这个周末，已经有很多万圣节活动了；9 _ v8 _" J$ d" t
不过，其实今天(10/31)才是万圣节！& G" C9 M) D3 h, R
这到底是个什么节日？ " ?( y; w3 P) Z; `( G它在美国的地位又如何？3 w* z4 p/ E) J
美国人怎么庆祝万圣节？ ]6 L8 W4 q* U3 k' V2 Q' A) B
Jenny, Spencer今天跟你聊一聊！7 A* ]7 |9 q& H
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Halloween basics | 万圣节基本信息
Halloween: 万圣节 + ~4 u2 P2 {4 R' s1 A1 PWhen ｜ 到底哪一天？ * n6 i, v7 C& E" K* k% s0 ~October 31st every year: 每年10月31日 # `! F( m, l, u) r9 ?4 A6 n( u5 lThe 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 & R% P3 a) ?8 T+ ~Pronunciation｜ 怎么读？ 1 {& j+ M% E, W1 p! }Halloween [ˌhæloˈin]) U. C: z+ w6 ^' b: C& x
5 |) H% g- L1 J Meaning ｜意义？ 8 R4 a6 `' d$ L% T6 I: HIt 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+ J) C1 r( K% W
Spooky: 诡异的 - T$ [( O) n; g: K0 U9 ]" W5 }& O( I/ l3 K. }) v5 s3 U! x
" }" ]2 B0 U$ v/ G CP.S. 昨天（10月30日）是Spencer的生日！& h( g( U- b9 C6 T0 }$ k' a
他每年都是生日连着万圣节一起过，大party一下！ & K/ z& O0 G eHappy belated birthday: 送你迟到的生日祝福！& x% x8 z, ]) V: x8 E: A, O
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. L7 y5 y6 {# g( J g 小朋友喜欢万圣节的理由： / o4 P9 x ]2 C7 B0 | }/ J; D
Dress up in fun costumes: 穿好玩儿的道具服
Stuff your face with candy: 猛吃糖
Terrorize the neighborhood: 在小区恶作剧 * u* t* [/ e! U! V. L& ~
4 S% n' f% Z( a7 @Halloween is a fun holiday for both kids and adults: 万圣节对孩子、大人来说，都很好玩儿 + r3 ^7 @6 ^1 {# ?It's not so serious or sacred: 不是那么严肃、神圣; p9 R! Y+ s( {* A
It's a no-pressure holiday: 是个没有压力的节日 2 j+ \! I- f C/ x- r2 W. X) y: d( VThink of it as a big party: 基本上就是一个大派对 ! O9 d) A: P8 j. d; ]+ y 5 \! I1 r, O0 D' J8 {2 A. E% B: W# p5 W7 t- O
Costume categories | 装扮流派
Different costume categories: 道具服、装扮的几个大类 + ~. U# I0 Z$ C" A6 [4 r( `Boys often dress up as superheroes:小男孩儿最爱超级英雄，如超人、蜘蛛侠 5 u; _* Z# _; K7 \' e8 @2 G- B6 a6 N3 a5 H
Or monsters, goblins, ghouls: 或者打扮成小魔鬼、小怪兽5 T, Z, N, d: v' h" _. O$ H, ^, o
/ y& ?8 u8 l- _ H- m" ^ WLittle 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- S6 K1 T4 c' Y) a) i( O / r6 u4 ~4 y9 f( A/ Z
' `' q. L! h6 T! ~6 IYou 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 ) w8 I% e) J9 [; \5 [' K7 i# g7 _0 C) X1 V0 b+ {' V' E4 C6 Y
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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& W1 B6 x, K) a3 T" h8 Z$ G
Tons 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） 0 I9 t5 l5 @9 l: k: `6 dYou can go for the creative and surprise factor: 可以走创意、意想不到的路线 4 A9 o4 o r2 MPeople in the news are often inspiration for costumes: 新闻人物通常是很多人的灵感来源/ _4 k+ O, k& B) y! D4 b
There’s also a lot of crossdressing: 也可以男扮女装、女扮男装 D$ K! k( _+ V8 |5 `For 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 8 e( s# ~* D) j$ r2 ~3 N! t- K2 P! I- c5 W
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。 2 n6 N; `$ W: g( Z% ]! ?" x' q% T7 w
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Creative Halloween costumes | 再来些创意万圣节装扮
9 |6 W- _) B- |. o5 PThemed 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 + \' `& l. O4 r- W0 p8 m8 O1 E ) |8 C5 @: i8 F5 g4 h1 m$ T, {$ h f2 {; o9 }# V5 S! |
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Trick or Treat ｜ 万圣节讨糖
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Kids love trick-or-treating: 小朋友最喜欢“不给糖，就捣蛋”了" g7 Q- C2 M* J
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 4 |+ O# o' U* Q( r7 A# K: R0 jKids will say “Trick or treat!” to ask for candy: 小朋友会大声说“Trick or Treat!" ( \- u7 d( r/ [
A treat is a candy: “treat"这里指的就是糖果# z" t E' F1 z, \6 K9 y
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？ ( ~) S. _' }; X! Q
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
1 _5 S" Y+ O6 r: xJack-o-lantern: 万圣节南瓜灯 * s0 ]/ M }: ~5 r& m2 a
Pick pumpkins in a pumpkin patch: 去南瓜地买南瓜( i% P' [: K) s d; u- G
Carve them into jack-o’-lanterns: 雕刻成南瓜灯+ r7 V5 {: h4 ?0 V+ g6 q
It’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8 Q' W9 q u; o# F5 n
I 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3 G1 l4 J* u. _7 y3 D+ b" N( [
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/ a9 W( u1 j) C& O7 x, |
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 : ]9 _5 r- D) m' I
There’s a game called Bobbing for Apples: 我小时候，会玩儿一个咬苹果的游戏 $ f8 M& A1 r8 S; H# B. B$ ?" s% DYou put apples in a bucket of water: 把一堆苹果放在水桶里 ; @7 H* H/ {0 V9 q+ r$ u9 vCompete 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 * V$ W3 K/ y$ W. U/ f" PIt 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 7 k: o J# F9 k$ f$ g. Y7 pYou can also go on a hay ride: 小时候也有万圣节稻草拖拉机游车 1 S9 u1 \( u* M+ ?; E9 j# CThey 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 \; A0 Y& V2 f* i, M - c4 F1 F- o% G. n# k; L( OHalloween in China | 万圣节在中国 : x. c+ q- C- w- A- S2 \
Halloween wasn’t celebrated at all in China a few year ago: 前几年在中国，没人过万圣节" y/ x% @6 r0 Q! _! V
But now in Shanghai, Halloween is everywhere: 但现在在上海，万圣节也随处可见% c' l( K. @( U" |
Even convenience stores sell Halloween-themed items: 便利店都有万圣节的东西/ u' X* l; ?# k: K
Lots of preschools will throw parties for the kids: 很多幼儿园还有万圣节活动
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你参加万圣节活动了吗？有没有带孩子去trick or treat? * \9 F! W5 Z' g1 n) d. F2 e还是想祝Spencer生日快乐？欢迎给我们留言哦！' q* p' f0 e/ ?; r
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