tiny ghost-like dolls hang from trees, big plastic spiders sit on rooftops and bloody plastic hands reach out from gravestones…are you ready for the scariest night of the year? 樹上到處懸掛著鬼怪小玩偶，屋頂盤踞著巨大的塑膠蜘蛛，墓穴里伸出一雙血淋淋的塑膠手……一年之中最恐怖的夜晚到來了，你準備好了嗎？
october 31 is halloween, one of the most popular festivals in the us, canada and britain. the festival began as a day to remember the dead. but nowadays it‘s all about the carnival atmosphere when people can enjoy dressing up and scaring each other.10月31日萬聖節前夜是美國、加拿大和英國的節日之一。這個節日源起於對死者的紀念日。但現在它已經完全成為一場大狂歡，人們盡情享受著改裝易容互相恐嚇的樂趣。
halloween is one of children‘s favourite nights of the year. they dress up as monsters and go to their neighbours‘houses. knocking on the door they shout: "trick or treat!" of course, usually people give them "treats" － a like sweets and chocolates. but, if you don‘t, you can expect a prank such as having your car windows soaped or your garbage cans turned over.萬聖節前夜還是一年之中孩子們最喜歡的一個夜晚。他們打扮成妖怪去鄰居家，敲著門大喊：“不給糖就搗蛋！”當然，人們通常會給他們“糖”——比如甜食或者朱古力。但如果你不給，那就等著一場惡作劇吧，你會發現你的車窗被塗上了肥皂，垃圾桶翻倒在地，等等。
halloween is also a time for masquerade parties. witches fly in on broomsticks, while ghosts and skeletons chat on the dance floor. 萬聖節前夜還是舉辦化妝舞會的好時機。你會看到女巫坐著掃帚柄飛進來，鬼怪和骷髏則在舞池中竊竊私語。
you can even dress up as a famous monster like dracula! the motto is: "the scarier, the better." 你還可以化妝成像吸血鬼那樣特別可怕的妖怪。有句諺語說：“越恐怖越好。”
even making halloween food should be like casting a spell or mixing a magic drink. in britain, people drink "witch‘s mix", made with apple, orange, grape and berry juice. children also enjoy "halloween worms," made from egg noodles. 甚至連萬聖節前夜做的食物也要像下了咒語或者配備魔法飲料。在英國，人們喝一種叫“巫師之飲”的東西，用蘋果、橘子、葡萄和漿果的汁調配而成。孩子們還喜歡吃“萬聖節蟲子”，是用雞蛋面做的。