Halloween 圣诞节:
1 W+ i6 _. s" SThe name Halloween comes from a contraction of All Hallows Eve (Evening), the day before All Hallows Day. On this night it was believed that the spirits of the dead would try to come back to life!
+ J8 s; m7 q4 g1 ~* |8 E3 {Halloween这个词来自于All Hallows Eve(夜晚),All Hallows Eve是All Hallows Day前一天的缩写。人们认为在当天晚上,亡者的灵魂会重新复活!
* y9 v) h6 \' G0 _& \! [9 WJack o’ Lantern 空心南瓜灯: + c8 b7 C5 b$ K& {# v2 S O
The tradition of the Jack o’ Lantern comes from a folktale about a man named Jack who tricked the devil and had to wander the Earth with a lantern. The Jack o’ Lantern is made by placing a candle inside a hollowed-out pumpkin, which is carved to look like a face.
* f% V6 l. j3 U+ {Jack o’ Lantern 的传统来自于一个民间传说。一个名叫Jack的人戏弄了恶魔,之后就不得不提着一盏灯在地球上流浪。Jack o’ Lantern是用雕刻成脸型,中间挖空,再插上蜡烛的南瓜做成的。
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0 \9 O% m4 _" [- n+ f4 U# pTrick or Treat 不给糖就捣蛋:
6 C+ x+ t; m& yTrick or Treating is a modern Halloween custom where children go from house to house dressed in costume, asking for treats like candy or toys. If they don’t get any treats, they might play a trick (mischief or prank) on the owners of the house.
5 n) ^* A: v2 `$ c, BTrick or Treating 是现代万圣节的风俗。孩子们穿着特殊的衣服走街串巷,讨取糖果和玩具之类的赏赐。如果他们得不到任何的赏赐,就可能会对屋主大搞恶作剧或者胡闹了。 - K4 }5 }# C( r0 w# g& ?
Halloween costumes 万圣节服装:
, L7 h- m# y4 b1 V, N0 V$ x' x6 xPopular Halloween costumes include vampires (creatures that drink blood), ghosts (spirits of the dead) and werewolves (people that turn into wolves when the moon is full). % z$ m' Z7 E# d4 U* e3 ~
流行的万圣节服装包括vampires(吸血鬼),ghosts(死者的灵魂)和werewolves(每当月圆时就变成狼形的人)。 |