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2016万圣节的由来与发展 作文英语(通用20篇)

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万圣节英语作文

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It is hit by in the children eye , is is a festival being full of the mysterious color.

The veil of night comes , colourful putting on makeup of the children field put on just too impatient to wait is accustomed to , puts on the exceedingly strange mask, mention previous "Jack light " running go out to play.

And then "Jack light " appearance is very lovable , method of work is that Spanish gourd is hollowed out, outside engrave be all smiles the eye and big mouths, having inserted a candle , it is ignited in melon, people just can see this charmingly naive smiling face in very distant place.

The portable child "Jack light " punishing the ready queen , disguising self as all sorts of evil-doers group, runs before the neighbour door of a house , intimidates as the field is shouting: "Ask a practical joke to still be to being entertained " ", given money to still being eaten".

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篇1:万圣节的由来习俗与传说

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万圣节是西方的鬼节。是西方国家的传统节日。这一夜是一年中最“闹鬼”的一夜,所以也叫“鬼节”。

在西方国,每年的十月三十一日,有个Halloween,辞典解释为“The eve of All SaintsDay”,中文译作:万圣节之夜。

万圣节在10月31日,其实是赞美秋天的节日,就好像五朔节是赞美春天的节日一样。古代高卢、不列颠和爱尔兰的祭司--德鲁伊德有一个赞美秋天的盛大节日,从10月31日午夜开始,次日11月1日持续整整一天。他们认为,在那天晚上他们伟大的死神--萨曼把那年死去人的鬼魂统统召来,这些恶鬼要受到托生为畜类的惩罚。也有传说是当年死去的人,灵魂会在万圣节的前夜造访人世,据说人们应该让造访的鬼魂看到圆满的收成并对鬼魂呈现出丰盛的款待。所有篝火及灯火,一来为了吓走鬼魂,同时也为鬼魂照亮路线,引导其回归。当然,只要想到这种鬼魅的聚会,就足以令当时那些头脑简单的愚民胆战心谅的了。于是他们点起冲天的篝火,并严密监视这些恶鬼。

万圣节前夜到处有女巫和鬼魂的说法就是这么开始的。至今在欧洲某些与世隔绝的地区还有人相信这是真的。古罗马人在11月1日也有一个节日,那是用来向他们的波莫娜女神表示敬意的。他们在熊筋的篝火前烤坚果和苹果。我们自己的万圣节前夜似乎就是由古罗马人的节日与德鲁伊德的节日揉合而成的。万圣节前夜的活动原来是非常简单的,而且大部分是在教堂里进行的。

在中世纪的中欧,曾有过基督教摧毁异教徒的历史。可是新年夜前的祭祀庆典从未真正消除,不过以巫术的形式出现。这也就是为什么我们现在的万圣节里,还留有巫婆的扫帚、黑猫、咒语等痕迹。但在整个欧洲,人们都把万圣节前夜看作尽情玩闹、讲鬼故事和互相吓唬的好机会。于是人们不再把这节日用来赞美秋光,而让它变成神怪、巫婆和鬼魂的节日。

Halloween一词的产生

很多民族都在万圣节前夜有庆典聚会,这又被叫做“All Hallow Een”、“The Eve of All Hallows”、“Hallow een”,或者“The eve of All SaintasDay”。最终约定俗成演变成了“Halloween”,中文意译成了万圣节之夜。

“Trick or treat”的传说

孩子们今天着装挨家要糖的习俗,据说起源于爱尔兰。古西欧时候的爱尔兰异教徒们,相信在万圣节前夜鬼魂会群集于居家附近,并接受设宴款待。因而,在“宴会”结束后,村民们就自己扮成鬼魂精灵,游走村外,引导鬼魂离开,避邪免灾。于此同时,村民们也都注意在屋前院后的摆布些水果及其他食品,喂足鬼魂而不至于让它们伤害人类和动物或者掠夺其他收成。后来这习俗一直延续下来,就成了孩子们取笑不慷慨之家的玩笑。

至于南瓜灯也至少有两种说法。一种说是人挖空了南瓜又刻上鬼脸点上烛火用以驱散鬼魂的;另一种说是鬼魂点上的烛火,试图骗取人们上当而跟着鬼魂走,所以人们就在南瓜表面刻上一个嘲讽的脸面,用以调笑鬼魂:哼!傻瓜才会上你的当。传说因为首用南瓜的是一位爱尔兰人Jack,所以人们又将鬼脸南瓜灯叫做Jack-O-Lantern。

现在的万圣节

万圣节流传到今天已经完全没有了宗教迷信色彩,它成了一个孩子们的节目,也是年轻人化装舞会的节目。社会对节日的活动也一直做着正面的引导:要求大人教育孩子们不做恐吓性的恶作剧,也要求大人带孩子一起出门(一般是大人架车停在路边,小孩去敲门讨糖)。大人应该要求孩子只许去门口有节日布置的并点了灯的人家,否则不去打扰。另外讨糖过程的始终必须站在大门口等待,不许进屋,讨回的糖也要交大人检查后才许吃。对接待孩子的人家也要求不给自家制作的食品也不给未包装的食品。

公共场合以及居家周围的节日布置都是自愿的。鬼脸南瓜灯、白网黑蜘蛛等,都是节日的装点,已全然没有骇人之鬼魅色彩。有的女学生还端端在这时候会买一对南瓜或者鬼骷髅的耳环来佩带。如果有哪家的布置做得过分恐怖了,会遭到有关方面的制止,媒体也会令其暴光,让公众指责。

万圣节的服装,也是万人万相,不是单调的大鬼小鬼了。有许多渠道教授人们如何制作万圣节服装。比如说制作最简单的鬼服就用一张白床单顶在头上,别忘了扣两个洞留出眼睛就是;若是要扮演魔术师,就穿上黑衣黑裤,再戴上黑礼帽,并在礼帽与头顶之间藏一只绒毛小兔备用;还教大人如何把孩子打扮成小天使,白衣白裤,再从背后怎么绑一个手电筒在头上;也有教如何把孩子打扮成他们喜欢的卡通形象的。当然服装、道具业的商人们,就更有文章可做了。

