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1. 中英文逐句转述 

Hi, Sam,你听说Thompson先生的酒馆要出售了吗？

Hi, Sam, Have you heard that Mr. Thompson’s pub is up for sale ?

据说酒馆闹鬼了。

It is said that the pub is haunted.  

他告诉我有一天晚上他正在睡觉，突然被吧台传来一个奇怪的声响给吵醒了。

Mr.Thompson said that he was sleeping one night when a strange noise from the bar woke him up.

当时他认为肯定是他那只淘气的猫在那上蹿下跳。

He thought that his naughty cat must have been jumping up and down there.   

但是第二天早晨，他被自己眼前的景象惊呆了：门被椅子堵上了，家具的位置也被改变了。

But the following morning, he was astonished at what he found: the doors had been blocked by chairs and the position of the furniture had been changed.

更令人惊讶的是，昨晚他关掉的灯在早上还亮着。

More surprisingly, the lights he had turned off the night before were still on in the morning.     

五个空空的威士忌瓶子让他坚信肯定是有个贪杯的鬼,或者甚至是几个鬼来过酒馆。

The five empty Whisky bottles convinced him that a thirsty ghost, or even some thirsty ghosts must have visited the pub.

在我看来这个太荒谬了,我不相信有鬼。

To me, it doesn’t make any sense. I don’t believe in ghosts at all.

那些神秘的鬼肯定只是些好酒的村民，他们溜进酒馆喝免费的酒而已。

The mysterious “ghosts” must have been some thirsty villagers who sneaked into the bar for a free drink.

但是当我告诉Thompson先生我的判断，他摇摇头。

But Mr. Thomson shook his head, when I told him my judgment.

你知道为什么吗？

Do you know why ?

因为他得知即使酒馆白送人，村子里也没有一个人要。

Because he has been told that nobody in the village will accept his pub even if it is given away.

其实，我觉得他也不用过于担忧。我有一个好主意。

Actually, I think he should not be too worried. I have a great idea for him.

如果，他把酒馆改名为“万圣夜大冒险”，没准还能吸引更多的顾客呢。

If he changed the name of his pub into “Halloween Adventure”, the pub would attract more customers.

2. 全英文转述

Hi, Sam, Have you heard that Mr. Thompson’s pub is up for sale ?

It is said that the pub is haunted. Mr.Thompson said that he was sleeping one night when a strange noise from the bar woke him up. He thought that his naughty cat must have been jumping up and down there. But the following morning, he was astonished at what he found: the doors had been blocked by chairs and the position of the furniture had been changed.

More surprisingly, the lights he had turned off the night before were still on in the morning. The five empty Whisky bottles convinced him that a thirsty ghost, or even some thirsty ghosts must have visited the pub.

To me, it doesn’t make any sense. I don’t believe in ghosts at all. The mysterious “ghosts” must have been some thirsty villagers who sneaked into the bar for a free drink. But Mr. Thomson shook his head, when I told him my judgment.

Do you know why ?

Because he has been told that nobody in the village will accept his pub even if it is given away. Actually, I think he should not be too worried. I have a great idea for him. If he changed the name of his pub into “Halloween Adventure”, the pub would attract more customers.

3. 文化点睛 为啥Halloween要雕南瓜灯？

Halloween是万圣夜还是万圣节？

All Hallows' Day（Hallow=Saint）

Halloween= All Hallows’ Evening

Halloween和Samhain;“萨温节”有什么关系？

Samhain marked the end of the harvest season and beginning of winter or the 'darker half' of the year.

It was believed that the souls of the dead would revisit their homes.

In 19th century Ireland, "candles would be lit and prayers formally offered for the souls of the dead.

现代的Halloween有什么活动？

Typical Halloween activities include trick-or-treating, attending Halloween costume parties, and carving pumpkins into Jack-O’-Lanterns.

People have been making Jack-O’-Lanterns at Halloween for centuries.

Why do people make Jack-O’-Lanterns ?

The  of making Jack-O’-Lanterns originated from an Irish myth about a man nicknamed “Stingy Jack.”

According to the story, Stingy Jack invited the Devil to have a drink with him. True to his name, Stingy Jack didn’t want to pay for his drink. So he convinced the Devil to turn himself into a coin that Jack could use to buy their drinks.

Once the Devil did so, Jack decided to keep the money and put it into his pocket next to a silver cross. The silver cross prevented the Devil from changing back into his original form.

Jack eventually freed the Devil, under the condition that he would not bother Jack for one year and that, should Jack die, he would not claim his soul.

The next year, Jack again tricked the Devil into climbing into a tree to pick a piece of fruit.

While the devil was up in the tree, Jack carved a sign of the cross into the tree’s bark（树皮） so that the Devil could not come down until he promised not to bother Jack for ten more years.

Soon afterwards, Jack died. God would not allow such an unsavory figure into heaven.

Would he go to hell ?No. Why ?

Because the Devil kept his word not to claim Jack’s soul. So the Devil would not allow Jack into hell. He sent Jack off into the dark night with only a burning coal to light his way.

Jack put the coal into a carved-out turnip（芜菁） and and used it as a lantern to keep the evil spirits away. He has been roaming（游荡） the Earth with the lantern ever since.

The Irish began to refer to this ghostly figure as “Jack of the Lantern,” and then, simply “Jack O’Lantern.”

Immigrants from these countries brought the jack o’lantern tradition with them when they came to the United States. They soon found that pumpkins, a fruit native to America, make perfect jack-o’-lanterns.