1.在中文裡, 大家習慣將萬聖節前夕稱為「萬聖節」
Halloween: 萬聖節前夕;它原本是異教 (非基督教)的節日,但在商業炒作之下已經變得十分普遍
Pagan: adj.異教的 n. 異教徒
Halloween is an annual holiday celebrated each year on October 31.
人們通常在每年的10月31日慶祝萬聖節。
it originated with the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain when people would light bonfires and wear custumes to ward of ghosts.
這個節日起源於古代凱爾特人的夏末節,人們會燃起篝火,穿上戲服以驅趕鬼怪。
2. Trick or treat: 不給糖就搗蛋。 trick 指惡作劇,treat是招待,款待的意思。
going around the neighborhood,knoking on people's doors and saying trick or treat,and the neighbors will give you some candy
Halloween costumes: 萬聖節服裝
「穿戲服」也可以用到這個詞組:
dress up in costumes: 穿著戲服
dress up as a character: 裝扮成某個人物。
3.「可怕」的英語:
scary : 可怕的,恐怖的
creepy:令人毛骨悚然的
spooky: 可怕的,令人毛骨悚然的
遊樂園的鬼屋叫做 gost house , 但常用的另一種說法是:
haunted house : 鬧鬼的屋子
haunted: 鬧鬼的,反覆出現的
horror movies :恐怖片 或者說 scary movies
4.Halloween pumkins : 萬聖節南瓜
pumpkin carving : 雕刻南瓜
Jack-o-lanterns: 傑克南瓜燈
pumpkin patch 南瓜地
I'm picking a pumking at the pumpkin patch. 我在南瓜地摘南瓜
do you want to know how to carve a Jack-O-Lantern? 你想知道如何雕刻南瓜燈嗎?
let's turn this pumpkin into a Jack-o-lantern.
make a hole in the top of the pumpkin, when you cut the hole make sure to cut at an angle(當你切這個洞的時候,一定要切一個角度)or else the lid will fall into the pumpkin (否則蓋子就會掉到南瓜裡)。 scoop out all the inside (把裡面的東西都挖出來) you need to scoop out all the seeds and pumpkin guts (你要把所有的種子和南瓜內臟挖出來)you can save the seeds and bake them.
draw the design (畫圖案),you can draw any design you want on your pumpkin, I want to do the classic Jack-o-lantern face
carve (雕刻); add the candle 加蠟燭