万圣节中英文介绍.doc

October 31On October 31st, dozens of children dressed in costumes(节日服装)knock on their neighbors doors and yell Trick or Treat when the door opens. Pirates and princesses, ghosts and popular heroes of the day all hold bags open to catch the candy or other goodies that the neighbors drop in. As they give each child a treat the neighbors exclaim over the costumes and try to guess who is under the masks.Since the 800s November 1st is a religious holiday known as All Saints Day(万圣节). The Mass that was said on this day was called Allhallowmas. The evening before became known as All Hakkiw een, or Halloween. Like some other American celebrations, its origins lie in both pre-Christian and Christian customs.October 31 st was the eve of the Celtic(凯尔特人的)new year. The Celts were the ancestors of the present-day Irish, Welsh and Scottish people. On this day ghosts walked and mingled with the living, or so the Celts thought. The townspeople baked food all that day and when night fell they dressed up and tried to resemble the souls of the dead. Hoping that the ghosts would leave peacefully before midnight of the new year.Much later, when Christianity spread throughout Ireland and October 31 was no longer the last day of the year, Halloween became a celebration mostly for children. Ghosts went from door to door asking for treats, or else a trick would be played on the owners of the house. When millions of Irish people immigrated to the United States in the 1840s the tradition came with them.Today school dances and neighborhood parties called block parties are popular among young and old alike. More and more adults celebrate Halloween. They dress up like historical or political figures and go to masquerade parties(化妆舞会). In larger cities, costumed children and their parents gather at shopping malls early in the evening. Stores and businesses give parties with games and treats for the children.Teenagers enjoy costume dances at their schools and the more outrageous the costume the better!Certain pranks(恶作剧)such as soaping car windows and tipping over garbage cans are expected. But partying and pranks are not the only things that Halloweeners enjoy doing. Some collect money to buy food and medicine for needy children around the world.Symbols of HalloweenHalloween originated as a celebration connected with evil spirits. Witches flying on broomsticks with black cats, ghosts, goblins(小精灵)and skeletons have all evolved as symbols of Halloween. They are popular trick-or-treat costumes and decorations for greeting cards and windows. Black is one of the traditional Halloween colors, probably because Halloween festivals and traditions took place at night. In the weeks before October 31, Americans decorate windows of houses and schools with silhouettes(轮廓)of witches and black cats.Pumpkins are also a symbol of Halloween. The pumpkin is an orange-colored squash, and orange has become the other traditional Halloween color. Carving pumpkins into jack- olanterns is a Halloween custom also dating back to Ireland. A legend grew up about a man named Jack who was so stingy(吝啬的)that he was not allowed into heaven when he died, because he was a miser(吝啬鬼). He couldnt enter hell either because he had played jokes on the devil. As a result, Jack