Halloween: 萬圣節(jié)
Go crazy/go nuts: 為之瘋狂
Meaningless: 沒有意義的
But it's one of the most commercially successfulholidays in the US: 萬圣節(jié)是美國最商業(yè)化的節(jié)日之一
The most money is made by Halloween: 萬圣節(jié)是最賺錢的節(jié)日
Costumes: 裝扮、戲服
Religious origins: 宗教起源
All Hallow's Eve: 萬圣節(jié)以前的名稱
Witch: 巫婆
Ghost: 鬼
Saints: 圣人
Catholic: 天主教的
Dress up in Halloween costumes:萬圣節(jié)裝扮
Halloween is on October 31st every year: 萬圣節(jié)是每年的10月31日
Candy: 糖果、巧克力
Trick or treat: 不給糖就搗亂
They are gonna be dressed up as hippies: 她們今年會(huì)打扮成嬉皮士
Cute: 可愛的
Bell bottom jeans:喇叭牛仔褲
White flowy top:白色飄逸的上衣
Flowers: 花
Drug-free hippies:不吸毒的嬉皮士
Not the hippie lifetyle, only the hippie look:不是嬉皮士的生活方式,只是嬉皮士的打扮
Reuse: 再利用
Fire men/fire fighter: 消防隊(duì)員
Hard to wear outside Halloween:平時(shí)不是萬圣節(jié)的時(shí)候穿不了
Princess: 公主
Police men: 警察
Super heroes: 超級(jí)英雄
Go to a stranger's house, knock on the door and say "trick or treat": 去領(lǐng)居家敲門,然后說“trick ortreat".
You either have to show me a trick or give me a treat: 你要么給我變個(gè)戲法,要么給我糖
Trick: 戲法
Treat: 招待
Play a trick on you:搞惡作劇
Households: 家庭
Buy a bunch of candies: 買一大堆糖
Disappointing:掃興的
Door bell:門鈴
Some people are very into Halloween:很多人很迷萬圣節(jié)
Spooky: 陰森、恐怖的
Decorate their homes: 裝飾家居
Haunted house: 鬼屋
Scary: 嚇人的
Commercialized:商業(yè)化的
Attitudes towards Halloween: 對(duì)萬圣節(jié)的態(tài)度
Ethusiastic:對(duì)某事很有熱情
Wasteful: 浪費(fèi)的
How do adults celebrate Halloween? 成年人怎么慶祝萬圣節(jié)?
Theme party:主題派對(duì)
It's around the biggest TV show of the year:很多主題派對(duì)會(huì)圍繞當(dāng)年最紅的美劇
Mad Men: 美劇廣告狂人
Classic/classy/elegant:優(yōu)雅的、經(jīng)典的
Game of Thrones:權(quán)力的游戲
Swords: 劍
Fur coats: 皮草大衣
People also dress up as popular figures in media: 很多人會(huì)裝扮成當(dāng)年的媒體紅人。
Expect to see a lot of wigs: 今年應(yīng)該會(huì)看到很多假發(fā)
Many people will dress up as Donald Trump this year: 很多人今年會(huì)裝扮成Donald Trump. 因?yàn)樗墙衲甑拿襟w紅人。
Miley Cyrus: 3年前很多人裝扮成歌手Miley Cyrus在她Wrecking Ball MTV中的造型
Many women will dress up men while men will dress up as women: 很多女生會(huì)扮成男的;男的會(huì)扮成女的。
Competition: 比賽、競(jìng)賽
The most creative, original and the wildest costume:最有創(chuàng)意、最狂野的服裝
Single: 單身
Energy: 精力
Fruit punch: 水果賓治
Spiked: 加了酒精的飲品
Alcohol/booze: 酒