Hello, everyone. I’m ____________. I’m from __________________ Group. Now I’ll introduce Halloween.
( 大家好！我是_________。我来自________组。现在我来介绍万圣节前夜。) Halloween is on the night of October 31 every year.
万圣节前夜为每年的10月31日夜晚。
It originated as a celebration connected with evil spirits.
它起源于与邪恶幽灵相关的庆祝活动，
Witches flying on broomsticks with ghosts, goblins and skeletons have all evolved as symbols of Halloween.
所以骑着扫帚的女巫、幽灵、小妖精和骷髅都是万圣节的标志物。
Bats, owls and other nocturnal animals are also popular symbols of Halloween.
蝙蝠、猫头鹰和其他夜间活动的动物也是万圣节的普遍标志。
They were originally feared because people believed that these creatures could communicate with the spirits of the dead.
起初，这些动物让人觉得非常可怕，因为人们认为这些动物能和死者的幽灵进行交流。
Pumpkins are also a symbol of Halloween.
南瓜也是万圣节的标志性象征。
The pumpkin is an orange-colored squash, and orange has become the other traditional Halloween color.
南瓜是橘黄色的，所以橘黄色也成了传统的万圣节颜色。
Carving pumpkins into jack- o'-lanterns is a Halloween custom also dating back to Ireland.
用南瓜雕制南瓜灯也是一个万圣节传统，其历史也可追溯到爱尔兰。 1
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. 传说有一个名叫杰克的人非常吝啬，因而死后不能进入天堂，
He couldn't enter hell either because he had played jokes on the devil. 而且因为他取笑魔鬼也不能进入地狱，
As a result, Jack had to walk on the earth with his lantern until Judgment Day.
所以，他只能提着灯笼四处游荡，直到审判日那天。
So Jack and his lantern became the symbol of a lost or damned soul. 于是，杰克和南瓜灯便成了被诅咒的游魂的象征。
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.
人们为了在万圣节前夜吓走这些游魂，便用芜菁、甜菜或马铃薯雕刻成可怕的面孔来代表提着灯笼的杰克。
This is the origin of Jack - o '- the lantern.
这就是南瓜灯（Jack-o'-lantern）的由来。
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.
爱尔兰人迁到美国后，便开始用南瓜来进行雕刻，因为在美国秋天的时候南瓜比芜菁更充足。
With time passing, Halloween has become contained by the meaning of happiness.
随着时间的流逝，万圣节的意义逐变得含有喜庆的意味。
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Halloween is the very time for children to enjoy themselves. 万圣节是儿童们纵情玩乐的好时候。
晚上，一群群装扮成妖魔鬼怪的孩子手提“杰克灯”， In the evening, groups of children dressed up as monsters, took "Jack-o’-Lanterns", 跑到邻居家门前，威吓般地喊着：
ran to the front of the neighbor's house and shouted threat-likely: “要恶作剧还是给款待”、“给钱还是给吃的”。
"Trick or treat", "Money or something to eat." 如果大人不用糖果、零钱款待他们，那些调皮的孩子就说到做到：
If adults don't treat them with candies or change, those naughty children will act on what they say: 好，你不款待，我就捉弄你。
Well, since you don't treat me, I'll play a trick on you.
他们有时把人家的门把手涂上肥皂，有时把别人的猫涂上颜色。
They sometimes paint their doorknobs with soap, and sometimes dye people's cats into different colors.
这些小恶作剧常令大人啼笑皆非。
These little tricks often make the adults not know whether to laugh or cry. 当然，大多数人家都非常乐于款待这些天真烂漫的小客人。
Of course, most people are very happy to treat these childlike little guests.
所以万圣节前夜的孩子们总是肚子塞得饱饱的，口袋装得满满的。
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So, on Halloween, the children always have their bellies stuffed and their pockets full.
That’s all for the introduction of Halloween.
万圣节前夜介绍到此为止。
Next, let’s know about the Double Ninth Festival in China.
接下来，让我们了解一下我们中国的重阳节。
The Double Ninth festival is on the ninth day of the ninth month in the lunar calendar and on some day in October or November in the Gregorian calendar.
重阳节在农历九月初九，在公历十月或十一月的某一天。
“九九” and “久久”have the same pronunciation in Chinese. “九九”与“久久”同音，
Nine is the maximum number in numerals. It also has the meaning of longevity for a long time.
九在数字中又是最大数，有长久长寿的含意，
Moreover, Autumn is the golden harvest time in a year.
况且秋季也是一年收获的黄金季节，
Therefore, this Festival has far-reaching implications.
因此，重阳佳节，寓意深远。
Today the double ninth festival is endowed with new meaning. 今天的重阳节，被赋予了新的含义。
As we know, after every one of us is born, we’ll get older and older day by day.
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我们知道，每个人出生之后，都将一天天变大、变老。
In 1989, the Chinese government decided the
Double Ninth Festival as Senior Citizens' Day.
1989年我国把农历九月九日定为“老人节”。
A mixture of tradition and modernity ingeniously appears. 传统与现代巧妙地结合，
It is celebrated to advocate the filial piety to the aged among people, especially, to their own parents.
是为了提倡大家多孝敬老人，特别是要孝敬自己的父母。
It is to encourage people to respect, take good care of and love the seniors around the country. 在全社会倡导尊老、敬老、爱老、助老的社会风气。
That’s all for my explanation. Thank you for your attention. ( 我的解说到此结束，谢谢大家。)
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Hello, everyone. I’m ____________. I’m from __________________ Group. Now I’ll introduce Halloween.
