Halloween
万圣节
Halloween is an autumn holiday that Americans celebrate every year.
万圣节是美国人年年都会庆祝的秋季节日。
It means "holy evening," and it comes every October 31, the evening before All Saints' Day.
它的意思是“神圣的夜晚”，在每年的10月31日，也就是万圣节前夜。
However, it is not really a church holiday, it is a holiday for children mainly.
但实际上这不是一个真正的宗教节日，而主要是孩子们的节日。
Every autumn, when the vegetables are ready to eat, children pick large orange pumpkins.
每年秋天蔬菜成熟可以食用的时候，孩子们就会挑出大个儿的橙色南瓜。
Then they cut faces in the pumpkins and put a burning candle inside.
然后在南瓜上刻上一张脸，把一根点燃的蜡烛放在里面。
It looks as if there were a person looking out of the pumpkin!
看起来就好像有人在向南瓜外面张望。
These lights are called jack-o'-lanterns, which means "Jack of the lantern".
这些灯就叫做“iack-o'-lantems”，意思也就是“杰克的灯”。
The children also put on strange masks and frightening costumes every Halloween.
每年万圣节前夕孩子们还戴上奇怪的面具，穿上吓人的服装。
Some children paint their faces to look like monsters.
有些孩子把脸刷成怪物。
Then they carry boxes or bags from house to house.
然后他们拿着盒子或袋子挨家挨户串门。
Every time they come to a new house, they say,"Trick or treat! Money or eat!"
每来到一个新房子他们就说：“不款待就捣乱!给钱还是吃的!”
The grown-ups put treat-money or candy in their bags.
大人们就会把用来招待的钱或糖放在他们的袋子里了。
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.
不仅孩子，许多成年人也喜欢万圣节前夕和万圣节前夕晚会。因为这一天他们可以根据自己的想象把自己装扮成名流或幽灵。
This bring them the satisfaction of being young.
这会带给他们年轻的快感。
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