Halloween
Halloween is an autumn holiday that Americans celebrate every year. It means "holy evening," and it comes every October 31, the evening before All Saints' Day. However, it is not really a church holiday, it is a holiday for children mainly.
Every autumn, when the vegetables are ready to eat, children pick large orange pumpkins. Then they cut faces in the pumpkins and put a burning candle inside. It looks as if there were a person looking out of the pumpkin! These lights are called jack-o'-lanterns, which means "Jack of the lantern".
The children also put on strange masks and frightening costumes every Halloween. Some children paint their faces to look like monsters. Then they carry boxes or bags from house to house. Every time they come to a new house, they say,"Trick or treat! Money or eat!" The grown-ups put treat-money or candy in their bags.
Not only children, but most grown-ups also love Halloween and Halloween parties because on this day,they can disguise themselves as personages or ghost as their imaginations will lead them. This bring them the satisfaction of being young.
萬聖節前夕
萬聖節前夕是美國人年年都會慶祝的秋季節日。它的意思是“神聖的夜晚”，在每年的10月31日，也就是萬聖節前夜。但實際上這不是一個真正的宗教節日，而主要是孩子們的節日。
每年秋天蔬菜成熟可以食用的時候，孩子們就會挑出大個兒的橙色南瓜。然後在南瓜上刻上一張臉，把一根點燃的蠟燭放在裡面。看起來就好像有人在向南瓜外面張望。這些燈就叫做“iack-o'-lantems”，意思也就是“傑克的燈”。
每年萬聖節前夕孩子們還戴上奇怪的面具，穿上嚇人的服裝。有些孩子把臉刷成怪物。然後他們拿著盒子或袋子挨家挨戶串門。每來到一個新房子他們就說：“不款待就搗亂!給錢還是吃的!”大人們就會把用來招待的錢或糖放在他們的袋子裡了。
不僅孩子，許多成年人也喜歡萬聖節前夕和萬聖節前夕晚會。因為這一天他們可以根據自己的想象把自己裝扮成名流或幽靈。這會帶給他們年輕的快感。
Halloween Halloween is an autumn holiday that Americans celebrate every year. It means "holy evening," and it comes every October 31, the even
ing before All Saints' Day. However, it is not really a church holiday, it is a holiday for children mainly.
Every autumn, when the vegetables are ready to eat, children pick large orange pumpkins. Then they cut faces in the pumpkins and put a burning candle inside. It looks as if there were a person looking out of the pumpkin! These lights are called jack-o'-lanterns, which means "Jack of the lantern".
The children also put on strange masks and frightening costumes every Halloween. Some children paint their faces to look like monsters. Then they carry boxes or bags from house to house. Every time they come to a new house, they say,"Trick or treat! Money or eat!" The grown-ups put treat-money or candy in their bags.
Not only children, but most grown-ups also love Halloween and Halloween parties because on this day,they can disguise themselves as personages or ghost as their imaginations will lead them. This bring them the satisfaction of being young.
萬聖節前夕
萬聖節前夕是美國人年年都會慶祝的秋季節日。它的意思是“神聖的夜晚”，在每年的10月31日，也就是萬聖節前夜。但實際上這不是一個真正的宗教節日，而主要是孩子們的節日。
每年秋天蔬菜成熟可以食用的時候，孩子們就會挑出大個兒的橙色南瓜。然後在南瓜上刻上一張臉，把一根點燃的蠟燭放在裡面。看起來就好像有人在向南瓜外面張望。這些燈就叫做“iack-o'-lantems”，意思也就是“傑克的燈”。
每年萬聖節前夕孩子們還戴上奇怪的面具，穿上嚇人的服裝。有些孩子把臉刷成怪物。然後他們拿著盒子或袋子挨家挨戶串門。每來到一個新房子他們就說：“不款待就搗亂!給錢還是吃的!”大人們就會把用來招待的錢或糖放在他們的袋子裡了。
不僅孩子，許多成年人也喜歡萬聖節前夕和萬聖節前夕晚會。因為這一天他們可以根據自己的想象把自己裝扮成名流或幽靈。這會帶給他們年輕的快感。
Halloween is a holiday celebrated on October 31. By tradition, Halloween begins after sunset.
萬聖節前夜是在10月31日慶祝的一個節日，根據傳統，萬聖節前夜的慶祝活動從太陽落山開始。
Long ago, people believed that witches gathered together and ghosts roamed the world on Halloween.
在很久以前，人們相信在萬聖節前夜女巫會聚集在一起，鬼魂在四處遊蕩。
Today, most people no longer believe in ghosts and witches. But these supernatural beings are still a part of Halloween.
現在，大多數人們不再相信有鬼魂和女巫的存在了，但是他們仍然把這些作為萬聖節前夜的一部分。
The colors black and orange are also a part of Halloween. Black is a symbol for night and orange is the color of pumpkins.