学校在万圣节是不放假的。有时学校出面组织晚会,有时不甘寂寞的学生们也会自己主办小型晚会;而朋友、家人间互寄贺卡祝万圣节快乐则成为每年十月间流行的习俗。如今网际网路的发达使得送万圣卡更为方便经济,有的网站还别出心裁地设计了各种具有声响动画效果的万圣卡。

总之,万圣节已成为西方人一个很普通的季节性节日。有很多人将此看作秋的结束以及冬的到来。万圣节一过,人们就开始期盼感恩节、圣诞节乃至新年了。

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篇2:关于万圣节的英语作文素材

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On October 31st, dozens of children dressed in costumes(节日服装)knock on their neighbors’ doors and yell "Trick or Treat" when the door opens. Pirates and princesses, ghosts and popular heroes of the day all hold bags open to catch the candy or other goodies that the neighbors drop in. As they give each child a treat the neighbors exclaim over the costumes and try to guess who is under the masks.

Since the 800’s November 1st is a religious holiday known as All Saints’ Day(万圣节). The Mass that was said on this day was called Allhallowmas. The evening before became known as All Hakkiw e’en, or Halloween. Like some other American celebrations, its origins lie in both pre-Christian and Christian customs.

October 31 st was the eve of the Celtic(凯尔特人的)new year. The Celts were the ancestors of the present-day Irish, Welsh and Scottish people. On this day ghosts walked and mingled with the living, or so the Celts thought. The townspeople baked food all that day and when night fell they dressed up and tried to resemble the souls of the dead. Hoping that the ghosts would leave peacefully before midnight of the new year.

Much later, when Christianity spread throughout Ireland and October 31 was no longer the last day of the year, Halloween became a celebration mostly for children. "Ghosts" went from door to door asking for treats, or else a trick would be played on the owners of the house. When millions of Irish people immigrated to the United States in the 1840s the tradition came with them.

Today’ school dances and neighborhood parties called "block parties" are popular among young and old alike. More and more adults celebrate Halloween. They dress up like historical or political figures and go to mmasquerade parties(化妆舞会). In larger cities, costumed children and their parents gather at shopping malls early in the evening. Stores and businesses give parties with games and treats for the children.

Teenagers enjoy costume dances at their schools and the more outrageous the costume the better!

Certain pranks(恶作剧)such as soaping car windows and tipping over garbage cans are expected. But partying and pranks are not the only things that Halloweeners enjoy doing. Some collect money to buy food and medicine for needy children around the world.

Symbols of Halloween

Halloween originated as a celebration connected with evil spirits. Witches flying on broomsticks with black cats, ghosts, goblins(小精灵)and skeletons have all evolved as symbols of Halloween. They are popular trick-or-treat costumes and decorations for greeting cards and windows. Black is one of the traditional Halloween colors, probably because Halloween festivals and traditions took place at night. In the weeks before October 31, Americans decorate windows of houses and schools with silhouettes(轮廓)of witches and black cats.

Pumpkins are also a symbol of Halloween. The pumpkin is an orange-colored squash, and orange has become the other traditional Halloween color. Carving pumpkins into jack- o’lanterns is a Halloween custom also dating back to Ireland. A legend grew up about a man named Jack who was so stingy(吝啬的)that he was not allowed into heaven when he died, because he was a miser(吝啬鬼). He couldn’t enter hell either because he had played jokes on the devil. As a result, Jack had to walk the earth with his lantern until Judgement Day(审判日). The Irish people carved scary faces out of turnips(芜菁根), beets(甜菜根)or potatoes representing "Jack of the Lantern," or Jack-o’lantern. 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. Today jack-o’-lanterns in the windows of a house on Halloween night let costumed children know that there are goodies(糖果)waiting if they knock and say "Trick or Treat!"

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篇3:2024关于万圣节的英语资料大全带翻译

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万圣节(All Saints Day, All Hallows Day或Hallowmas) 是每年11月1日的欧美大节日。以下是小编带来的关于万圣节的英语资料大全,希望对你有帮助。

Halloween (or Halloween) is an annual holiday observed on October 31, which commonly includes activities such as trick-or-treating, attending costume parties, carving jack-o-lanterns, bonfires, apple bobbing, visiting haunted attractions, playing pranks, telling scary stories, and watching horror films arevery happy.

Halloween (or Halloween) is an annual holiday observed on October 31, which commonly includes activities such as trick-or-treating, attending costume parties, carving jack-o-lanterns, bonfires, apple bobbing, visiting haunted attractions, playing pranks, telling scary stories, and watching horror films.

History

Historian Nicholas Rogers, exploring the origins of Halloween, notes that while "some folklorists have detected its origins in the Roman feast of Pomona, the goddess of fruits and seeds, or in the festival of the dead called Parentalia, it is more typically linked to the Celtic festival of Samhain, whose original spelling was Samuin (pronounced sow-an or sow-in)".The name is derived from Old Irish and means roughly "summers end".Snap-Apple Night (1832) by Daniel Maclise.Depicts apple bobbing and divination games at a Halloween party in Blarney, Ireland.The name Halloween and many of its present-day traditions derive from the Old English era.

The word Halloween is first attested in the 16th century and represents a Scottish variant of the fuller All-Hallows-Even ("evening"), that is, the night before All Hallows Day.[4] Although the phrase All Hallows is found in Old English (ealra hālgena mæssedæg, mass-day of all saints), All-Hallows-Even is itself not attested until 1556.

