探秘万圣节 | 7张图,带你深挖万圣节背后的故事……

一转眼,又到了“不给糖就捣蛋”的万圣节。你准备好捣蛋了吗?

在捣蛋之前,Professor还有个问题要问问你:“你知道万圣节是怎么来的吗?”

今天,Professor就用7张生动的插画,来告诉你万圣节背后的故事……

Long ago, Celtics believed that the sun god helped them grow crops.

很久以前,凯尔特人相信太阳神帮助他们种植农作物。

Every year the sun god is attacked and imprisoned for six months by an evil force called Samhain.

每年太阳神都会被死神萨曼的邪恶力量攻击并被囚禁六个月。

He came to Celtic lands with cold and dark winters.

他带着寒冷以及黑暗的冬天来到凯尔特人的土地。

The Celtics were terrified of the night of October 31st, because they felt as though there were a bunch of evil spirits lurking everywhere.

凯尔特人非常害怕10月31日的夜晚,因为他们觉得这晚,有一堆邪恶灵魂潜伏在任何地方。

They believed that Samhain had called out the ghost. They also believed that Samhain would turn the witch into a black cat.

他们相信是死神萨曼把鬼魂叫出来的,他们还相信死神萨曼会把女巫变成黑猫。

Celtics wear masks that night to scare away the ghosts.

凯尔特人会在这一晚戴上面具吓走这些鬼魂。

Professor点评:

小朋友们,现在你们知道为什么万圣节要戴南瓜面具了吧?

每一个节日,都蕴含着丰富的文化和历史,我们需要了解节日背后的故事,这样过节才更有意义。

下面,咱们一起来学习一些万圣节的必备词汇和热门英语语句吧——

Halloween night 万圣节前夜

Halloween 万圣节

jack-o‘-lantern 南瓜灯

candy 糖果

witch 巫婆、女巫

bat 蝙蝠

skeleton 骷髅

ghost 幽灵

spider 蜘蛛

vampire 吸血鬼

如果你被小伙伴的奇怪装扮吓住了,你该怎么用英语表达“吓死我了”呢?

⭐一级惊吓:

You scared me!

你吓到我了!

⭐二级惊吓:

I am freaked out!

我被吓坏了!

⭐三级惊吓:

I am frightened out of my wits!

我被吓飞了!

⭐吓到友尽:

That nearly scared me to death!

我差点被吓死了!

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