黑色和橙色仍然是萬聖節前夜的一部分，黑色是夜晚的象徵，而橙色代表著南瓜。
A jack-o’-lantern is a hollowed-out pumpkin with a face carved on one side. Candles are usually placed inside, giving the face a spooky glow.
南瓜燈是用雕刻成臉型，中間挖空，再插上蠟燭的南瓜做成的，帶來一個毛骨悚然的灼熱面孔。
Dressing up in costumes is one of the most popular Halloween customs, especially among children.
盛裝是最受歡迎的萬聖節風俗之一，尤其是受孩子們的歡迎。
According to tradition, people would dress up in costumes (wear special clothing, masks or disguises) to frighten the spirits away.
按照傳統習俗，人們會盛裝(穿戴一些特殊的服飾，面具或者裝飾)來嚇跑鬼魂。
Popular Halloween costumes include vampires (creatures that drink blood), ghosts (spirits of the dead) and were wolves (people that turn into wolves when the moon is full).
流行的萬聖節服裝包括vampires(吸血鬼)，ghosts(死者的靈魂)和werewolves(每當月圓時就變成狼形的人)。
Trick or Treating is a modern Halloween custom where children go from house to house dressed in costume, asking for treats like candy or toys. 欺騙或攻擊是現代萬聖節的風俗。孩子們穿著特殊的衣服走街串巷，討取糖果和玩具之類的賞賜。
If they don't get any treats, they might play a trick (mischief or prank) on the owners of the house.
如果他們得不到任何的賞賜，就可能會對屋主大搞惡作劇或者胡鬧了。
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.
南瓜燈的傳統來自於一個民間傳說。一個名叫Jack的人戲弄了惡魔，之後就不得不提著一盞燈在地球上流浪。
The Jack o' Lantern is made by placing a candle inside a hollowed-out pumpkin, which is carved to look like a face.
南瓜燈是用雕刻成臉型，中間挖空，再插上蠟燭的南瓜做成的。
There are many other superstitions associated with Halloween. A superstition is an irrational idea, like believing that the number 13 is unlucky!
和萬聖節有關的迷信還有很多。迷信是一種不合常理的想法，比如認為13是不吉利的數字!
Halloween is also associated with supernatural creatures like ghosts and vampires.
萬聖節還和一些諸如鬼魂和吸血鬼之類的超自然的生物有關。
These creatures are not part of the natural world.
這些生物不是自然界的一部分。
They don't really exist... or do they?
他們實際上是不存在的......或許他們其實真的存在?
Witches are popular Halloween characters that are thought to have magical powers.
女巫是萬聖節很受歡迎的人物，人們認為她們具有強大的魔力。
They usually wear pointed hats and fly around on broomsticks.
他們通常戴著尖頂的帽子，騎在掃把上飛來飛去。
Bad omens are also part of Halloween celebrations.惡兆也是萬聖節慶祝活動的一部分。
A bad omen is something that is believed to bring bad luck, like black cats, spiders or bats.
人們相信惡兆會帶給壞運氣，黑貓、蜘蛛或者蝙蝠都算是惡兆。
The festival of All Siants dates to May 13 in 609 or 610, when Pope Boniface IVconsecrated the Pantheon at Rome.
公元609或620xx年，教皇卜尼法斯四世為羅馬萬神殿祝聖，並將5月13日定為“眾聖人節”。
This date was an ancient pagan observation, the end of the Feast of the Lemures, in which the evil and restless spirits of all the dead were appeased.
這一節期原本是古老的異教節日——勒姆瑞斯(夜遊魂)節的末尾，在這一節日期間人們試圖安撫那些邪惡且永不安寧的亡魂。
8th Century
8世紀
Pope Gregory III designated November 1st All Saints' Day, a time to honor saints and martyrs.
教皇格列高利三世將每年11月1日定為“眾聖人節”，以此紀念聖人和殉道者。
Halloween is a holiday celebrated on October 31. By tradition, Halloween begins after sunset. Long ago, people believed that witches gathered together and ghosts roamed the world on Halloween. Today, most people no longer believe in ghosts and witches. But these supernatural beings are still a part of Halloween.
萬聖節前夜是在10月31日慶祝的一個節日，根據傳統，萬聖節前夜的慶祝活動從太陽落山開始。在很久以前，人們相信在萬聖節前夜女巫會聚集在一起，鬼魂在四處遊蕩。現在，大多數人們不再相信有鬼魂和女巫的存在了，但是他們仍然把這些作為萬聖節前夜的一部分。
The colors black and orange are also a part of Halloween. Black is a symbol for night and orange is the color of pumpkins. A jack-o’-lantern is a hollowed-out pumpkin with a face carved on one side. Candles are usually placed inside, giving the face a spooky glow.
黑色和橙色仍然是萬聖節前夜的一部分，黑色是夜晚的象徵，而橙色代表著南瓜。南瓜燈是用雕刻成臉型，中間挖空，再插上蠟燭的南瓜做成的，帶來一個毛骨悚然的灼熱面孔。
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