Question

Halloween is a strange holiday. It started a few centuries ago in Europe. It began as “Hallow Evening”which means “holy night”. November 1st was called “ All Saints’ Day （万圣节）” and people honored all the saints who did not have their own special day. People believed that all the spirits of dead people were active on the night of October 31st. So people would play all kinds of tricks on each other.

Black is one of the traditional Halloween colors, probably because Halloween festivals and traditions took place at night. Pumpkins are a symbol of Halloween, so orange has become the other traditional Halloween color. Making lanterns of pumpkins is a Halloween custom.

Halloween is great fun for children. They dress up as ghosts or witches. Small children go “Trick—or—Treating”. They wear costumes, knock on doors, shouting “ Trick or Treat !” People usually give them candy as a treat ______ ______（代替）receiving a trick from the children. Adults sometimes “trick or treat” their friends, too. Usually the “treat” is a glass of wine or some small gifts.

1.翻译“代替”________ ________

2.What are traditional Halloween colors ?

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3.翻译划线的句子

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4.Write down the main idea of the third paragraph.

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Answer 1