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标题: 原来美国人这么过万圣节 [打印本页]
作者: 心灵的港湾    时间: 2016-12-12 02:30
标题: 原来美国人这么过万圣节
这个周末，已经有很多万圣节活动了；! F3 m3 [* J* A9 J: o" }. W
不过，其实今天(10/31)才是万圣节！
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它在美国的地位又如何？
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) `$ t, B6 P# K$ E! XJenny, Spencer今天跟你聊一聊！
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Halloween basics | 万圣节基本信息
Halloween: 万圣节) W+ Y; m) p! A
When ｜ 到底哪一天？
7 M2 I: ?" P! H0 i. ^4 EOctober 31st every year: 每年10月31日
! X7 W/ l8 Z" q# PThe date is always the same, unlike many other American holidays such as Thanksgiving which change dates:  万圣节是固定的10月31日，不像有些美国节日，如感恩节，不是固定的日期( z2 ]$ j3 }. W( j/ p+ @* _4 N
Pronunciation｜ 怎么读？
* T4 B) w3 n( ]& {$ D7 qHalloween [ˌhæloˈin]
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+ k' {) e3 S- z4 _# d( JMeaning ｜意义？   T" t" p  P, Q4 l% p# G5 s
It has to do ghosts in the beginning. But it's a big party now: 起源和鬼怪有关，但现在就是一个轻松、好玩儿的大派对
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P.S. 昨天（10月30日）是Spencer的生日！
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Happy belated birthday: 送你迟到的生日祝福！1 J* P1 l2 a+ L" {
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A no-pressure holiday | 没压力的节日

, q% x2 R5 V7 y5 J4 PHalloween is a fun holiday for both kids and adults: 万圣节对孩子、大人来说，都很好玩儿+ Z; h# V- Y2 A8 J8 [
It's not so serious or sacred: 不是那么严肃、神圣9 G, s1 k+ d/ Y6 l7 t! G
It's a no-pressure holiday: 是个没有压力的节日
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Costume categories | 装扮流派
Different costume categories: 道具服、装扮的几个大类  f# P9 C$ h& `/ Z& A, |: Y( p3 `
Boys often dress up as superheroes:小男孩儿最爱超级英雄，如超人、蜘蛛侠
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Little girls often dress up as princesses or witches: 小女孩儿最喜欢打扮成小公主或者小女巫/ D% M6 [/ j: R8 b+ \* ^

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You can either go for the dark side or the bright side: 装扮可以选择黑暗形象或者正面形象3 G! v# Q$ g% U& \7 s
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Creative, funny, topical ｜ 创意、搞笑、热点
For adults, dressing up as superheros or monsters is too old, been there, done that: 对大人来说，打扮成超级英雄、或者鬼怪已经没有创意了
4 g& ?# s" C. y/ K; b# R% NTons of people will dress up as Trump and Hillary this year: 今年，当然最流行打扮成特朗普、希拉里 （特别是大人打扮，会走这种路线）
1 l2 f$ ?- @9 ^- {5 MYou can go for the creative and surprise factor: 可以走创意、意想不到的路线
8 n! f3 ^/ p/ Y2 e6 DPeople in the news are often inspiration for costumes: 新闻人物通常是很多人的灵感来源9 N6 h$ J1 j$ [5 ~$ r) H
There’s also a lot of crossdressing: 也可以男扮女装、女扮男装
. m5 d* k# z! ?+ g" XFor example, women dress up as Trump, men dress up as Hillary: 比如女的打扮成特朗普、男的打扮成希拉里9 G8 {9 k6 Y5 v8 q: h7 y7 ?/ `) R
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上面的希拉里和比尔克林顿其实是水果姐Katy Perry和精灵王子Orlando Bloom扮的。
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Creative Halloween costumes | 再来些创意万圣节装扮
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Themed costume parties on Halloween: 还有主题装扮派对，去的人一定要打扮成和主题相关的样子。比如美剧主题、还有上图这种美食主题，把自己打扮成甜甜圈、肯德基、酱油
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Trick or Treat ｜ 万圣节讨糖

