1. Sometimes, the brilliant rays of light spread upward in the shape of a fan. 17, they flash here and there likegiant searchlights. Farther north, the aurora frequently looks like fiery draperies which hang from the sky and sway 18 while flames of red, orange, green, and blue play up and down the moving folds.
有时，灿烂之光以扇形朝上空延伸，有时候它们也像巨大的探照灯，到处闪著光，在更远的北方，极光常常看起来有如燃烧的帐幔，从天空垂下并且来回地摆动著，此时红色、橘色、绿色和蓝色的火焰到处舞弄著移动的褶层。
1. Yet large and small policy mishaps are played up by opposition parties to fan the flames of public anger.