11月1日 -- 万圣节 All Saints Day

11月2日 -- 墨西哥的鬼节 Day of Death

万圣节(All Saints Day, All Hallows Day或Hallowmas) 是每年11月1日的欧美大节日。

Halloween 是 All Hallows Eve 的缩写,万圣节前夜的意思,指10月31日的晚上。

For thousands of years people have been celebrating different holidays and festivals at the end of October. The Celts celebrated it as Samhain (pronounced “sow-in”, with “sow” rhyming with cow)。 The Irish English dictionary published by the Irish Texts Society defines the word as follows:

“Samhain, All Hallowtide, the feast of the dead in Pagan and Christian times, signalizing the close of harvest and the initiation of the winter season, lasting till May, during which troops (esp. the Fiann) were quartered. Faeries were imagined as particularly active at this season. From it the half year is reckoned. also called Feile Moingfinne (Snow Goddess)。(1) The Scottish Gaelis Dictionary defines it as ”Hallowtide. The Feast of All Soula. Sam + Fuin = end of summer.“(2) Contrary to the information published by many organizations, there is no archaeological or literary evidence to indicate that Samhain was a deity. The Celtic Gods of the dead were Gwynn ap Nudd for the British, and Arawn for the Welsh. The Irish did not have a ”lord of death“ as such.

The Celts believed that every year on the last day of October, the souls of the dead visited the earth.www.

When the Romans conquered the Celts in the first century A.D., they added parts of their festivals, Feralia and Pomona to the tradition. Feralia was a festival to honor the dead and Pomona was a harvest festival named after the goddess of fruit (apples) and trees.

Around the eigth century, the Christian church made November 1 All Saints Day to honor all of the saints that didnt have a special day of their own. Over the years these festivals combined, the mass held on All Saints Day was called Allhallowmas (the mass of all Hallows - saintly people)。 The night before was known as All Hallows Eve. Eventually this name became Halloween.

In the 1800s, as a lot of people emigrated to the U.S., the holidays and traditions of different cultures merged. Halloween was not always a happy time. October 31, or the night before took on other names. Some called it Devils or Hell night, to others it was mischief night. Here in Vermont, the night before is called cabbage night. To some people this became a time to play tricks on others. Some of these tricks were not fun at all. Luckily, community groups and individuals took action and started to change Halloween into a family event. Dressing up in costumes and going ”trick or treating“, costume parades, community parties and Fall festivals are some of the ways that Halloween is celebrated today.

Other countries have different Fall festivals to honor the deceased.

The Festival of the Dead is one of the most important happenings in both Palermo and the rest of Sicily. The second of November is a festival day for the children of Palermo as, according to tradition,they were made to believe that their dead relatives would return the night before and leave them traditional sweets and cakes on the table (Martorana fruit, which is almond paste made into the shape of different fruit)。 They would also receive puppets of boiled sugar and toys. Its one way of keeping the memory of their dead relatives and loved ones alive.

一年中最”闹鬼“的这天夜里,各种妖魔鬼怪、 海盗、 外星来客和巫婆们纷纷出动。在基督纪元以前,凯尔特人在夏未举行仪式感激上苍和太阳的恩惠。

当时的占卜者点燃并施巫术以驱赶据说在四周游荡的妖魔怪。后来,罗马人用果仁和苹果来庆祝的丰收节与凯尔特人的10月31日溶合了。

在中世纪,人们穿上动物造型的服饰、 戴上可怕的面具是想在万圣节前夜驱赶黑夜中的鬼怪。尽管後来基督教代替了凯尔特和罗马的宗教活动,早期的习俗还是保留下来了。现在,孩子们带着开玩笑的心理穿戴上各种服饰和面具参加万圣节舞会,这些舞会四周的墙上往往悬挂着用纸糊的巫婆、 黑猫、 鬼怪和尸骨,窗前和门口则吊着龇牙裂嘴或是面目可憎的南瓜灯笼。孩子们还常常试图咬住悬挂着的苹果。

美国和加拿大的孩子们在这天穿戴上古怪的服饰去按邻居家的门铃,并按传统发出”是款待我还是要我耍花招“的威胁。邻居们不管是否被吓着,总是准备了一些糖果、 苹果等点心,孩子们则一一收入自己的袋内。

万圣节其实不是基督教的节日。2500年前,爱尔兰的凯尔特人(Celts)以10月31日为一年的最後一日,11月1日是新一年的开始,也象徵冬天的来临。

凯尔特人相信死亡之神Samhain在10月31日的晚上会和鬼魂一起重返人间,寻找替身。因此他们燃点火炬,焚烧动物以作为死亡之神的献礼。还会用动物的头或皮毛做成的服饰打扮自己,发出古怪的声音,使死亡之神认不出自己,避过灾难。这就是今天万圣节化妆舞会的由来。过了当晚,鬼魂回到阴间,一切回复平静。

基督教兴起,教徒沿袭万圣节传统,万圣节的意义慢慢改为纪念为献身於神而死亡的人(holies)。

附带一提,11月2日是墨西哥的鬼节(Los Dias de los Muertos, Day of the Dead)。当天家家户户都烘烤动物造型的面包和煮鸡肉等食物,并在供桌上面放置玩具,以期待早逝的孩童们回到家中玩耍。也可以陈列鲜花、 水果、 照片和彩绘的骷髅头,接待仙逝长辈。

墨西哥人认为,鬼魂和人一样需要及时行乐,所以鬼节宛若一场嘉年华会,人们带着面具到处游走,吃骷髅形状的糖,面包上还装饰有鬼的形像。黄昏时刻,全家人一起到墓园清理墓地,妇女们或跪或坐整夜祈祷,男人们交谈或唱歌,在子夜中烛光忽闪忽灭充满了整个墓园,游唱歌者为已逝亡者的灵魂高歌吟唱。

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Halloween is a western festival, legend on Halloween day, will be a ghost. So a lot of people in the home made pumpkin head, to scare people at night; And children knock on the door in someones home say: trick or give sugar; There are people use E-mail to send greeting CARDS to wish...

