万圣节奇遇记 第6期:那年那一天(1)

 　　Chapter¹ Three September 22, 1692

　　第三章 那年那一天

　　There is no school on Saturday.

　　周日不用上课。

　　It is a cloudy autumn day.

　　那天是多云的秋日。

　　Autumn is usually a beautiful season in Salem.

　　通常，萨勒姆的秋天是一个非常美丽的季节。

　　The leaves on the trees are yellow, red and orange.

　　树上的叶子有黄的、红的和橙色的。

　　Mr and Mrs Connor have a big orange pumpkin².

　　康纳夫妇有一个大的橙色的南瓜。

　　They are making a jack³ o'lantern.

　　他们正在做南瓜灯。

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　　"When it's finished we can put it in front of the window," says Mr Connor.

　　“当它做好以后，我们可以把它放在窗户前面，”康纳先生说。

　　"Are you girls ready for Halloween?"

　　“女孩们，你们为万圣节做好准备了吗？”

　　"No, Dad. We must find a place for the party," says Kelly.

　　“没有，爸爸。我们得找个聚会的地方，”凯丽说。

　　"We must make our costumes⁴ too," says Megan.

　　“我们也得自己做我们的服装，”梅格恩说。

　　"Today is a perfect day to do many things," says Mrs Connor.

　　“今天是做这些事情的完美的日子，”康纳夫人说。

　　"Finish your homework this morning. Then you can look for a place for the party this afternoon."

　　“早上完成好你的作业。那么，下午你就可以找聚会的地方了。”

　　"I can start my science homework," says Megan.

　　“我可以从我的科学作业开始，”梅格恩说。

　　"I must study English," says Kelly.

　　“我得学习学习英语，”凯丽说。

　　"I have a test on Wednesday."

　　“我周三有个英语测试。”

　　They go to their room and study until noon.

　　然后她们去了她们的房间，一直学习到中午。

　　Then the phone rings.

　　然后电话铃响了。

　　"Hello! This is Bill. I have a place for our party."

　　“你好，我是比尔。我有一个可以聚会地方。”

　　"Really! That's great! Where is it?" says Kelly.

　　“真的！太好了！在哪儿？”凯丽说。

　　"It's a surprise. Meet me and Nick in front of the school at 1.30 p.m. We can go together."

　　“这是个惊喜。下午1:30在学校门前见我和尼克。我们一起去。”

　　"Ok. At half past one then," says Kelly.

　　“好的，那么一点半，”凯丽说。

　　The five friends meet in front of their school.

　　五个朋友在学校的前门见面了。

　　They are very excited.

　　他们都很兴奋。

　　"Where is the place?" asks Susan.

　　“在哪个地方？”苏珊问。

　　"Follow me," says Bill. "My grandmother knows this place. It is the best place for a spooky Halloween party."

　　“跟我来，”比尔说。“我的祖母知道这个地方。这是举办令人毛骨悚然的万圣节聚会最好的地方了。”

1 chapter   

n.章，篇，重要章节

参考例句：

• I will skip the next chapter.我将略过下一章。
• Go and open a wonderful new chapter.去开启美好的新篇章。

2 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！

3 jack   

n.插座，千斤顶，男人；v.抬起，提醒，扛举；n.（Jake）杰克

参考例句：

• I am looking for the headphone jack.我正在找寻头戴式耳机插孔。
• He lifted the car with a jack to change the flat tyre.他用千斤顶把车顶起来换下瘪轮胎。

4 costumes   

n.服装；装束

参考例句：

• The costumes and lighting in the play were restrained. 这出戏的服装和灯光都很朴实。
• The waitresses are all done up in costumes. 女服务生都穿着制服。