America turned 250 years old on July 4 and many people had partiespartiesL1聚会parties and BBQsbbqsL1烧烤（barbecue）bbqs. But a heatwaveheatwave/ˈhiːtweɪv/L1热浪a long time of very hot weather made the weather very hot and there were thunderstormsthunderstorms/ˈθʌndərstɔːrmz/L1雷暴storms with thunder, lightning, and often heavy rain in many places.
The fireworksfireworks/ˈfaɪərwɜːrks/L1烟花colorful lights and explosions in the sky for celebration show in New York started at 9 p.m. because of the storms and had crowds. Then the BrooklynbrooklynL1纽约市的一个行政区a borough of New York City BridgebridgeL1各种以口哨游戏为基础的四人纸牌游戏any of various card games based on whist for four players caught fire but no one got hurt and it was scaryscaryL1引发恐惧或恐怖的行为。provoking fear terror. President Trump's speech was delayed too because of the stormsstormsL1风暴storms.
Still, people had a good time with hot dogs, street parties, and BBQs. On Coney Island, Joey Chestnut ate 66 hot dogs in ten minutes and won contestcontest/ˈkɑːntest/L1比赛a competition to see who is the best at something. He won for the 18th time and that was amazingamazing/əˈmeɪzɪŋ/L1令人惊叹的very surprising or wonderful and fun! The heat made it hard to stay cool but people were happy for America's birthday. They watched beautifulbeautifulL1能愉悦感官，或激发人们的智力或情感上的钦佩delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration fireworksfireworks/ˈfaɪərwɜːrks/L1烟花colorful lights and explosions in the sky for celebration from the streetsstreetsL1街道。streets and parks.
