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This is Halloween!
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Halloween 1.___________ (start)by the Celts(凯尔特人) 2._______ lived 2000 years ago in an area which is now 3.________(know) as Ireland.
The Celts celebrated their new year on November lst, the day which marked the end of summer 4._____ the beginning of the dark, cold winter. The Celts 5._______(believe) that on the night before the new year, the door 6._______ the worlds of the living and the dead would open and the ghosts(鬼魂) would return to the earth to cause misfortune(厄运).
To protect 7._________(they), they celebrated the festival of Samhain (萨温节)on October 31st, now 8._______(wide) known as Halloween. They would wear 9._______(costume) and light bonfires 10.________(scare) ghosts away. The word “Halloween” means “hallowed evening” or “holy evening”.
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Halloween (All Hallows Eve) is a holiday celebrated on the night of October 31st. Traditional activities include trick-or-treating, Halloween festivals, bonfires, costume parties, visiting "haunted houses", and watching scary movies.
Halloween is an American holiday on October 31, every year. On Halloween, ghosts and spirits幽灵 come back to life and visit people. This can be very scary!
On Tuesday 31st October, it is Halloween. Halloween is dedicated to 致力于remembering the dead, including saints (hallows)圣人（圣物）, martyrs烈士, and all the faithful departed.
Halloween is a holiday observed on October 31 and noted for its pagan and religious roots and secular traditions.
Introduction
[ADJ]Something that is scary is rather frightening. 可怕的
[V-T]If you say that someone has dedicated themselves to something, you approve of the fact that they have decided to give a lot of time and effort to it because they think that it is important. 投身
Carving pumpkins into Jack-o’-lanterns将南瓜雕刻成南瓜灯
Jack-o’-lanterns were traditionally carved out of turnips rather than pumpkins in Ireland, where the custom first began. It is said that it is based on a tale about a guy called Stingy Jack who is credited with capturing the Devil on several occasions and only releasing him with the stipulation that Jack would never have to suffer in hell. But once he passed away, Jack found out that Heaven did not want his soul either, so he was condemned to spend eternity as a ghost chasing after people on earth. Jack was provided with a source of illumination by the Devil in the form of a glowing lump of coal housed inside a turnip that had been hollowed out. At some point in time, locals started carving terrifying faces into their own turnips in an effort to ward off bad spirits.
在爱尔兰，南瓜灯传统上是用萝卜而不是南瓜雕刻的，爱尔兰是这一习俗的发源地。据说，这部电影是根据一个名叫“吝啬鬼杰克”的人的故事改编的，他曾多次捕获魔鬼，但只释放了他，但条件是杰克永远不必在地狱受苦。但在他去世后，杰克发现上天也不要他的灵魂，于是他被判了永远作为鬼魂追赶人间的人。魔鬼为杰克提供了一种照明源，即在挖空的萝卜内装一块发光的煤块。在某个时候，当地人开始在自己的萝卜上刻上可怕的面孔，以驱除邪灵。
Activities
Carving pumpkins into Jack-o’-lanterns将南瓜雕刻成南瓜灯
Activities
Dressing up in Spooky Costumes穿着诡异的服装
The Celts would dress up in disguises at Samhain so that they would not be mistaken for the bad spirits who were said to be roaming the earth at that time. This would allow them to avoid being harassed by the spirits and allow them to celebrate the holiday in peace.
凯尔特人会在萨温节乔装打扮，以免被误认为是当时在地球上漫游的恶灵。这样可以让他们避免受到鬼魂的骚扰，让他们能够平静地庆祝节日。
Customs
[V-T/V-I]If you roam an area or roam around it, you wander or travel around it without having a particular purpose. 闲逛; 漫游
Going Trick-or-Treating去“不给糖就捣蛋”
There is a lot of discussion over where trick-or-treating first started, but generally speaking, there are three different hypotheses. The first hypothesis proposes that in order to satisfy the spirits that were wandering the Earth at night, Celtic people would put food out during the holiday of Samhain. People then started dressing up like these otherworldly超脱尘俗的 entities in return for similar donations of food and drink throughout the course of time.
