学习语言时，最好的方法是先了解下语言背后的一些文化，这样不仅能激发我们学习的兴趣，而且能够让我们学起来更加轻松、有趣！万圣节的庆祝活动来源于每年 11月 1日的 All Hallows&# 39; Day或 All Saints&# 39; Day。它原先是异教徒们纪念死者的节日，但是逐渐演变成一个纪念基督圣者的节日。同学们对万圣节知道多少呢？下面就跟着小编一起来看看吧！
万圣节词汇：
Halloween万圣节 Pumpkin南瓜
candy糖果 goblin妖精
bones骨头 witch巫婆
warlock巫师 witch女巫
halloween costume万圣节服装
skeleton骨架 bat蝙蝠
mask面具 Grim Reaper死神
spider web蜘蛛网
万圣节活动：
1. Trick or treat!
不招待，就使坏！
2. The child screamed when it confronted the man in the halloween costume.
当面对那个穿万圣节服装的人时孩子尖叫起来。
3. Older boys put us up to pointing the statue red on Halloween.
年纪大的男孩指挥我们在万圣节前夕将雕像漆红。
4. The jack-o-lantern is the symbol of Halloween.
“空心南瓜灯”是万圣节的象征。
5. Children would make Halloween decorations, all kinds of orange-paper jack-o-lanterns.
孩子们会制作万圣节的装饰品：各种各样桔黄色的南瓜灯。
6. On the eve of All Hallows, Oct. 31.
在万圣节的前夜， 10月 31日。
7. Few holidays tap into the American psyche so close-ly as Halloween.
与美国人心理最接近的节日莫过于万圣节前夜。
8. People use me to make a jack-o-lantern on Halloween.
人们在万圣节时用我制作“鬼火”。
万圣节习俗：
1. The Halloween celebration comes from All Hallows Day or All Saints Day, the 1 st of November. This was originally a pagan festival of the dead, but later became a holiday to honor Christian saints.
万圣节的庆祝活动来源于每年 11月 1日的 All Hallows Day或 All Saints Day。它原先是异教徒们纪念死者的节日，但是逐渐演变成一个纪念基督圣者的节日。
2. The name Halloween comes from a contraction of All Hallows Eve (Evening), the day before All Hallows Day. On this night it was believed that the spirits of the dead would try to come back to life!
Halloween这个词来自于 All Hallows Eve(夜晚)， All Hallows Eve是 All Hallows Day前一天的缩写。人们认为在当天晚上，亡者的灵魂会重新复活！
3. Dressing up in costumes is one of the most popular Halloween customs, especially among children. According to tradition, people would dress up in costumes( wear special clothing, masks or disguises) to frighten the spirits away.
Dressing up in costumes是最受欢迎的万圣节风俗之一，尤其是受孩子们的欢迎。按照传统习俗，人们会 dress up in costumes（穿戴一些特别的服装，面具或者装饰）来吓跑鬼魂。
4. Popular Halloween costumes include vampires( creatures that drink blood), ghosts( spirits of the dead) and werewolves( people that turn into wolves when the moon is full).
流行的万圣节服装包括 vampires（吸血鬼）， ghosts（死者的灵魂）和 werewolves（每当月圆时就变成狼形的人）。
5. Trick or Treat is a modern Halloween custom where children go from house to house dressed in costume, asking for treats like candy or toys. If they don&# 39; t get any treats, they might play a trick( mischief or prank) on the owners of the house.
Trick or Treat是现代万圣节的风俗。孩子们穿着特殊的衣服走街串巷，讨取糖果和玩具之类的赏赐。如果他们得不到任何的赏赐，就可能会对屋主大搞恶作剧或者胡闹了。
6. The tradition of the Jack o&# 39; Lantern comes from a folktale about a man named Jack who tricked the devil and had to wander the Earth with a lantern. The Jack o&# 39; Lantern is made by placing a candle inside a hollowed-out pumpkin, which is carved to look like a face.
Jack o&# 39; Lantern的传统来自于一个民间传说。一个名叫 Jack的人戏弄了恶魔，之后就不得不提着一盏灯在地球上流浪。 Jack o&# 39; Lantern是用雕刻成脸型，中间挖空，再插上蜡烛的南瓜做成的。
7. There are many other superstitions associated with Halloween. A superstition is an irrational idea, like believing that the number 13 is unlucky!
和万圣节有关的迷信还有很多。迷信是一种不合常理的想法，比如认为 13是不吉利的数字！
8. Halloween is also associated with supernatural creatures like ghosts and vampires. These creatures are not part of the natural world. They don&# 39; t really exist... or do they?
万圣节还和一些诸如鬼魂和吸血鬼之类的超自然的生物有关。这些生物不是自然界的一部分。他们实际上是不存在的或许他们其实真的存在？
9. Witches are popular Halloween characters that are thought to have magical powers. They usually wear pointed hats and fly around on broomsticks.
女巫是万圣节很受欢迎的人物，人们认为她们具有强大的魔力。他们通常戴着尖顶的帽子，骑在扫把上飞来飞去。
10. Bad omens are also part of Halloween celebrations. A bad omen is something that is believed to bring bad luck, like black cats, spiders or bats.
恶兆也是万圣节庆祝活动的一部分。人们相信恶兆会带给坏运气，黑猫、蜘蛛或者蝙蝠都算是恶兆。
