英語人教版九年級全冊有關節(jié)日的閱讀文章Halloween

1、HalloweenOnOctober31st,dozensofchildrendressedincostumeS節(jié)日服裝）knockontheirneighbors'doorsandyell"TrickorTreat"whenthedooropens.Piratesandprincesses,ghostsandpopularheroesofthedayallholdbagsopentocatchthecandyorothergoodiesthattheneighborsdropin.Astheygiveeachchildatreattheneighborsexcla

2、imoverthecostumesandtrytoguesswhoisunderthemasks.Sineethe800'sNovember1stisareligiousholidayknownasAllSaints'Day萬圣節(jié)）.TheMassthatwassaidonthisdaywascalledAllHallowmas.TheeveningbeforebecameknownasAllHakkiwe'en,orHalloween.LikesomeotherAmericancelebrations,itsoriginslieinbothpre-Christiana

3、ndChristiancustoms.October31stwastheeveoftheCelti（c凱爾特人的）newyear.TheCeltsweretheancestorsofthepresent-dayIrish,WelshandScottishpeople.Onthisdayghostswalkedandmingledwiththeliving,orsotheCeltsthought.Thetownspeoplebakedfoodallthatdayandwhennightfelltheydressedupandtriedtoresemblethesoulsofthedead.Hop

4、ingthattheghostswouldleavepeacefullybeforemidnightofthenewyear.Muchlater,whenChristianityspreadthroughoutIrelandandOctober31wasnolongerthelastdayoftheyear,Halloweenbecameacelebrationmostlyforchildren."Ghosts"wentfromdoortodooraskingfortreats,orelseatrickwouldbeplayedontheownersofthehouse.W

5、henmillionsofIrishpeopleimmigratedtotheUnitedStatesinthe1840sthetraditioncamewiththem.Today'schooldancesandneighborhoodpartiescalled"blockparties"arepopularamongyoungandoldalike.MoreandmoreadultscelebrateHalloween.Theydressuplikehistoricalorpoliticalfiguresandgotomasqueradepartie（s化妝舞會

6、）.Inlargercities,costumedchildrenandtheirparentsgatheratshoppingmallsearlyintheevening.Storesandbusinessesgivepartieswithgamesandtreatsforthechildren.Teenagersenjoycostumedancesattheirschoolsandthemoreoutrageousthecostumethebetter!Certainpranks（惡作?。﹕uchassoapingcarwindowsandtippingovergarbagecansare

7、expected.ButpartyingandpranksarenottheonlythingsthatHalloweenersenjoydoing.Somecollectmoneytobuyfoodandmedicineforneedychildrenaroundtheworld.SymbolsofHalloweenHalloweenoriginatedasacelebrationconnectedwithevilspirits.Witchesflyingonbroomstickswithblackcats,ghosts,goblins（小精靈）andskeletonshaveallevol

8、vedassymbolsofHalloween.Theyarepopulartrick-or-treatcostumesanddecorationsforgreetingcardsandwindows.BlackisoneofthetraditionalHalloweencolors,probablybecauseHalloweenfestivalsandtraditionstookplaceatnight.IntheweeksbeforeOctober31,Americansdecoratewindowsofhousesandschoolswithsilhouettes（輪廓）ofwitch

9、esandblackcats.PumpkinsarealsoasymbolofHalloween.Thepumpkinisanorange-coloredsquash,andorangehasbecometheothertraditionalHalloweencolor.Carvingpumpkinsintojack-o'lanternsisaHalloweencustomalsodatingbacktoIreland.AlegendgrewupaboutamannamedJackwhowassostin（吝嗇的）thathewasnotallowedintoheavenwhenhed

10、ied,becausehewasamiser?嗇鬼）.Hecouldn'tenterhelleitherbecausehehadplayedjokesonthedevil.Asaresult,JackhadtowalktheearthwithhislanternuntilJudgementDay（審判日）.TheIrishpeoplecarvedscaryfacesoutofturnips（蕪菁根），beets（甜菜根）orpotatoesrepresenting"JackoftheLantern,"orJack-o'lantern.WhentheIrish

11、broughttheircustomstotheUnitedStates,theycarvedfacesonpumpkinsbecauseintheautumntheyweremoreplentifulthanturnips.Todayjack-o'-lanternsinthewindowsofahouseonHalloweennightletcostumedchildrenknowthattherearegoodie（糖果）waitingiftheyknockandsay"TrickorTreat!"HalloweenTreatsDriedPumpkinSeeds

12、Aftercarvingyourpumpkin,separatethepulpfromtheseeds.Rins（沖洗）theseedsandspreadthemouttodry.Thenextday,addenoughmeltedbutterormargarine（人造黃油）tocoateachseed.Spreadtheseedsontoacookieshe甜酥餅干）andbakefor20minutesina300degreeovenfor20minutesoruntiltheyareslightlybrown.CaramelApplesTakethepaperwrappingoffab

13、out100carame（ls飴糖）andputtheminasaucepan（燉鍋）.Putthesaucepanoverapanofboilingwater.Boilthewateruntilthecaramelsmelt.Putawoodenstickintothetopofeachapple,diptheappleintothecaramel.Letthemcoolonwaxpaperandenjoy!ScaryStoriesNoHalloweenpartyiscompletewithoutatleastonescarystory.Usuallyonepersontalksinalow

14、voicewhileeveryoneelsecrowdstogetheronthefloororaroundafire.ThefollowingisaretellingofataletoldinBritainandinNorthCarolinaandVirginia."WhatDoYouComeFor?"Therewasanoldwomanwholivedallbyherself,andshewasverylonely.Sittinginthekitchenonenight,shesaid,"Oh,IwishIhadsomecompany."Nosoon

15、erhadshespokenthandownthechimneytumbledtwofeetfromwhichthefleshhadrotted.Theoldwoman'seyesbulgedwithterror.Thentwolegsdroppedtothehearthandattachedthemselvestothefeet.Thenabodytumbleddown,thentwoarms,andaman'shead.Astheoldwomanwatched,thepartscametogetherintoagreat,tallman.Themandancedaroundandaro