篇一
TINY ghost-like dolls hang from trees, big plastic spiders sit on rooftops and bloody plastic hands reach out from gravestones…Are you ready for the scariest night of the year? 樹上到處懸掛著鬼怪小玩偶，屋頂盤踞著巨大的塑料蜘蛛，墓穴里伸出一雙血淋淋的塑膠手……一年之中最恐怖的夜晚到來(lái)了，你好了嗎?
October 31 is Halloween, one of the most popular festivals in the US, Canada and Britain. The festival began as a day to remember the dead. But nowadays it's all about the carnival atmosphere when people can enjoy dressing up and scaring each other.10月31日萬(wàn)圣節(jié)前夜是美國(guó)、加拿大和英國(guó)最受歡迎的節(jié)日。節(jié)日源起于對(duì)死者的紀(jì)念日。但現(xiàn)在它完全一場(chǎng)大狂歡，人們盡情享受著改裝易容互相恐嚇的樂(lè)趣。
Halloween is one of children's favourite nights of the year. They dress up as monsters and go to their neighbours'houses. Knocking on the door they shout: "Trick or treat!" Of course, usually people give them "treats" - a like sweets and chocolates. But, if you don't, you can expect a prank such as having your car windows soaped or your garbage cans turned over.萬(wàn)圣節(jié)前夜一年之中孩子們最喜歡的夜晚。打扮成妖怪去鄰居家，敲著門大喊：“不給糖就搗蛋!”當(dāng)然，人們通常會(huì)給“糖”——比如甜食或者巧克力。但你不給，那就等著一場(chǎng)惡作劇吧，你會(huì)你的車窗被涂上了肥皂，垃圾桶翻倒在地，等等。
Halloween is also a time for masquerade parties. Witches fly in on broomsticks, while ghosts and skeletons chat on the dance floor. 萬(wàn)圣節(jié)前夜舉辦化妝舞會(huì)的好時(shí)機(jī)。你會(huì)看到女巫坐著掃帚柄飛進(jìn)來(lái)，鬼怪和骷髏則在舞池中竊竊私語(yǔ)。
You can even dress up as a famous monster like Dracula! The motto is: "The scarier, the better." 你還可以化妝成像吸血鬼那樣可怕的妖怪。有句諺語(yǔ)說(shuō)：“越恐怖越好。”
Even making Halloween food should be like casting a spell or mixing a magic drink. In Britain, people drink "Witch's Mix", made with apple, orange, grape and berry juice. Children also enjoy "Halloween Worms," made from egg noodles. And how do you like the sound of "Eye-Balls"? Don't worry, they're made with scoops of chocolate and vanilla ice cream, shaped like human eyes. Skeleton-shaped cookies are equally popular.甚至連萬(wàn)圣節(jié)前夜做的食物也要像下了咒語(yǔ)或者配備魔法飲料。在英國(guó)，人們喝叫“巫師之飲”的東西，用蘋果、橘子、葡萄和漿果的汁調(diào)配而成。孩子們還喜歡吃“萬(wàn)圣節(jié)蟲子”，是用雞蛋面做的。你覺(jué)得“眼珠子”聽上去怎么樣?別擔(dān)心，那只是用幾勺巧克力和香草冰激凌做的，只不過(guò)像是人眼的形狀。頭蓋骨形狀的餅干同樣也很受歡迎。
A well-known Halloween tradition is to make lanterns from pumpkins, called "Jack-o-lanterns". First, the inside of the pumpkin is removed. Then, a face is cut into the pumpkin, traditionally a smiling, devil face. Finally a candle is placed inside, and the lantern is put at the front of the house to keep evil spirits away.萬(wàn)圣節(jié)前夜的眾所周知的傳統(tǒng)用南瓜做成燈，叫“杰克燈”。，把南瓜里面掏空。然后在南瓜上切出一張臉孔，通常是一張笑瞇瞇的魔鬼面孔。最后，在里面放上一只蠟燭，然后把南瓜燈房子前面用來(lái)嚇跑那些邪惡的幽靈。
Besides pumpkin cutting, "apple-bobbing" is another popular game. Several apples are put floating in water in a big bucket. Children have their hands tied behind their backs. They have to try to pick the apples out of the water using only their mouths. Of course, people get very wet and it is very funny to watch.除了切南瓜，“叼蘋果”很流行的游戲。把幾只蘋果大水桶里面飄浮著。孩子們的手被綁在背后。只能用嘴巴把蘋果從水里叼。當(dāng)然了，人們會(huì)全都濕淋淋的，光看著就很有趣。
篇二
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(wàn)圣節(jié)前夕
萬(wàn)圣節(jié)前夕是美國(guó)人年年都會(huì)慶祝的秋季節(jié)日。它的意思是“神圣的夜晚”，在每年的10月31日，也就是萬(wàn)圣節(jié)前夜。但實(shí)際上這不是一個(gè)真正的宗教節(jié)日，而主要是孩子們的節(jié)日。
每年秋天蔬菜成熟可以食用的時(shí)候，孩子們就會(huì)挑出大個(gè)兒的橙色南瓜。然后在南瓜上刻上一張臉，把一根點(diǎn)燃的蠟燭放在里面。看起來(lái)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“杰克的燈”。
每年萬(wàn)圣節(jié)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?biāo)⒊晒治铩Ｈ缓笏麄兡弥凶踊虼影ぜ野舸T。每來(lái)到一個(gè)新房子他們就說(shuō)：“不款待就搗亂!給錢還是吃的!”大人們就會(huì)把用來(lái)招待的錢或糖放在他們的袋子里了。
不僅孩子，許多成年人也喜歡萬(wàn)圣節(jié)前夕和萬(wàn)圣節(jié)前夕晚會(huì)。因?yàn)檫@一天他們可以根據(jù)自己的想象把自己裝扮成名流或幽靈。這會(huì)帶給他們年輕的快感。