Halloween is a day in November. In western countries, a noisy:

, a small red girl was followed a group of friends to other peoples house knocking at the door, mouth say: trick or to give candy, give candy, or I really want to rock the boat. The home of the person who opened the door, give the children sweets, mouth smiled and said, give you a candy to eat, dont make trouble oh, go quickly, go to someones home to play well, I wish you happiness. Red and the other children to another to eat candy, return in mouth to eat the sweet sweet candy, to the uncle say: trick or give sugar, to eat candy, otherwise we will be doing mischief. But the uncle rather than give them candy, a meal also scold them: "dont rock the boat to go to go to, you, dont go to my house to candy, you hurry up and get out of here, go to someones home to candy, dont come here." Red and the other children cry, crestfallen walk to another, "ah! A ghost!" "Dont be afraid of me." A wearing a pumpkin heads uncle said, that was you ah, friends and red red red stunned, frighten our uncle was not give us the sugar uncle, the uncle saw that partners and red surprised, explains: "people dont have to be afraid of me, I just tease you play, come on, let uncle give you candy." Friend and red led the candy, his mouth a piece of laughter.

Halloween, although sometimes will be scared, also can eat candy.

Halloween is how beautiful!

万圣节是西方国家的节日,传说在万圣节那天,会有鬼。所以很多人在家里制作了南瓜头,晚上来吓唬别人;还有小孩在别人家敲门说着:不给糖就捣乱;还有人用电子邮箱发贺卡来祝福……

万圣节是在十一月一日。在西方的国家,一片热闹:

一个叫红红的小女孩正在跟着一群小伙伴们一起到别人家敲门,口里念着:不给糖就捣乱,快给糖果,不然我真的要捣乱啦。那个人的家打开了门,给了小朋友们糖果,嘴里微笑着说:给你们糖果吃,不要捣乱哦,快走吧,去别人家好好地玩,祝你们快乐。红红和小伙伴们到另外一个要糖果吃,嘴里还吃着香香的糖果,对那个叔叔说:不给糖就捣乱,给糖果吃,不然我们就要捣乱哦。可是那个叔叔非但没有给他们糖吃,还骂了他们一顿:“去去去,你们别来捣乱,别去我家要糖果,你们快点滚出去,去别人家要糖果,别到这儿来。”红红和小伙伴们哭了,垂头丧气的走到另一家,“啊!有鬼啊!”“别怕是我。”一个戴着南瓜头的叔叔说道,原来是你啊,小伙伴们和红红红惊呆了,这位吓唬我们的叔叔竟然是不给我们糖的叔叔,那位叔叔见伙伴们和红红很惊讶,解释道:“大家不用怕我,我只是逗你们玩的,来来来,叔叔给你们糖果吃。”小伙伴和红红领了糖果,嘴里一片欢笑。

万圣节虽然有时又会被别人吓,但也可以要糖果吃。

万圣节是多么美好啊!

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该类别主要包括:合法致富、经济发展科技发展、 网络、 电子交通、 传媒、 动车。

1、get rich by legal means; be entitled to wealth and prosperity; stimulate people into hard working; reduce the gap;

2、help the poor with better opportunities; make big money illegally; make this society insecure

网络好处:1、share individual viewpoints and insights; enable better and more efficient interpersonal communication;

2、enjoy equal right t personal opinion; 网络坏处:1、reveal and spread rumors; occupy and waste net space; follow trend and fashion; ( help distinguish between right and wrong;

2、offer proper guidance; check and restrict unhealthy content; create a clean and safe environment; mislead children by indecent content; indulge n violent act and aggressive behavior)

[2017年考博英语作文23类热点话题例句:关于经济发展、科技、网络等

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篇6:2024万圣节的由来与发展

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万圣节主要流行于英语世界,如不列颠群岛和北美,其次是澳大利亚和新西兰。如今一些亚洲国家的年轻一辈也开始倾向于过“洋节”,到了万圣节前夕,一些大型外资超市都会摆出专柜卖万圣节的玩具,小商贩也会出售一些跟万圣节相关的玩偶或模型,吸引年轻人的眼光。以下是小编带来的万圣节的资料,希望对你有帮助。

关于万圣节由来的,传说最多的版本认为,那是源于基督诞生前的古西欧国家,主要包括爱尔兰、苏格兰和威尔士。这几处的古西欧人叫德鲁伊特人。德鲁伊特的新年在十一月一日,新年前夜,德鲁伊特人让年轻人集队,戴着各种怪异面具,拎着刻好的萝卜灯(南瓜灯系后期习俗,古西欧最早没有南瓜),他们游走于村落间。这在当时实则为一种秋收的庆典;也有说是“鬼节”,传说当年死去的人,灵魂会在万圣节的前夜造访人世,据说人们应该让造访的鬼魂看到圆满的收成并对鬼魂呈现出丰盛的款待。所有篝火及灯火,一来为了吓走鬼魂,同时也为鬼魂照亮路线,引导其回归。

在中世纪的中欧,曾有过基督教摧毁异教徒的历史。可是新年夜前的祭祀庆典从未真正消除,不过以巫术的形式出现。这也就是为什么我们现在的万圣节里,还留有巫婆的扫帚、黑猫、咒语等痕迹。

很多民族都在万圣节前夜有庆典聚会,这又被叫做“All Hallow E‘en”、“The Eve of All Hallows”、“Hallow e‘en”,或者“The eve of All Saintas‘Day”。最终约定俗成演变成了“Halloween”,中文意译成了万圣节之夜。

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篇7:万圣节英语作文

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Halloween main activity is "Trick Trick" (Trick-or-treating). Children dressed as various terrorist looks like, door to door neighbor rang the doorbell, shouting: "Trickor Treat!" (Meaning Trick or treat), the host family (which may also wearing terrorist costume) will come up with some candy, of chocolates or small gifts. Some families even use the system sound effects and smoke machines to create an atmosphere of terror. One night of candy kids get often calculation bags, the whole bag full of bags to move back home.

Participants try to bite the game only from the mouth to bite the apple floating in water.

