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星火英语15篇文章贯通5-6级词汇 Unit2
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  [00:00.00]UNIT2
  [00:15.10]Let's Dress Up——It's Halloween
  [00:17.94]From early childhood getting
  [00:21.00]dressed up is connected with
  [00:23.63]a special pastime in North America,
  [00:26.47]called Halloween. Halloween is
  [00:28.99]celebrated on the last
  [00:31.17]night of October, when the air
  [00:33.15]is crisp and snow is
  [00:34.90]not far off. Every young
  [00:37.30]child is acquainted with
  [00:39.49]this exciting tradition.
  [00:42.01]On the last day
  [00:44.85]of October when dinner is finished,
  [00:47.04]children hurry to
  [00:48.57]dress up in a costume.
  [00:50.11]Darkness comes early at this time
  [00:53.17]of year and caution
  [00:54.92]must be practiced, foremost
  [00:56.67]by the children who are
  [00:57.98]going from house to house,
  [01:00.50]“trick or treat”.
  [01:01.48]Parents warn their children
  [01:04.21]not to dart out
  [01:05.31]in front of cars.
  [01:06.74]In all the excitement
  [01:08.37]it is easy for children to
  [01:10.68]become distracted and ignore safety rules.
  [01:13.30]Planning what your costume
  [01:17.13]will be, ahead of time,
  [01:19.20]is part of the
  [01:20.74]fun of the evening.
  [01:22.60]Many mothers will spend time
  [01:25.23]fabricating outfits for
  [01:26.97]their little girls who suddenly
  [01:29.27]turn into circus clowns,
  [01:30.69]beautiful ballet dancers or
  [01:33.10]weird colorful bugs. Fathers may
  [01:36.71]help their sons construct
  [01:39.01]a costume of foil armor.
  [01:41.31]Little boys often enjoy pretending
  [01:44.48]they are in the army so
  [01:46.56]on Halloween it is possible
  [01:48.75]to see squads of lieutenants
  [01:50.94]and sergeants marching along
  [01:53.01]in the dark. We affiliate
  [01:56.40]this celebration with the supernatural
  [01:58.70]so some children may choose
  [02:00.89]to wear a skeleton costume
  [02:02.53]bearing a skull and crossbones,
  [02:04.72]or even a monster costume.
  [02:07.13]The choice of wardrobe
  [02:09.64]for the evening is really limitless.
  [02:12.92]Witches can be seen
  [02:14.68]riding on broomsticks across well
  [02:16.75]illuminated intersections. Earlier
  [02:19.48]in the evening they may
  [02:22.11]have concocted a witch's brew
  [02:23.86]to quench their thirst
  [02:25.72]for their arrival home.
  [02:28.46]Ghosts can be heard groaning
  [02:30.76]and moaning while they
  [02:32.18]glide along city streets.
  [02:34.91]Beautiful butterflies flutter by
  [02:37.76]on their way to a party.
  [02:40.27]Pirates carrying swords and pistols
  [02:42.56]roam about, patches over one eye.
  [02:46.28]Small aliens search for
  [02:48.90]a new home here on Earth.
  [02:51.31]Wearing a cape and mask
  [02:53.50]allows a child to become Superman
  [02:55.25]for a few hours and
  [02:57.21]enter the world of fantasy.
  [02:59.62]An ethnic flavor is introduced
  [03:02.46]as a band of gypsies dance
  [03:04.55]along under a bright full moon.
  [03:07.72] Of course you can always
  [03:09.90]see a certain number of
  [03:11.66]Native American costumes,
  [03:13.96]the buckskin jackets and dresses
  [03:15.93]decorated with fringe and beads.
  [03:18.45]Some youngsters choose to
  [03:21.61]decorate only their faces with grease
  [03:23.69]paint instead of wearing masks.
  [03:27.19]In many ways this is
  [03:29.05]safer for a child,
  [03:31.13]making visibility clearer.
  [03:32.77]At the same time
  [03:34.63]a mask allows them to
  [03:36.05]remain anonymous to all
  [03:37.37]but their closest friends.
  [03:40.65]Usually, on the night
  [03:42.84]before Halloween, family members
  [03:45.46]gather together to carve a pumpkin.
  [03:48.96]On Halloween night the candle lit
  [03:51.59]face of the pumpkin shines
  [03:53.12]from each home welcoming the little
  [03:55.53]ghosts and goblins to call.
  [03:57.94]Parents usually escort small children
  [04:00.89]around their own neighborhood
  [04:02.42]helping to keep them safe.
  [04:05.05]Small children only visit random houses,
  [04:08.22]their parent's friends mostly, while
  [04:10.96]older children knock at every door.
  [04:13.36]Crowding onto the front porch
  [04:16.76]of the house the children rap at
  [04:18.61]the door and chant
  [04:20.03]the refrain “trick or treat”.
  [04:21.89]Householders distribute candies, apples,
  [04:24.85]peanuts, or any edible treat
  [04:28.46]into decorated wooden six quart baskets,
  [04:31.30]or plastic bags. They may
  [04:34.26]be asked to recite a poem
  [04:36.23]or sing a song
  [04:37.87]before receiving their treat.
  [04:40.27]Some lucky children may receive
  [04:42.68]cookies from a freshly baked
  [04:44.76]batch of chocolate chip cookies.
  [04:47.28]On arriving home the children
  [04:49.79]will dump all the junk candy
  [04:51.54]out onto the floor
  [04:52.97]to examine their loot.
  [04:55.27]Usually there is a great racket
  [04:58.33]as brothers and sisters compare
  [05:00.19]what goodies they have collected.
  [05:02.81]Adults, too, like to
  [05:05.22]join in Halloween celebrations
  [05:06.75]by attending small house parties
  [05:09.27]or large group gatherings
  [05:11.56]at halls or arenas.
  [05:13.86]They may play the old traditional games
  [05:16.49]such as bobbing for apples,
  [05:18.24]which float in tubs of water,
  [05:20.43]telling ghost stories and
  [05:22.28]visiting a haunted house.
  [05:24.48]Everyone seems to get enjoyment
  [05:26.88]from being slightly afraid.
  [05:29.84]If you live in the country
  [05:32.46]the hooting of an owl or
  [05:34.32]even the howl of a wolf
  [05:35.74]underlines the spooky atmosphere
  [05:38.37]of Halloween evening. Clouds scuttle
  [05:41.98]across the face of the moon
  [05:43.84]and the flap of
  [05:45.59]a bird's wings can be heard
  [05:47.12]as it settles on
  [05:48.55]the bare branches of a tree.
  [05:50.30]Eyes gleam in the night as
  [05:53.36]a black cat crosses your path.
  [05:56.31]Bats swoop about in the dark
  [05:58.83]startling those who are nervous.
  [06:01.35]On this evening it is
  [06:03.97]not necessary to be extravagant
  [06:05.50]to have a good time.
  [06:08.34]A little imagination and
  [06:10.57]a sense of fun will create
  [06:12.76]a memory of Halloween
  [06:14.29]night for many years.

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