留学生在中国 第8期 halloween 万圣节

 　　You:There is a foreign holliday which has something to do with pumpkins². I think you're supposed to carry a pumpkin¹ around on that day. I can't remember which holliday is it.

　　有一个外国节日跟南瓜有关，我想那天你也会带一个南瓜的吧。只是我不记得哪个节日了。

　　David:Are you talking about Halloween?

　　你是说万圣节吗？

　　You:Yes, we have a party and give a lot of performances

　　是的，我们在派对上玩，许多人表演

　　David: Performance?

　　表演？

　　You：Yes, lots of people give performanes on that day?

　　是的，在节日那天许多人一起表演节目。

　　David:Wait, were they evry scary performances?

　　等下，是很恐怖的表演节目吗？

　　You：Not scary, but very intense. I can't really remember it exactly. We all danced. There were two circles, one for the girls and one for the boys.

　　不是啊，但是很紧张。我不记得确切的场景了，我们都在跳舞，围着两个圈，一个都是女孩，另一个全是男孩。

　　David:For Halloween? Really? In America, we don't have such performances on Halloween. Instead, we usually dressed up in costums and go trick or treat.Trick or treat is a game with children go to people's homes and ask for candy.

　　这是万圣节？你确定吗？在美国我们并没有这些表演的。相反，我们会穿上万圣节的恐怖服装，然后去玩“不给糖就捣蛋”的游戏，也就是小孩子挨家挨户讨要糖果的活动。

　　You:Yeah, it was a game. Then the ofreign teachers ask us to cut up the pumpkin, so we did, and then we lighted it up.

　　是的，这是一个游戏。然后外教让我们切开南瓜，我们照着做了，然后就点起了南瓜灯。

　　David： You carved pumpkin, the Jack-o'-lantern?

　　你们雕刻了南瓜灯？

　　You:Yes, it was very interesting.

　　是的，非常有趣。

1 pumpkin   

n.南瓜

参考例句：

• They ate turkey and pumpkin pie.他们吃了火鸡和南瓜馅饼。
• It looks like there is a person looking out of the pumpkin!看起来就像南瓜里有人在看着你！

2 pumpkins   

n.南瓜( pumpkin的名词复数 )；南瓜的果肉，南瓜囊

参考例句：

• I like white gourds, but not pumpkins. 我喜欢吃冬瓜，但不喜欢吃南瓜。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Then they cut faces in the pumpkins and put lights inside. 然后在南瓜上刻出一张脸，并把瓜挖空。 来自英语晨读30分（高三）