关于“不给糖就捣蛋”的起源有很多讨论，但总的来说，存在三种不同的假设。第一个假设提出，为了满足夜间在地球上徘徊的灵魂，凯尔特人会在萨温节期间把食物拿出来。然后，人们开始打扮得像这些超凡脱俗的实体，以换取在整个过程中类似的食物和饮料捐赠。
Customs
[V-T]If you propose something such as a plan or an idea, you suggest it for people to think about and decide upon. 建议
[V-T]If you propose a motion for debate, or a candidate for election, you begin the debate or the election procedure by formally stating your support for that motion or candidate. 提出; 提名
[V-T/V-I]If you propose to someone, or propose marriage to them, you ask them to marry you. 求婚
Halloween Black Cats 万圣节黑猫
The concept that black cats are terrifying originates from the Middle Ages when people believed that these dark felines were a representation of the devil. Since then, people have held the belief that black cats are terrifying. The fact that decades later, convicted witches were often discovered to have cats, especially black ones, did not help matters. People started believing that the cats were “familiars” of witches, who are otherworldly creatures that help witches in their practice of dark magic; ever since then, black cats have been associated with spooky things because of this belief.
黑猫可怕的观念起源于中世纪，当时人们认为这些黑色的猫科动物是魔鬼的代表。从那时起，人们就相信黑猫是可怕的。几十年后，人们经常发现被定罪的女巫养猫，尤其是黑猫，但这并没有帮助解决问题。人们开始相信这些猫是女巫的“熟人”，它们是帮助女巫练习黑魔法的超凡脱俗的生物；从那时起，由于这种信念，黑猫就与幽灵般的事物联系在一起。
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[V-T]If you are associated with a particular organization, cause, or point of view, or if you associate yourself with it, you support it publicly. 使 (某人与某组织、事业、观点等) 有关联
Halloween Colors are Black and Orange.万圣节的颜色是黑色和橙色。
Black and orange, the traditional colors of Halloween, have their origins in Samhain, a holiday that was celebrated in Celtic countries. Orange was the color that signified the harvest season in fall to the Celts. Orange is representative of the fire that burns during the festival of Samhain whereas black was thought to represent the “death” of summer and the dark months that come with winter.
黑色和橙色是万圣节的传统颜色，起源于萨温节，这是凯尔特国家庆祝的节日。对凯尔特人来说，橙色是象征秋天收获季节的颜色。橙色代表萨温节期间燃烧的火焰，而黑色则被认为代表夏天的“死亡”和冬天到来的黑暗月份。
Customs
[V-T]If an event, a sign, or a symbol signifies something, it is a sign of that thing or represents that thing. 表示; 意味着
The Snap Apple苹果
In Ireland, apple bobbing is more commonly known as “snap apple.” This variation of the game typically sees players lunging teeth-first at apples suspended from strings rather than having them thrashing around in buckets of water.
In his book Collectanea de Rebus Hibernicis, written in the 18th century, British military surveyor Charles Vallancey, who was stationed in Ireland at the time, discusses the game. He notes that young people who were not yet married would compete to see who would be the next to be married. The person who is the first to bite into a hanging apple will be able to stroll down the center aisle before anybody else. Bobbing for apples originated as a courtship ritual — a game for divining the future romantic entanglements of the players.
在爱尔兰，苹果串通常被称为“snap apple”。在这种游戏的变体中，玩家通常会先用牙齿咬住挂在绳子上的苹果，而不是让它们在水桶中翻滚。
当时驻扎在爱尔兰的英国军事测量员查尔斯·瓦兰西 (Charles Vallancey) 在其 18 世纪所著的《Collectanea de Rebus Hibernicis》一书中讨论了这项游戏。他指出，尚未结婚的年轻人会竞争谁将是下一个结婚的人。第一个咬住挂着的苹果的人将能够先于其他人沿着中央过道漫步。咬苹果起源于一种求爱仪式——一种预测玩家未来浪漫纠葛的游戏。
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[V-T]If you note something, you mention it in order to draw people's attention to it. 提到
Watch Halloween Movies观看万圣节电影
Whether your style of movie is something like Charlie Brown's Great Pumpkin or the more terrorizing movies like The Exorcist or The Shining, it's fun to make a Halloween tradition of taking in a flick or two (and it's especially fun to get together with a group to watch the scary movies!).
无论您的电影风格是查理·布朗的《大南瓜》，还是《驱魔人》或《闪灵》等更恐怖的电影，养成观看一两部电影的万圣节传统都很有趣（而且与一群人聚在一起观看电影尤其有趣）看恐怖电影！）。
Customs
Mummie, "medicinal substance prepared from mummy tissue," from Medieval Latin mumia, from Arabic mumiyah "embalmed body," from Persian mumiya "asphalt," from mum"wax." Sense of "dead human body embalmed and dried after the manner of the ancient Egyptians" is recorded in English from 1610s.
Mummie，“由木乃伊组织制备的药用物质”，源自中世纪拉丁语 mumia，源自阿拉伯语 mumiyah“防腐身体”，源自波斯语 mumiya“沥青”，源自 mum“蜡”。从 1610 年代开始，英语中就记录了“按照古埃及人的方式对尸体进行防腐和干燥”的意思。
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Food
Sugar糖
"Trick or treat without candy", the most classic Halloween candy is the orange, brown and black packaging, mostly shaped by ghosts, but this tradition has nothing to do with candy.
