【万圣节词汇篇】

Halloween 万圣节

trick or treat! 不给糖果就捣蛋；

pumpkin 南瓜；    candy糖果；

goblin妖精；      banshee预示死亡的女妖精

witch 巫婆；      apparition幽灵;

witch女巫 ；        bat蝙蝠；    mask面具 ；

grim reaper 死神    werewolf 狼人；

zombie僵尸              vampire吸血鬼

unicorn 独角兽 

cobweb [ˈkɒbweb] n. 蜘蛛网

Costumes: 道具服

Haunted houses: 鬼屋

Horror movies 恐怖片

(Pumpkin patch:  南瓜田

Carve pumpkins: 雕刻南瓜

Jack - O - Lantern n. 南瓜灯)

filial piety [ˈfɪli:əl ˈpaiəti] 孝顺；孝心

decorate [ˈdekəreɪt] v. 装饰 ; 点缀 ; 粉刷

spooky [ˈspu:ki] 幽灵般的 ; 令人毛骨悚然的

Devil's night: 恶魔之夜，是指万圣节的前一天10月30日晚上。

Halloween falls on the 31st of October and is a tradition that goes back quite a way.

万圣节前夜在每年的10月31日，是一个时间久远的节日。

Halloween has its roots in Celtic history but has until recently mainly been celebrated in the United States.

万圣节起源于凯尔特民族，但是现在主要由美国人庆祝。

In the U.S, where the festival is most celebrated, many people decorate their whole house, covering the roof with giant spiders, the garden with pumpkins and cobwebs on the windows!

在万圣节最盛行的美国，很多人会装饰整栋屋子，在屋顶放上巨型蜘蛛，花园放满南瓜灯，窗户用蜘蛛网覆盖装饰。

There are also theme park celebrations for Halloween !

有专门庆祝万圣节的主题公园！