& `0 O3 M( J9 t( I( pKids love trick-or-treating: 小朋友最喜欢“不给糖，就捣蛋”了6 H" G" e" I5 D: U* I: c' X. P1 z% D
Kids dress up in a costume and knock on neighbor’s doors: 穿上万圣节道具服，挨家挨户敲门讨糖
& X+ w1 k) _! L* RKids will say “Trick or treat!” to ask for candy: 小朋友会大声说“Trick or Treat!" ' ^9 Y7 L: Z# l6 |' W
A treat is a candy: “treat"这里指的就是糖果
2 h) g6 R3 z. `! R6 R, c- u* ?If you don’t give out candy, kids might play a trick on you: 如果你不给糖，小朋友也许会搞个恶作剧
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融入北美社区，准备好糖果、积极参与万圣节
Fitting in: get your candy ready, have fun on Halloween!
万圣节家家户户都会准备好糖果，等待小朋友敲门。
如果你没有准备糖果，小朋友们会很失望，其他邻居也会觉得你不合群。
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Why trick or treat? 为什么要讨糖？ 4 y3 X% L9 L9 Z0 c6 L
Halloween is very commercialized：万圣节是非常商业化的节日
Candy manufacturers make so much money on Halloween. They put a lot of marketing dollar behind it: 讨糖就是糖果、巧克力生产商想出来的点子，每年万圣节都会投入大笔市场费用、然后大赚一笔
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Fun with pumpkins | 南瓜新玩法
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Jack-o-lantern: 万圣节南瓜灯
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Pick pumpkins in a pumpkin patch: 去南瓜地买南瓜9 @- x2 ^. E' X& X, K& s
Carve them into jack-o’-lanterns: 雕刻成南瓜灯
) i8 f: U3 K! S  u& QIt’s just a fun tradition: 很好玩儿的传统
Trump and Hillary jack-o-lanterns: 特朗普、希拉里南瓜灯

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够胆量？去鬼屋｜Haunted house tours
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Haunted house: 鬼屋，注意不叫 “ghost house”
If a ghost lives somewhere, that place is haunted: haunted的意思就是闹鬼的
/ N0 w5 @5 w6 Q. lI went to New Orleans one year during Halloween, and they claimed to be the most haunted city in America: 有一年万圣节我正好在新奥尔良，那里号称是美国最诡异的城市0 l# r# `3 n0 q# i, m! r0 ~
I joined a haunted house tour where a guide took us to some really old spots at night， but I didn’t find it scary: 我参加了一个当地的鬼屋团，但也没觉得很可拍0 Y7 e- l' L" O1 @, K
Do you believe in ghosts? 你相信有鬼吗？
Perhaps ghosts exist in a different dimension: 也许它们生存在另一个维度
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怀旧万圣节 | Older Halloween traditions

9 ^0 S2 b2 V, S7 m" B万圣节如今已经非常商业化，Spencer不禁怀念起儿时简单、淳朴的万圣节：
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There’s a game called Bobbing for Apples: 我小时候，会玩儿一个咬苹果的游戏
: Z2 J: \* `: w4 Z8 Y. I. G$ bYou put apples in a bucket of water: 把一堆苹果放在水桶里! o5 M1 v2 Z6 E& Q: L1 v2 D
Compete against each other to see how many apples they can bob for using just their teeth: 只能用牙咬出来，不能用手拿! m; J+ y$ o! F
It doesn't sound safe, and it’s not that commonly played now: 现在回想起来，真不太安全，怪不得现在玩儿的人也不多了
, G0 z) t- v5 I0 IYou can also go on a hay ride: 小时候也有万圣节稻草拖拉机游车
( l: S" ]4 `" V- Q4 |They put a bunch of hay on a big tractor and you ride around on the farm: 在拖拉机上放一大堆稻草，小朋友坐在上面游车河
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Halloween wasn’t celebrated at all in China a few year ago: 前几年在中国，没人过万圣节. B! G/ }% m1 Q% B: u% K
But now in Shanghai, Halloween is everywhere: 但现在在上海，万圣节也随处可见
) G; V2 |, [4 ?  d: P' xEven convenience stores sell Halloween-themed items: 便利店都有万圣节的东西
" C4 a& i" I# X8 s# D) jLots of preschools will throw parties for the kids: 很多幼儿园还有万圣节活动
It's all commercialized: 都是商业化的套路
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你参加万圣节活动了吗？有没有带孩子去trick or treat?
6 M* m& z* M7 ]* |% a还是想祝Spencer生日快乐？欢迎给我们留言哦！8 J4 }9 d  m/ Y' [

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