had to walk the earth with his lantern until Judgement Day(审判日). The Irish people carved scary faces out of turnips(芜菁根), beets(甜菜根)or potatoes representing Jack of the Lantern, or Jack-olantern. When the Irish brought their customs to the United States, they carved faces on pumpkins because in the autumn they were more plentiful than turnips. Today jack-o-lanterns in the windows of a house on Halloween night let costumed children know that there are goodies(糖果)waiting if they knock and say Trick or Treat!Halloween TreatsDried Pumpkin SeedsAfter carving your pumpkin, separate the pulp from the seeds. Rinse(冲洗)the seeds and spread them out to dry. The next day, add enough melted butter or margarine(人造黄油)to coat each seed. Spread the seeds onto a cookie sheet(甜酥饼干)and bake for 20 minutes in a 300 degree oven for 20 minutes or until they are slightly brown.Caramel ApplesTake the paper wrapping off about 100 caramels(饴糖)and put them in a saucepan(炖锅). Put the saucepan over a pan of boiling water. Boil the water until the caramels melt. Put a wooden stick into the top of each apple, dip the apple into the caramel. Let them cool on wax paper and enjoy!Scary StoriesNo Halloween party is complete without at least one scary story. Usually one person talks in a low voice while everyone else crowds together on the floor or around a fire. The following is a retelling of a tale told in Britain and in North Carolina and Virginia.What Do You Come For?There was an old woman who lived all by herself, and she was very lonely. Sitting in the kitchen one night, she said, Oh, I wish I had some company.No sooner had she spoken than down the chimney tumbled two feet from which the flesh had rotted. The old womans eyes bulged with terror.Then two legs dropped to the hearth and attached themselves to the feet.Then a body tumbled down, then two arms, and a mans head.As the old woman watched, the parts came together into a great, tall man. The man danced around and around the room. Faster and faster he went. Then he stopped, and he looked into her eyes.What do you come for? she asked in a small voice that shivered and shook.What do I come for? he said. I come for YOU!The narrator shouts and jumps at the person near him!汉译10 月 31 日10 月 31 日，数十名身穿服装 （节日服装） 的儿童敲他们的邻居门并大声喊着捣乱门打开时。海盗、 公主、 鬼和受欢迎英雄的所有持有袋一天打开赶上糖果或邻居放在其他好吃。因为他们给每个儿童治疗邻居过来的服饰，并尝试猜猜是下口罩。800S年自 11 月 1 日是称为所有圣徒 Day(万圣节) 一个宗教节日。有人说，这一天的群众被称为日万圣节。前的一天晚上被称为所有 Hakkiw 这会儿或万圣节。像一些其他美国的庆祝活动，它的前身是迷信和基督教的海关。10 月 31 日是凯尔特人 (凯尔特人的) 新的一年的前夕。凯尔特人现今的爱尔兰、 威尔士和苏格兰人的祖先。在这一天鬼走和与生活混在一起或凯尔特人这样认为。乡民烤食物整天和夜幕降临时他们打扮，并试图类似于死者的灵魂。希望在新的一年的午夜前将和平地离开了鬼。很久以后，当基督教遍布整个爱尔兰，10 月 31 日不再是今年的最后一天，万圣节大多为儿童成为了庆祝活动。鬼去了门到门要求款待情况下，否则业主的房子会演奏的技巧。当数以百万计的爱尔兰人在 1840 年移民到美国的传统也在其中。今天的学校舞蹈和社区党称为“块”，深受年轻人和老年人一样。越来越多的成年人庆祝万圣节。他们穿着像历史或政治人物去参加化妆舞会（化妆舞会）。在较大的城市，服装的儿童和他们的父母聚集在商场早在晚上。商店和企业给予当事人和对待比赛的儿童。青少年享受舞蹈服装在他们的学校和更令人发指的服装的更好！某些恶作剧（恶作剧） ，如皂洗车窗和翻倒垃圾桶的预期。但聚会和恶作剧是不是唯一的东西， Halloweeners喜欢做的事情。一些为有需要的儿童在世界各地收集的钱购买食物和药品。万圣节的标志物万圣节起源于与邪恶幽灵相关的庆祝活动。黑猫，鬼怪，妖精（小精灵）和骷髅骑着扫帚飞行的女巫都演变为万圣节的标志物。他们是流行的伎俩或治疗的服装和装饰品，贺卡和窗口。黑色是传统的万圣节颜色，这可能是因为万圣节前夜的传统发生在夜间。在10月31日前的几周内，美国人装饰窗户的房子和学校的巫婆和黑猫的轮廓（轮廓） 。南瓜也是万圣节的象征。南瓜是一个橙色的南瓜，橘黄色也成了传统的万圣节颜色。雕刻南瓜灯到插孔olanterns是一个万圣节传统，其历史也可追溯到爱尔兰。有一个传说长大，一个名叫Jack的是谁这么小气（吝啬的） ，他没有进入天堂，当他死了，因为他是一个守财奴（吝啬鬼） 。也不能进入地狱，所以，他扮演的取笑魔鬼。因此，他的灯笼，直到审判日那天，杰克不得不走