Other games in Ireland, there is a tradition of fortune-telling game, participants blindfolded, placed a few small dishes from the table select one of them, such as the touch of the plate filled with mud, on behalf of the coming year will be related with the participants who passed away, such as containing water representatives will travel, will be filled with money on behalf of fortune, the representative will be filled with beans poverty, and so on. Ireland in the 19th century, girls will sprinkle flour on a plate put a slug, and slug crawling traces of the future husband will look like girls.

In North America, unmarried woman if the legend Halloween sitting in a dark room, you can see in the mirror the faces of her future husband. However, if they will die before marriage, a skull will appear in the mirror. Since the late 19th century, this custom has been very popular, but also related to the sale of greeting cards.

Ghost stories and horror movies that are common activities in the Halloween party. The Halloween-themed TV series are usually in the Halloween holiday on or before the play, the object most children.

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篇8:万圣节英语作文

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The Taditional Halloween

Halloween originated as a celebration connected with evil spirits. Witches flying on broomsticks with ghosts, goblins and skeletons have all evolved as symbols of Halloween. Bats, owls and other nocturnal animals are also popular symbols of Halloween. They were originally feared because people believed that these creatures could communicate with the spirits of the dead.

Black cats are also symbols of Halloween and have religious origins as well. Black cats were considered to be reincarnated beings with the ability to divine the future. During the Middle Ages it was believed that witches could turn themselves into black cats. Thus when such a cat was seen, it was considered to be a witch in disguise. All these are popular trick-or-treat costumes and decorations for greeting cards and windows.

Black is one of the traditional Halloween colors, probably because Halloween festivals and traditions took place at night.

Pumpkins are also a symbol of Halloween. The pumpkin is an orange-colored squash, and orange has become the other traditional Halloween color. Carving pumpkins into jack- o-lanterns is a Halloween custom also dating back to Ireland. 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. He couldnt enter hell either because he had played jokes on the devil. As a result, Jack had to walk on the earth with his lantern until Judgement Day. So Jack and his lantern became the symbol of a lost or damned soul. 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. 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. Today jack-o-lanterns in the windows of a house on Halloween night let costumed children know that there are goodies waiting if they knock and say "Trick or Treat!"

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篇9:2024关于中秋节的由来英语作文

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"Zhong Qiu Jie", which is also known as the Mid-Autumn Festival, is celebrated on the 15th day of the 8th month of the lunar calendar. It is a time for family members and loved ones to congregate and enjoy the full moon - an auspicious symbol of abundance, harmony and luck. Adults will usually indulge in fragrant mooncakes of many varieties with a good cup of piping hot Chinese tea, while the little ones run around with their brightly-lit lanterns.

农历八月十五日是中国的传统节日——中秋节。在这天,每个家庭都团聚在一起,一家人共同观赏象征丰裕、和谐和幸运的圆月。此时,大人们吃着美味的月饼,品着热腾腾的香茗,而孩子们则在一旁拉着兔子灯尽情玩耍。

"Zhong Qiu Jie" probably began as a harvest festival. The festival was later given a mythological flavour with legends of Chang-E, the beautiful lady in the moon.

中秋节最早可能是一个庆祝丰收的节日。后来,月宫里美丽的仙女嫦娥的神话故事赋予了它神话色彩。

According to Chinese mythology, the earth once had 10 suns circling over it. One day, all 10 suns appeared together, scorching the earth with their heat. The earth was saved when a strong archer, Hou Yi, succeeded in shooting down 9 of the suns. Yi stole the elixir of life to save the people from his tyrannical rule, but his wife, Chang-E drank it. Thus started the legend of the lady in the moon to whom young Chinese girls would pray at the Mid-Autumn Festival.

传说古时候,天空曾有10个太阳。一天,这10个太阳同时出现,酷热难挡。弓箭手后翌射下了其中9个太阳,拯救了地球上的生灵。他偷了长生不死药,却被妻子嫦娥偷偷喝下。此后,每年中秋月圆之时,少女们都要向月宫仙女嫦娥祈福的传说便流传开来。

In the 14th century, the eating of mooncakes at "Zhong Qiu Jie" was given a new significance. The story goes that when Zhu Yuan Zhang was plotting to overthrow the Yuan Dynasty started by the Mongolians, the rebels hid their messages in the Mid-Autumn mooncakes. Zhong Qiu Jie is hence also a commemoration of the overthrow of the Mongolians by the Han people.

在14世纪,中秋节吃月饼又被赋予了一层特殊的含义。传说在朱元璋带兵起义推翻元朝时,将士们曾把联络信藏在月饼里。因此,中秋节后来也成为汉人推翻蒙古人统治的纪念日。 字串7

During the Yuan Dynasty (A.D.1206-1368) China was ruled by the Mongolian people. Leaders from the preceding Sung Dynasty (A.D.960-1279) were unhappy at submitting to foreign rule, and set how to coordinate the rebellion without it being discovered. The leaders of the rebellion, knowing that the Moon Festival was drawing near, ordered the making of special cakes. Packed into each mooncake was a message with the outline of the attack. On the night of the Moon Festival, the rebels successfully attacked and overthrew the government. What followed was the establishment of the Ming Dynasty (A.D. 1368-1644). Today, moon cakes are eaten to commemorate this event.

在元朝,蒙古人统治中国。前朝统治者们不甘心政权落入外族之手,于是密谋策划联合起义。正值中秋将近,起义首领就命令部下制作一种特别的月饼,把起义计划藏在每个月饼里。到中秋那天,起义军获取胜利,推翻了元朝,建立明朝。今天,人们吃月饼纪念此事。

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篇10:发展和环境的英语作文

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with the development of economy, more and more high buildings are being built in large and medium-sized cities across the country. in urbanization, however, one thing should not be neglected---environmental protection. it is unscientific to judge a city’s modernization level by the number of high buildings. recently, a new concept “environmental image” has come into being and become an important criterion with which to evaluate a city.

the concept stresses that a modern city must have efficient environmental promotion. it must have a proper proportion of green land, clean water and fresh air. to add more greenery to a city, i would like to make the following proposals:

1. we should popularize “vertical greenery” technique, that is, to plant more green-leaved plants like boston ivy in densely-located buildings. the roof space of buildings should be used fully to plant flowers, fruits and grasses.