( 大家好！我是_________。我来自________组。现在我来介绍万圣节前夜。) Halloween is on the night of October 31 every year.
万圣节前夜为每年的10月31日夜晚。
It originated as a celebration connected with evil spirits.
它起源于与邪恶幽灵相关的庆祝活动，
Witches flying on broomsticks with ghosts, goblins and skeletons have all evolved as symbols of Halloween.
所以骑着扫帚的女巫、幽灵、小妖精和骷髅都是万圣节的标志物。
Bats, owls and other nocturnal animals are also popular symbols of Halloween.
蝙蝠、猫头鹰和其他夜间活动的动物也是万圣节的普遍标志。
They were originally feared because people believed that these creatures could communicate with the spirits of the dead.
起初，这些动物让人觉得非常可怕，因为人们认为这些动物能和死者的幽灵进行交流。
Pumpkins are also a symbol of Halloween.
南瓜也是万圣节的标志性象征。
The pumpkin is an orange-colored squash, and orange has become the other traditional Halloween color.
南瓜是橘黄色的，所以橘黄色也成了传统的万圣节颜色。
Carving pumpkins into jack- o'-lanterns is a Halloween custom also dating back to Ireland.
用南瓜雕制南瓜灯也是一个万圣节传统，其历史也可追溯到爱尔兰。 1
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. 传说有一个名叫杰克的人非常吝啬，因而死后不能进入天堂，
He couldn't enter hell either because he had played jokes on the devil. 而且因为他取笑魔鬼也不能进入地狱，
As a result, Jack had to walk on the earth with his lantern until Judgment Day.
所以，他只能提着灯笼四处游荡，直到审判日那天。
So Jack and his lantern became the symbol of a lost or damned soul. 于是，杰克和南瓜灯便成了被诅咒的游魂的象征。
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.
人们为了在万圣节前夜吓走这些游魂，便用芜菁、甜菜或马铃薯雕刻成可怕的面孔来代表提着灯笼的杰克。
This is the origin of Jack - o '- the lantern.
这就是南瓜灯（Jack-o'-lantern）的由来。
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.
爱尔兰人迁到美国后，便开始用南瓜来进行雕刻，因为在美国秋天的时候南瓜比芜菁更充足。
With time passing, Halloween has become contained by the meaning of happiness.
随着时间的流逝，万圣节的意义逐变得含有喜庆的意味。
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Halloween is the very time for children to enjoy themselves. 万圣节是儿童们纵情玩乐的好时候。
晚上，一群群装扮成妖魔鬼怪的孩子手提“杰克灯”， In the evening, groups of children dressed up as monsters, took "Jack-o’-Lanterns", 跑到邻居家门前，威吓般地喊着：
ran to the front of the neighbor's house and shouted threat-likely: “要恶作剧还是给款待”、“给钱还是给吃的”。
"Trick or treat", "Money or something to eat." 如果大人不用糖果、零钱款待他们，那些调皮的孩子就说到做到：
If adults don't treat them with candies or change, those naughty children will act on what they say: 好，你不款待，我就捉弄你。
Well, since you don't treat me, I'll play a trick on you.
他们有时把人家的门把手涂上肥皂，有时把别人的猫涂上颜色。
They sometimes paint their doorknobs with soap, and sometimes dye people's cats into different colors.
这些小恶作剧常令大人啼笑皆非。
These little tricks often make the adults not know whether to laugh or cry. 当然，大多数人家都非常乐于款待这些天真烂漫的小客人。
Of course, most people are very happy to treat these childlike little guests.
所以万圣节前夜的孩子们总是肚子塞得饱饱的，口袋装得满满的。
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So, on Halloween, the children always have their bellies stuffed and their pockets full.
That’s all for the introduction of Halloween.
万圣节前夜介绍到此为止。
Next, let’s know about the Double Ninth Festival in China.
接下来，让我们了解一下我们中国的重阳节。
The Double Ninth festival is on the ninth day of the ninth month in the lunar calendar and on some day in October or November in the Gregorian calendar.
重阳节在农历九月初九，在公历十月或十一月的某一天。
“九九” and “久久”have the same pronunciation in Chinese. “九九”与“久久”同音，
Nine is the maximum number in numerals. It also has the meaning of longevity for a long time.
九在数字中又是最大数，有长久长寿的含意，
Moreover, Autumn is the golden harvest time in a year.
况且秋季也是一年收获的黄金季节，
Therefore, this Festival has far-reaching implications.
因此，重阳佳节，寓意深远。
Today the double ninth festival is endowed with new meaning. 今天的重阳节，被赋予了新的含义。
As we know, after every one of us is born, we’ll get older and older day by day.
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我们知道，每个人出生之后，都将一天天变大、变老。
In 1989, the Chinese government decided the
Double Ninth Festival as Senior Citizens' Day.
1989年我国把农历九月九日定为“老人节”。
A mixture of tradition and modernity ingeniously appears. 传统与现代巧妙地结合，
It is celebrated to advocate the filial piety to the aged among people, especially, to their own parents.
是为了提倡大家多孝敬老人，特别是要孝敬自己的父母。
It is to encourage people to respect, take good care of and love the seniors around the country. 在全社会倡导尊老、敬老、爱老、助老的社会风气。
That’s all for my explanation. Thank you for your attention. ( 我的解说到此结束，谢谢大家。)
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