TINY ghost-like dolls hang from trees, big plastic spiders sit on rooftops and bloody plastic hands reach out from gravestones…Are you ready for the scariest night of the year? 樹上到處懸掛著鬼怪小玩偶，屋頂盤踞著巨大的塑料蜘蛛，墓穴里伸出一雙血淋淋的塑膠手……一年之中最恐怖的夜晚到來了，你準備好了嗎？

　　October 31 is Halloween, one of the most popular festivals in the US, Canada and Britain. The festival began as a day to remember the dead. But nowadays it‘s all about the carnival atmosphere when people can enjoy dressing up and scaring each other.10月31日萬圣節前夜是美國、加拿大和英國最受歡迎的節日之一。這個節日源起于對死者的紀念日。但現在它已經完全成為一場大狂歡，人們盡情享受著改裝易容互相恐嚇的樂趣。

　　Halloween is one of children‘s favourite nights of the year. They dress up as monsters and go to their neighbours‘houses. Knocking on the door they shout: Trick or treat! Of course, usually people give them treats － a like sweets and chocolates. But, if you don‘t, you can expect a prank such as having your car windows soaped or your garbage cans turned over.萬圣節前夜還是一年之中孩子們最喜歡的一個夜晚。他們打扮成妖怪去鄰居家，敲著門大喊：“不給糖就搗蛋！”當然，人們通常會給他們“糖”——比如甜食或者巧克力。但如果你不給，那就等著一場惡作劇吧，你會發現你的車窗被涂上了肥皂，垃圾桶翻倒在地，等等。

　　Halloween is also a time for masquerade parties. Witches fly in on broomsticks, while ghosts and skeletons chat on the dance floor. 萬圣節前夜還是舉辦化妝舞會的好時機。你會看到女巫坐著掃帚柄飛進來，鬼怪和骷髏則在舞池中竊竊私語。

　　You can even dress up as a famous monster like Dracula! The motto is: The scarier, the better. 你還可以化妝成像吸血鬼那樣特別可怕的妖怪。有句諺語說：“越恐怖越好。”