片花：Fell in love with English,fell in love with a ogether into a new world。希望能與你在這短暫的40分鐘裡，享受英語，享受一段美好時光。
A：Good afternoon，everyone。今天的《I English》又與大家相遇了。我是。。。
B：Good afternoon，這裡是《I English》，很高興大家能再中午這樣一段慵懶的時光中收聽我們的節目，我是。。。
A：。。。很好奇哦，這個週末你是怎麼過的呀。
B：這有什麼可好奇的，只是個週末而已。
A：你看，還是英語主播呢，你還真就忘了，這個週末是10月31號，這天的晚上可是西方著名的傳統節日，萬聖節。
B：哦，我還真忘了，Halloween辭典解釋為 “The eve of All Saints'Day”，中文譯作：萬聖節之夜。這可是小孩子們最喜歡的節日了，因為在這一天可以盡情的胡鬧。
A：雖然萬聖節是個傳統的節日，但現在傳到今天已經成了一個孩子們的節目，甚至成了年輕人化裝舞會的節目。不過因為你忘記了，所以下面就要罰你來為我們簡單介紹一下萬聖節了。
B：好吧，我將功補過。Halloween originated as a celebration connected with evil spirits. Witches flying on broomsticks with ghosts, goblins and skeletons have all evolved as symbols of Halloween. Bats, owls and other nocturnal animals are also popular symbols of Halloween. They were originally feared because people believed that these creatures could communicate with the spirits of the dead. 內容來自dedecms
A：據說靈魂會在萬聖節的前夜造訪人世，人們為了能讓造訪的鬼魂看到圓滿的收成就會擺出豐盛的食物款鬼魂們待。點亮所有篝火及燈火，一來為了嚇走一些鬼魂，同時也為親人的鬼魂照亮路線，引導其迴歸。
B：就像每年農曆七月半我們的“鬼節”一樣，佛教就認為在這一天亡者的鬼魂可得救度。其實都是寄託了人們對於逝者的思念與美好的祝願。
A：Black is one of the traditional Halloween colors, probably because Halloween festivals and traditions took place at night.這會一直在說鬼節，咱們還是趕緊來聽首英文歌輕鬆一下吧。《Stay the night》.
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B：聽完了James Blunt的《Stay the night》，還是讓我們接著來聊聊夜晚的節日Halloween。
A：其實一說到萬聖節，我們首先想到的就是南瓜。Pumpkins are also a symbol of Halloween. The pumpkin is an orange-colored squash, and orange has become the other traditional Halloween color. Carving pumpkins into jack- o'-lanterns is a Halloween custom also dating back to Ireland. A legend grew up about a man named Jack who was so stingy that he was not allowed into heaven when he died, because he was a miser. He couldn't enter hell either because he had played jokes on the devil. As a result, Jack had to walk on the earth with his lantern until Judgement Day. So Jack and his lantern became the symbol of a lost or damned soul.
B：嗯，我也聽說過這個叫Jack的倒黴鬼，因為非常吝嗇，死後不能進入天堂，又因為取笑魔鬼連地獄也進不了，所以，他只能提著燈籠四處遊蕩，直到審判日那天。並且直到今天傑克和他的南瓜燈都還是被詛咒的遊魂的象徵。
A：其實關於萬聖節有很多種說法，這只是其中的一種。傳說最多的版本認為，那是源於基督誕生前的古西歐國家，主要包括愛爾蘭、蘇格蘭和威爾士。這幾處的.古西歐人叫德魯伊特人。德魯伊特的新年在十一月一日，新年前夜，德魯伊特人讓年輕人集隊，戴著各種怪異面具，拎著刻好的蘿蔔燈(南瓜燈系後期習俗，古西歐最早沒有南瓜)，他們遊走於村落間。這在當時實則為一種秋收的慶典;也有說是“鬼節”，傳說當年死去的人，靈魂會在萬聖節的前夜造訪人世，人們便聚集在一起迎接或者驅趕不同的鬼魂。
B：To scare these souls away on Halloween, the Irish people carved scary faces out of turnips, beets or potatoes representing "Jack of the Lantern," or Jack-o-lantern. When the Irish brought their customs to the United States, they carved faces on pumpkins because in the autumn they were more plentiful than turnips. Today jack-o-lanterns in the windows of a house on Halloween night let costumed children know that there are goodies waiting if they knock and say "Trick or Treat!" 如果在萬聖節的晚上人們在窗戶上掛上南瓜燈就表明那些穿著萬聖節服裝的人可以來敲門搗鬼要糖果。
A：如今孩子們延續著裝挨家要糖的習俗，人們相信在萬聖節前夜鬼魂會群集於居家附近，並接受設宴款待。因而，在“宴會”結束後，村民們就自己扮成鬼魂精靈，遊走村外，引導鬼魂離開，避邪免災。於此同時，村民們也都注意在屋前院後的擺佈些水果及其他食品，喂足鬼魂而不至於讓它們傷害人類和動物或者掠奪其他收成。後來這習俗一直延續下來，就成了孩子們取笑不慷慨之家的玩笑。
B：這有一首有趣的關於萬聖節的小詩《The Candy King》，我來給大家念一下。
There was a king who loved Halloween。He waited each year for this scary scene。He sneaked out to hang on his door。Black bats and witches and spooks galore。The midnight hour was his favorite time。With monsters covering snakes with slime。As twelve o'clock chimed through the stars。He opened up his snickers bars.。
B：雖然關於萬聖節有著不同的說法，但黑至今貓仍是萬聖節的標誌物。Black cats are also symbols of Halloween and have religious origins as well. Black cats were considered to be reincarnated beings with the ability to divine the future. During the Middle Ages it was believed that witches could turn themselves into black cats. Thus when such a cat was seen, it was considered to be a witch in disguise. All these are popular trick-or-treat costumes and decorations for greeting cards and windows.