這個周末，已經有很多萬圣節活動了；不過，其實今天才是萬圣節！這到底是個什么節日？它在美國的地位又如何？美國人怎么慶祝萬圣節？Jenny, Spencer今天跟你聊一聊！

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Halloween basics 萬圣節基本信息
Halloween: 萬圣節
When 到底哪一天？
October 31st every year: 每年10月31日
The date is always the same, unlike many other American holidays such as Thanksgiving which change dates: 萬圣節是固定的10月31日，不像有些美國節日，如感恩節，不是固定的日期
It has to do ghosts in the beginning. But it's a big party now: 起源和鬼怪有關，但現在就是一個輕松、好玩兒的大派對
Spooky: 詭異的

小朋友喜歡萬圣節的理由：
Dress up in fun costumes: 穿好玩兒的道具服
Stuff your face with candy: 猛吃糖
Terrorize the neighborhood: 在小區惡作劇

A no-pressure holiday 沒壓力的節日
Halloween is a fun holiday for both kids and adults: 萬圣節對孩子、大人來說，都很好玩兒
It's not so serious or sacred: 不是那么嚴肅、神圣
It's a no-pressure holiday: 是個沒有壓力的節日
Think of it as a big party: 基本上就是一個大派對

Costume categories 裝扮流派
Different costume categories: 道具服、裝扮的幾個大類
Boys often dress up as superheroes:小男孩兒最愛超級英雄，如超人、蜘蛛俠
Or monsters, goblins, ghouls: 或者打扮成小魔鬼、小怪獸
Little girls often dress up as princesses or witches: 小女孩兒最喜歡打扮成小公主或者小女巫
You can either go for the dark side or the bright side: 裝扮可以選擇黑暗形象或者正面形象
Creative, funny, topical 創意、搞笑、熱點
For adults, dressing up as superheros or monsters is too old, been there, done that: 對大人來說，打扮成超級英雄、或者鬼怪已經沒有創意了
Tons of people will dress up as Trump and Hillary this year: 今年，當然最流行打扮成特朗普、希拉里 （特別是大人打扮，會走這種路線）
You can go for the creative and surprise factor: 可以走創意、意想不到的路線
People in the news are often inspiration for costumes: 新聞人物通常是很多人的靈感來源
There's also a lot of crossdressing: 也可以男扮女裝、女扮男裝
For example, women dress up as Trump, men dress up as Hillary: 比如女的打扮成特朗普、男的打扮成希拉里

上面的希拉里和比爾克林頓其實是水果姐Katy Perry和精靈王子Orlando Bloom扮的。
Creative Halloween costumes 再來些創意萬圣節裝扮
Themed costume parties on Halloween: 還有主題裝扮派對，去的人一定要打扮成和主題相關的樣子。比如美劇主題、還有上圖這種美食主題，把自己打扮成甜甜圈、肯德基、醬油

Trick or Treat 萬圣節討糖
Kids love trick-or-treating: 小朋友最喜歡“不給糖，就搗蛋”了
Kids dress up in a costume and knock on neighbor's doors: 穿上萬圣節道具服，挨家挨戶敲門討糖
Kids will say “Trick or treat!” to ask for candy: 小朋友會大聲說“Trick or Treat!"
A treat is a candy: “treat"這里指的就是糖果
If you don't give out candy, kids might play a trick on you: 如果你不給糖，小朋友也許會搞個惡作劇
融入北美社區，準備好糖果、積極參與萬圣節
Fitting in: get your candy ready, have fun on Halloween!

萬圣節家家戶戶都會準備好糖果，等待小朋友敲門。
如果你沒有準備糖果，小朋友們會很失望，其他鄰居也會覺得你不合群。
Why trick or treat? 為什么要討糖？
Halloween is very commercialized：萬圣節是非常商業化的節日
Candy manufacturers make so much money on Halloween. They put a lot of marketing dollar behind it: 討糖就是糖果、巧克力生產商想出來的點子，每年萬圣節都會投入大筆市場費用、然后大賺一筆
Costume manufacturers too: 道具服商家也一樣

Fun with pumpkins 南瓜新玩法
Jack-o-lantern: 萬圣節南瓜燈
Pick pumpkins in a pumpkin patch: 去南瓜地買南瓜
Carve them into jack-o'-lanterns: 雕刻成南瓜燈
It's just a fun tradition: 很好玩兒的傳統
Trump and Hillary jack-o-lanterns: 特朗普、希拉里南瓜燈

夠膽量？去鬼屋 Haunted house tours
Haunted house: 鬼屋，注意不叫 “ghost house”
If a ghost lives somewhere, that place is haunted: haunted的意思就是鬧鬼的
I went to New Orleans one year during Halloween, and they claimed to be the most haunted city in America: 有一年萬圣節我正好在新奧爾良，那里號稱是美國最詭異的城市
I joined a haunted house tour where a guide took us to some really old spots at night， but I didn't find it scary: 我參加了一個當地的鬼屋團，但也沒覺得很可拍
Do you believe in ghosts? 你相信有鬼嗎？
Perhaps ghosts exist in a different dimension: 也許它們生存在另一個維度

懷舊萬圣節 Older Halloween traditions
萬圣節如今已經非常商業化，Spencer不禁懷念起兒時簡單、淳樸的萬圣節：
There's a game called Bobbing for Apples: 我小時候，會玩兒一個咬蘋果的游戲
You put apples in a bucket of water: 把一堆蘋果放在水桶里
Compete against each other to see how many apples they can bob for using just their teeth: 只能用牙咬出來，不能用手拿
It doesn't sound safe, and it's not that commonly played now: 現在回想起來，真不太安全，怪不得現在玩兒的人也不多了
You can also go on a hay ride: 小時候也有萬圣節稻草拖拉機游車
They put a bunch of hay on a big tractor and you ride around on the farm: 在拖拉機上放一大堆稻草，小朋友坐在上面游車河

Halloween in China 萬圣節在中國
Halloween wasn't celebrated at all in China a few year ago: 前幾年在中國，沒人過萬圣節
But now in Shanghai, Halloween is everywhere: 但現在在上海，萬圣節也隨處可見
Even convenience stores sell Halloween-themed items: 便利店都有萬圣節的東西
Lots of preschools will throw parties for the kids: 很多幼兒園還有萬圣節活動
It's all commercialized: 都是商業化的套路