reportedly spent on fireworks in Sydney last year, the petition says. The display should also be cancelled as it "may traumatise some people" who are dealing with "enough smoke in the air". 

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petition/pɪ'tɪʃ(ə)n/ n. 请愿

· sign a petition: 签署请愿书

firework/ˈfaɪəˌwɜ:k/ n. 烟花（常用复数形式）

· 近义表达: cracker

fight fires: 灭火

· firefighter: 消防员

threaten/'θret(ə)n/ vt. 威胁

· 近义表达: endanger, jeopardize

reportedly/rɪ'pɔːtɪdlɪ/ adv. 据说；据报道

（it’s reported that…）

traumatise /ˈtrɔːmətaɪz,ˈtrɑːmətaɪz/ vt. 损伤，损害

· 近义表达: destroy, damage

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