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1、HalloweenHalloweenisanautumnholidaythatAmericanscelebrateeveryyear.Itmeans"holyevening,"anditcomeseveryOctober31,theeveningbeforeAllSaints'Day.However,itisnotreallyachurchholiday,itisaholidayforchildrenmainly.Everyautumn,whenthevegetablesarereadytoeat,childrenpicklargeoran
2、gepumpkins.Thentheycutfacesinthepumpkinsandputaburningcandleinside.Itlooksasiftherewereapersonlookingoutofthepumpkin!Theselightsarecalledjack-o'-lanterns,whichmeans"Jackofthelantern".ThechildrenalsoputonstrangemasksandfrighteningcostumeseveryHalloween.Somechildrenpaintthei
3、rfacestolooklikemonsters.Thentheycarryboxesorbagsfromhousetohouse.Everytimetheycometoanewhouse,theysay,"Trickortreat!Moneyoreat!"Thegrown-upsputtreat-moneyorcandyintheirbags.Notonlychildren,butmostgrown-upsalsoloveHalloweenandHalloweenpartiesbecauseonthisday,theycandisguis
4、ethemselvesaspersonagesorghostastheirimaginationswillleadthem.Thisbringthemthesatisfactionofbeingyoung.万圣夜,Halloween,在每年的10月31日,万圣夜起源于不列颠凯尔特人的传统节日,他们认为该日是夏天正式结束的日子,也就是新年伊始,严酷的冬季开始的一天。那时人们相信,故人的亡魂会在这一天回到故居地在活人身上找寻生灵,借此再生,而且这是人在死后能获得再生的唯一希望。而活着的人则惧怕死魂来夺生,于是人们就在这一天熄掉炉火、烛光,让死魂
5、无法找寻活人,又把自己打扮成妖魔鬼怪把死人之魂灵吓走。之后,他们又会把火种烛光重新燃起,开始新的一年的生活。OriginMainActivitiesTrick-or-treatingisacustomarycelebrationforchildrenonHalloween.Childrengoincostumefromhousetohouse,askingfortreatssuchascandyorsometimesmoney,withthequestion,"Trickortreat?"Theword"trick"refersto"thr
6、eat"toperformmischiefonthehomeownersortheirpropertyifnotreatisgiven.Trick-or-Treatcustomary/ˈkʌstəməri/adj.依照习俗的;习惯上的refer/rɪˈfɜː/v.referto提到﹑说到或涉及到某人/某事物threat/θret/n.恐吓;威胁Hereceiveddeaththreatsfromastranger.perform/pəˈfɔːm/v.施行(某事)mischief/ˈmɪstʃɪf/n.恶作剧,捣蛋,顽皮Thosegirlsa
7、refondofmischief.property/ˈprɔpətɪ/n.财产;资产Don'ttouchthosetoolstheyarenotyourproperty.不要动那些工具--那不是你的东西.Onecommongameisdunkingorapplebobbing.Applesfloatinatuboralargebasinofwaterandtheparticipantsmustusetheirteethtoremoveanapplefromthebasin.AppleBobbingbobv.上下疾动(尤指在水上)common
8、/ˈkɔmən/adj.普通的;通常的;常见的dunk/dʌŋk/v.将(食物)浸入液体(再吃)dunkabiscuitinone'scoffee将饼乾泡入咖啡.float/fl