美國文化脫口秀 第405期:原來美國人這么過萬圣節(jié)

這個周末，已經(jīng)有很多萬圣節(jié)活動了;不過，其實今天才是萬圣節(jié)!這到底是個什么節(jié)日?它在美國的地位又如何?美國人怎么慶祝萬圣節(jié)?Jenny, Spencer今天跟你聊一聊!

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Halloween basics 萬圣節(jié)基本信息

Halloween: 萬圣節(jié)

When 到底哪一天?

October 31st every year: 每年10月31日

The date is always the same, unlike many other American holidays such as Thanksgiving which change dates: 萬圣節(jié)是固定的10月31日，不像有些美國節(jié)日，如感恩節(jié)，不是固定的日期

It has to do ghosts in the beginning. But it's a big party now: 起源和鬼怪有關，但現(xiàn)在就是一個輕松、好玩兒的大派對

Spooky: 詭異的

小朋友喜歡萬圣節(jié)的理由：

Dress up in fun costumes: 穿好玩兒的道具服

Stuff your face with candy: 猛吃糖

Terrorize the neighborhood: 在小區(qū)惡作劇

A no-pressure holiday 沒壓力的節(jié)日

Halloween is a fun holiday for both kids and adults: 萬圣節(jié)對孩子、大人來說，都很好玩兒

It's not so serious or sacred: 不是那么嚴肅、神圣

It's a no-pressure holiday: 是個沒有壓力的節(jié)日

Think of it as a big party: 基本上就是一個大派對

Costume categories 裝扮流派

Different costume categories: 道具服、裝扮的幾個大類

Boys often dress up as superheroes:小男孩兒最愛超級英雄，如超人、蜘蛛俠

Or monsters, goblins, ghouls: 或者打扮成小魔鬼、小怪獸

Little girls often dress up as princesses or witches: 小女孩兒最喜歡打扮成小公主或者小女巫

You can either go for the dark side or the bright side: 裝扮可以選擇黑暗形象或者正面形象

Creative, funny, topical 創(chuàng)意、搞笑、熱點

For adults, dressing up as superheros or monsters is too old, been there, done that: 對大人來說，打扮成超級英雄、或者鬼怪已經(jīng)沒有創(chuàng)意了

Tons of people will dress up as Trump and Hillary this year: 今年，當然最流行打扮成特朗普、希拉里 (特別是大人打扮，會走這種路線)

You can go for the creative and surprise factor: 可以走創(chuàng)意、意想不到的路線

People in the news are often inspiration for costumes: 新聞人物通常是很多人的靈感來源

There's also a lot of crossdressing: 也可以男扮女裝、女扮男裝

For example, women dress up as Trump, men dress up as Hillary: 比如女的打扮成特朗普、男的打扮成希拉里

上面的希拉里和比爾克林頓其實是水果姐Katy Perry和精靈王子Orlando Bloom扮的。

Creative Halloween costumes 再來些創(chuàng)意萬圣節(jié)裝扮

Themed costume parties on Halloween: 還有主題裝扮派對，去的人一定要打扮成和主題相關的樣子。比如美劇主題、還有上圖這種美食主題，把自己打扮成甜甜圈、肯德基、醬油

Trick or Treat 萬圣節(jié)討糖

Kids love trick-or-treating: 小朋友最喜歡“不給糖，就搗蛋”了

Kids dress up in a costume and knock on neighbor's doors: 穿上萬圣節(jié)道具服，挨家挨戶敲門討糖

Kids will say “Trick or treat!” to ask for candy: 小朋友會大聲說“Trick or Treat!"

A treat is a candy: “treat"這里指的就是糖果

If you don't give out candy, kids might play a trick on you: 如果你不給糖，小朋友也許會搞個惡作劇

融入北美社區(qū)，準備好糖果、積極參與萬圣節(jié)

Fitting in: get your candy ready, have fun on Halloween!

萬圣節(jié)家家戶戶都會準備好糖果，等待小朋友敲門。

如果你沒有準備糖果，小朋友們會很失望，其他鄰居也會覺得你不合群。

Why trick or treat? 為什么要討糖?

Halloween is very commercialized：萬圣節(jié)是非常商業(yè)化的節(jié)日

Candy manufacturers make so much money on Halloween. They put a lot of marketing dollar behind it: 討糖就是糖果、巧克力生產(chǎn)商想出來的點子，每年萬圣節(jié)都會投入大筆市場費用、然后大賺一筆

Costume manufacturers too: 道具服商家也一樣

原來美國人這么過萬圣節(jié)

Fun with pumpkins 南瓜新玩法

Jack-o-lantern: 萬圣節(jié)南瓜燈

Pick pumpkins in a pumpkin patch: 去南瓜地買南瓜

Carve them into jack-o'-lanterns: 雕刻成南瓜燈

It's just a fun tradition: 很好玩兒的傳統(tǒng)

Trump and Hillary jack-o-lanterns: 特朗普、希拉里南瓜燈

夠膽量?去鬼屋 Haunted house tours

Haunted house: 鬼屋，注意不叫 “ghost house”

If a ghost lives somewhere, that place is haunted: haunted的意思就是鬧鬼的

I went to New Orleans one year during Halloween, and they claimed to be the most haunted city in America: 有一年萬圣節(jié)我正好在新奧爾良，那里號稱是美國最詭異的城市

I joined a haunted house tour where a guide took us to some really old spots at night， but I didn't find it scary: 我參加了一個當?shù)氐墓砦輬F，但也沒覺得很可拍

Do you believe in ghosts? 你相信有鬼嗎?

Perhaps ghosts exist in a different dimension: 也許它們生存在另一個維度

懷舊萬圣節(jié) Older Halloween traditions

萬圣節(jié)如今已經(jīng)非常商業(yè)化，Spencer不禁懷念起兒時簡單、淳樸的萬圣節(jié)：

There's a game called Bobbing for Apples: 我小時候，會玩兒一個咬蘋果的游戲

You put apples in a bucket of water: 把一堆蘋果放在水桶里

Compete against each other to see how many apples they can bob for using just their teeth: 只能用牙咬出來，不能用手拿

It doesn't sound safe, and it's not that commonly played now: 現(xiàn)在回想起來，真不太安全，怪不得現(xiàn)在玩兒的人也不多了

You can also go on a hay ride: 小時候也有萬圣節(jié)稻草拖拉機游車

They put a bunch of hay on a big tractor and you ride around on the farm: 在拖拉機上放一大堆稻草，小朋友坐在上面游車河

Halloween in China 萬圣節(jié)在中國

Halloween wasn't celebrated at all in China a few year ago: 前幾年在中國，沒人過萬圣節(jié)

But now in Shanghai, Halloween is everywhere: 但現(xiàn)在在上海，萬圣節(jié)也隨處可見

Even convenience stores sell Halloween-themed items: 便利店都有萬圣節(jié)的東西

Lots of preschools will throw parties for the kids: 很多幼兒園還有萬圣節(jié)活動

It's all commercialized: 都是商業(yè)化的套路