2. certain room should be reserved for green belts, green patches in the building of new residential districts and the reconstruction of urban areas.

3. measures should be taken to strengthen people’s awareness of greenery. people should, for example, be encouraged to plant “wedding trees” and “birthday trees”.

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篇11:端午节的由来的英语作文700字

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Today is Dragon Boat Festival. My mother let me watch the origin of the Dragon Boat Festival from the computer. In fact, it was a memorial to Qu Yuan. Qu Yuan was a patriot. He wanted to make his country strong and often give advice to the king, but the king did not like to listen and he drove him out of the country.

Once the Qin state came to the state of Chu, the state of Chu was quickly defeated, the country was soon lost, and Qu Yuan was more sad. In the early May of this year, five, he moved a big stone and threw himself into the river. People know, very sad, in order not to let the fish eat Qu Yuan, put the dumplings inside the bamboo tube, throw it into the river, hope that the fish will not eat Qu Yuan, the dumplings are like this.

This story tells us to love our country. I also know, now eat dumplings, but is bamboo, replaced by a kind of broad leaves. Eating zongzi is also a memorial to Qu Yuan.

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篇12:春节由来英语作文

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Theres an old called "years" the monster, head length Angle, fierce anomaly, life in the sea. On New Years eve will climbed out, the spitting food livestock harm thy soul. So a to New Years eve, everyone fled to the mountains, to avoid the damage. This year, from the village to a silver whiskers elegant, eye if lang star old yourself. Midnight "years" burst into the village, is preparing to bluster, all of a sudden there was "cracking" Fried noise, the old has put on red appear in front of the "year", "year" shuddered, to flee to the sea, and the night cant into the village. This is to celebrates New Years eve legends and the origin of firecrackers, and then after thousands of years of development, the Chinese New Year customs to accept the more abundant the.

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篇13:万圣节英语日记Halloween

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October is a carnival season, on October 4, this day, we went to the hangzhou paradiseHalloween, there absolutely.

Standing at the gate of the Halloween carnival area, there is a huge and horrible skeleton, ten meters high, is spectacular. Carnival in many entertainment facilities, among them, the most exciting belongs to the "gouhun the train".

"Gouhun train" is a 880 meters of train track, is very magnificent. Before my mother and I came to the team, the team has seven columns, more than three hundred individuals, we stood in line for an hour and a half, its our turn at last. We are on the car, fasten the safety belt, ready to go. The train started moving slowly climbed the 40 m high slope. In the above, I see the carnival area many entertainment facilities, and the green trees. "Boom -" the train rushing down from the "slope", I feel like Im floating up. Then, train and to turn over two fall at fast speed, the screams. After 5 minutes, the train into the station, I dizzy the car underground, the heart also jumped on the "beat", went to play with other projects. Next, we also play speed, turntable, hell ghost ship such as fun and exciting project.

Carnival zone often have "devil parade", those who wear very terrorist. Sometimes, a zombie walk from behind, voldemort standing on high become warped wobbled, and even a alien walked leisurely manner with long legs... Its diversity. I still and they trick-or-treaters!

Happy day to end soon, the beautiful sunset quietly.

十月是一个狂欢的季节,在十月四日这一天,我们去了杭州乐园万圣节,那里绝对狂欢。

站在万圣节狂欢区门口,有一个巨大的、恐怖的骷髅,足有10米高,可壮观了。狂欢区里的娱乐设施很多,其中,最刺激的就属“勾魂列车”了。

“勾魂列车”有一条长达880米的列车轨道,十分雄壮。我和妈妈来到队伍前,那队伍有7列,三百多个人,我们排了一个半小时的队,终于轮到我们了。我们上了车,系了安全带,准备出发。列车开动了,缓缓地爬上了40米高的“坡”。在上面,我看到狂欢区的许多娱乐设施,和那绿油油的树木。“轰——”列车从“坡”上冲下来,我感觉自己飘起来了。接着,列车又以飞快的速度翻了两个跟头,尖叫声此起彼伏。5分钟后,列车进了站,我晕头转向地下了车,心还在“怦怦”地跳,就去玩别的项目了。接下来,我们还玩了生死时速、地狱转盘、幽灵船等好玩又刺激的项目。

狂欢区里经常有“魔鬼大巡游”,那些人都穿得很恐怖。有时,一个僵尸从背后走过,魔王踩着高翘摇摇晃晃,甚至长着长腿的外星人慢悠悠地走来走去……真是千姿百态。我还和他们合了影呢!

快乐的一天很快结束了,美丽的夕阳悄悄。

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篇14:万圣节英语作文

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关于万圣节的故事

关于万圣节有这样一个故事。是说有一个叫杰克的爱尔兰人,因为他对钱特别的吝啬,就不允许他进入天堂,而被打入地狱。但是在那里他老是捉弄魔鬼撒旦,所以被踢出地狱,罚他提着灯笼永远在人世里行走。

在十月三十一日爱尔兰的孩子们用土豆和萝卜制作“杰克的灯笼”,他们把中间挖掉、表面上打洞并在里边点上蜡烛。为村里庆祝督伊德神的万圣节,孩子们提着这种灯笼挨家挨户乞讨食物。这种灯笼的爱尔兰名字是“拿灯笼的杰克”或者“杰克的灯笼”,缩写为Jack-o-lantern。

现在你在大多数书里读到的万圣节只是孩子们开心的夜晚。在小学校里,万圣节是每年十月份开始庆祝的。孩子们会制作万圣节的装饰品:各种各样桔红色的南瓜灯。

One story about Jack, an Irishman, who was not allowed into Heaven because he was stingy with his money. So he was sent to hell. But down there he played tricks on the Devil (Satan), so he was kicked out of Hell and made to walk the earth forever carrying a lantern.