Pumpkin南瓜
Pumpkin pie is already the most common food in early winter in the American South, but it is only more appropriate on Halloween.
In addition to pumpkin pie, pumpkin seeds are also a common snack during the festival.
Apple苹果
In addition to Halloween, November 1 is an important holiday in ancient Rome, called Pomona. Pomona is the "god of fruit trees", ruling over the life and death, harvest and failure of all fruit trees. After the Roman occupation of Celtics, it also fused Pomona and New Year, forming the custom of eating apples on Halloween.
Hallowmas holiday spookiness鬼怪
Phantom 幽灵
It is said that after death, people will transform into ghosts and return to the world.
据说人死后会幻化成幽灵回到人间。
Genie 精灵
A magical species that can do magic. Legend has it that he loves plants.
会魔法的神奇物种。传说喜欢植物。
Corpse 僵尸
With a pale face or a face full of color, the image of a zombie can be imagined and supplemented by your brain.
一脸煞白或是满面挂彩，僵尸的形象随你想象与脑补。
Werewolf 狼人
Usually in human form, it transforms into a half-wolf and half-human on the night of the full moon.
平常是人形，一到满月之夜就变身半狼半人的模样。
Hallowmas holiday spookiness鬼怪
Bloodsucker 吸血鬼
A supernatural creature who specializes in sucking blood for a living, afraid of the sun and has pale skin.
Centaur
半人马
The upper body is a human body, and the lower body is a horse. Loved to take javelins.
Minotaur
牛头人
The minotaur is similar to the Chinese bullhead horse noodles.
Medusa
美杜莎
The snake-haired female devil, whoever looks at her will turn into a stone statue.
高考真题
Pumpkin (南瓜）carving at Halloween is a family tradition. We visit a local farm every October. In the pumpkin field, I compete with my three brothers and sister to seek out the biggest pumpkin. My dad has a rule that we have to carry our pumpkins back home, and as the eldest child I have an advantage — I carried an 85-pounder back last year.
This year, it was hard to tell whether my prize or the one chosen by my 14-year-old brother, Jason, was the winner. Unfortunately we forgot to weigh them before taking out their insides, but I was determined to prove my point. All of us were hard at work at the kitchen table, with my mom filming the annual event. I’m unsure now why I thought forcing my head inside the pumpkin would settle the matter, but it seemed to make perfect sense at the time.
With the pumpkin resting on the table, hole uppermost (最上面), I bent over and pressed my head against the opening. At first I got jammed just above my eyes and then, as I went on with my task, unwilling to quit, my nose briefly prevented entry. Finally I managed to put my whole head into it, like a cork (软木塞) forced into a bottle. I was able to straighten up with the huge pumpkin resting on my shoulders.
My excitement was short-lived. The pumpkin was heavy. “I’m going to set it down, now,” I said, and with Jason helping to support its weight, I bent back over the table to give it somewhere to rest. It was only when I tried to remove my head that I realized getting out was going to be less straightforward than getting in. When I pulled hard, my nose got in the way. I got into a panic as I pressed firmly against the table and moved my head around trying to find the right angle, but it was no use. “I can’t get it out!” I shouted, my voice sounding unnaturally loud in the enclosed space.
注意：1. 所续写短文的词数应为150左右；2. 续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好。
Paragraph 1 I was stuck for five or six minutes though it felt much longer. ______________________________________________
Paragraph 2 That video was posted the day before Halloween. _______________________________________________________
阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。
A possible version
I was stuck for five or six minutes though it felt much longer. Panic turned into desperation as I struggled, the weight of the pumpkin pressing down on me, my breath echoing in the confined space. My family's initial laughter turned into concern, and they gathered around, offering advice and encouragement. My mom's voice was soothing as she told me to stay calm, while my siblings' worried faces peered at me. Finally, with a combination of gentle twisting and careful maneuvering, my head was free. The room erupted in cheers, and I was met with hugs and relieved smiles. My face was red, and my pride slightly bruised, but the warmth of my family's support made it all worthwhile.
A possible version
That video was posted the day before Halloween, and it quickly became a sensation among our friends and family. What had started as a moment of embarrassment turned into a cherished memory, a story we would tell for years to come. The image of me with a pumpkin stuck on my head became a symbol of our family's joy, creativity, and ability to turn even the most awkward situations into something positive. That year, the pumpkin carving wasn't just about competition; it was a reminder of the love, laughter, and togetherness that defined our family.
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