11杰克灯的象征意义.docVIP

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。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 couldnt 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.