Well, Irish children made Jacks lanterns on October 31st from a large potato or turnip, hollowed out with the sides having holes and lit by little candles inside. And Irish children would carry them as they went from house to house begging for food for the village Halloween festival that honored the Druid god Muck Olla. The Irish name for these lanterns was "Jack with the lantern" or "Jack of the lantern," abbreviated as " Jack-o-lantern" and now spelled "jack-o-lantern."

The traditional Halloween you can read about in most books was just childrens fun night. Halloween celebrations would start in October in every elementary school.

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篇15:万圣节的由来

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两千多年前,欧洲de天主教会把十一月一日定为天下圣徒之日(ALLHALLOWSDAY)。HALLOW即圣徒之意。传说自公元前五百年,居住在当今中欧爱尔兰、苏格兰等地de凯尔特人(CELTS)把这节日往前移了一天,即十月三十一日。他们以为该日是夏天正式结束de日子,也就是新年伊始,严酷de冬季开始de一天。那时人们相信,故人de亡魂会在这一天回到故居地在活人身上找寻生灵,借此再生,而且这是人在死后能获得再生de唯一希看。而活着de人则惧怕死魂来夺生,于是人们就在这一天熄掉炉火、烛光,让死魂无法找寻活人,又把自己打扮成妖魔鬼怪把死人之魂灵吓走。之后,他们又会把火种烛光重新燃起,开始新de一年de生活。传薲e鞘笨厝瞬柯浠褂性?0月31日把活人杀死用以祭奠死人de习俗。

到了公元一世纪,占领了凯尔特部落领地de罗马人也渐渐接受了万圣节习俗,但从此废止了烧活人祭死人de野蛮做法。时间流逝,万圣节de意义逐渐起了变化,变得积极欢快起来,喜庆de意味成了主流。死魂找替人返世de说法也渐渐被摒弃和忘却。到了今天,象征万圣节de形象、初中作文网图画如巫婆、黑猫等,大都有友善可爱和滑稽de脸。

万圣节传进美国事在1840年间。当时de爱尔兰闹机荒,造成大批爱尔兰人移民美国,他们把庆祝万圣节de习俗也带到了这片土地。万圣节de一个有趣内容是TRICKORTREAT,这习俗却并非源自爱尔兰,而是始于公元九世纪de欧洲***教会。那时de十一月二日,被***徒们称为ALLSOULSDAY(万灵之日)。在该日,信徒们跋涉于僻壤乡间,挨村挨户乞讨用面粉及葡萄干制成de灵魂之饼。据说捐赠糕饼de人家都相信教会僧人de祈祷,期待由此得到上帝de佑护,让死往de亲人早日进进天堂。这种挨家乞讨de传统传至当今竟演变成了孩子们提着南瓜灯笼挨家讨糖吃de游戏,不能不算是万圣节历史de趣事。

另外还有南瓜雕空当灯笼de故事。这又是源于古代爱尔兰。故事是说一个名叫JACKde人,是个醉汉且爱恶作剧。一天JACK把恶魔骗上了树,随即在树桩上刻了个十字,恐吓恶魔令他不敢下来,然后JACK就与恶魔约法三章,让恶魔答应施法让JACK永远不会犯罪为条件让他下树。JACK死后,其灵魂却既不能上天又不能下地狱,于是他de亡灵只好靠一根小烛炬照着指引他在天地之间倘佯。

在古老de爱尔兰传说里,这根小烛炬是在一根挖空de萝卜里放着,称作JACKLANTER NS,而古老de萝卜灯演变到今天,则是南瓜做deJACK-O- LANTERN了。据说爱尔兰人到了美国不久,即发现南瓜不论从来源和雕刻来说都比萝卜胜一筹,于是南瓜就成了万圣节de宠物。南瓜来说都比萝卜胜一筹,于是南瓜就成了万圣节de宠物。南瓜雕刻及其形象也进进了千家万户,成为最普遍存在de美国万圣节风情之一。今天美国人de万圣节已今非昔比。生活在美国de多族裔人民,不但都接受了这一具独特风格de节日,而且把它加以发挥,形成美国自己独占de万圣节。

近年,美国人为万圣节付出de花费均匀每年为2.5亿,成为仅次于圣诞节de第二大消费节日。这个节日虽说以前不大好,还要把活人烧死(迷信到了极点).但现在,孩子们又可以恐吓人又可以得到一些糖果,开心de很.

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篇16:关于复活节英语作文:复活节兔子的由来

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有一句俗语叫做“疯狂如三月的兔子”,说的是在早春的时候,野兔变得疯狂的事情。那时雄兔为了与雌兔进行交配而彼此激烈争斗。而同时,雌兔在向雄兔屈服前通常又会不断拒绝雄兔,使得配对的行为看起来象一场疯狂的舞蹈,这样的场面让早期的观察者认为是春季的到来让野兔们发了狂。

There is a saying called "mad as a March hare", said that earlier in the spring, the crazy things. When the male rabbits for mating and fierce fighting each other with female rabbits. At the same time, the female rabbit in yield to the male rabbit is and will continue to make the male rabbits, pairing behavior looks like a crazy dance, this scene let early observers think the arrival of spring to make them mad.

家兔与野兔都属兔科,它们是繁殖很快的育种。雌性可以在怀第一窝小兔的时候同时怀上第二窝小兔(两窝小兔将分别出生)。这种现象被称为异期复孕。兔类的性成熟很早,在一年内可产下几窝小兔(因此有俗话说“像兔子一样能生”);所以白兔和野兔成为丰饶多产的代表,他们在交配期间的行为也被引入了民间神话传说。即使如此,能下蛋的兔子这一概念所出何处至今仍没有办法确定,可能只是来自于象征概念上的混淆,但也有可能就如复活节本身,是一种旧传统的沿袭。

Rabbits and hares are rabbit, they multiply rapidly breeding. When the first female rabbit nest and nest with second rabbits (two litters were born rabbit). This is known as the same period after pregnancy. The rabbit mature early, within a year can produce a few nest rabbit (hence the saying "like a rabbit to rabbit and hare"); so they become fertile, during mating behavior has been introduced into the folk myths and legends. Even so, this concept can lay a rabbit where still no way to determine, may be from the symbol of confusion, but there may be just as Easter itself, followed an old tradition.

在日耳曼人以及斯拉夫人的语言中,“复活节”一词来自于一个古代的异教女神,春季女神“ēostre”。根据那个传说所述,ēostre曾经救了一只在冬季被冻伤翅膀的小鸟,将它变成了一只兔子。由于它曾经是一只鸟,它依旧保留了生蛋的能力。它便是后来的复活节兔子。

In Germanic and Slavic languages, "Easter" comes from an ancient pagan goddess, goddess of spring "ostre". According to the legend of the Ostre, once rescued a frostbite in winter the wings of birds, it will be turned into a rabbit. Because it was a bird, it still retains the eggs. It became the Easter Bunny.

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篇17:环境与发展英语作文

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Some people believe that economic development should never be at the cost of the environment.They think the present serious environmental problems are largely caused by rapid?economic development.For example,land resources are shrinking because of the industrial development and the expansion of cities.Deserts are spreading because of over grazing,poor fanning,tree cutting,and strip mining.Our air and water supplies are being polluted by poisonous gassesand waste products.It is important,therefore,that we should take another look at the way in which our industries and cities are developing.

However,other people think it unnecessary to consider environmental problems now and our first priority should always be given to economic development.They believe that environmental problems are inevitable and unavoidable in the process of economic development.They are only the by products of economic development,which can be dealt with later when we have the time and money.

I think the second idea is completelywrong.Our ultimate aim in economic development is to provide a comfortable and happy life for our people.What is the point of economic development if we achieve it at the cost of our environment?There has been much evidence to prove that a balance between the two helps more rapid and continuous development.

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篇18:美国万圣节英语作文

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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?

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 its all about the carnival atmosphere when people can enjoy dressing up and scaring each other。

Halloween is one of childrens favourite nights of the year。 They dress up as monsters and go to their neighbourshouses。 Knocking on the door they shout: "Trick or treat!" Of course, usually people give them "treats" - a like sweets and chocolates。 But, if you dont, you can expect a prank such as having your car windows soaped or your garbage cans turned over。

Halloween is also a time for masquerade parties。 Witches fly in on broomsticks, while ghosts and skeletons chat on the dance floor。

You can even dress up as a famous monster like Dracula! The motto is: "The scarier, the better。" 。”

Even making Halloween food should be like casting a spell or mixing a magic drink。 In Britain, people drink "Witchs Mix", made with apple, orange, grape and berry juice。 Children also enjoy "Halloween Worms," made from egg noodles。 And how do you like the sound of "Eye—Balls"? Dont worry, theyre made with scoops of chocolate and vanilla ice cream, shaped like human eyes。 Skeleton—shaped cookies are equally popular。

A well—known Halloween tradition is to make lanterns from pumpkins, called "Jack—o—lanterns"。 First, the inside of the pumpkin is removed。 Then, a face is cut into the pumpkin, traditionally a smiling, devil face。 Finally a candle is placed inside, and the lantern is put at the front of the house to keep evil spirits away。

Besides pumpkin cutting, "apple—bobbing" is another popular game。 Several apples are put floating in water in a big bucket。 Children have their hands tied behind their backs。 They have to try to pick the apples out of the water using only their mouths。 Of course, people get very wet and it is very funny to watch。

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篇19:万圣节的由来

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两千多年前,欧洲的基督教会把11月1日定为“天下圣徒之日” (ALL HALLOWSDAY)。“HALLOW” 即圣徒之意。传说自公元前五百年,居住在爱尔兰、苏格兰等地的凯尔特人 (CELTS) 把这节日往前移了一天,即10月31日。他们认为该日是夏天正式结束的日子,也就是新年伊始,严酷的冬季开始的一天。那时人们相信,故人的亡魂会在这一天回到故居地在活人身上找寻生灵,借此再生,而且这是人在死后能获得再生的唯一希望。而活着的人则惧怕死人的魂灵来夺生,于是人们就在这一天熄掉炉火、烛光,让死人的魂灵无法找到活人,又把自己打扮成妖魔鬼怪把死人的魂灵吓走。之后,他们又会把火种、烛光重新燃起,开始新的一年的生活。

万圣节原本其实是赞美秋天的节日,就好像五月节是赞美春天一样。古代高卢、不列颠和爱尔兰的祭司——德鲁伊德有一个赞美秋天的盛大节日,从10月31日的午夜到次日11月1日,持续整整一天。他们认为,在那天晚上他们伟大的死神——萨曼把那年死去人的鬼魂统统召来,这些恶鬼要受到托生为畜类的惩罚。当然,只要想到这种鬼魅的聚会,就足以令当时那些头脑简单的愚民胆战心惊了。于是他们点起冲天的篝火,并严密监视这些恶鬼。万圣节前夜到处有女巫和鬼魂的说法就是这么开始的。至今在欧洲某些与世隔绝的地区,还有人相信这是真的。

古罗马人在11月1日也有一个节日,那是用来向他们的波莫娜女神表示敬意的。他们在熊熊的篝火前烤坚果和苹果。我们的万圣节似乎就是由古罗马人的节日与德鲁伊德的节日揉合而成的。

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篇20:英语作文发展迅猛的太阳能

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模仿文本: There are a growing number of solar facilities around the world. Duke Energy Renewables new units will have nearly a quarter of a million solar panels, and generate 123 million kilowatt hours of electricity per year. The switch away from fossil fuels will have the same environmental benefit as getting 12,500 cars off the road.

全球各国的太阳能设备数量正不断增长。杜克能源可再生公司的新部门将生产接近25万台太阳能面板,每年可产生123百万千瓦时电力。这一转换化石燃料使用的举措所产生的环保效益等同于从公路上撤下1万2500辆轿车。

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