贯通阅读文章中的英语六级词汇：万圣节

　　Let's Dress Up--It's Halloween 万圣节-让我们盛装打扮起来

　　From early childhood getting dressed up is connected with a special pastime in North America, called Halloween. Halloween is celebrated on the last night of October, when the air is crisp(3.干冷的, 空气或天气凉爽的;清新的;干燥寒冷让人舒畅的) and snow is not far off(1.远,在远处的). Every young child is acquainted with(1. He is acquainted with French.他精通法语。)(1. He is acquainted with French.他精通法语。) this exciting tradition.

　　On the last day of October when dinner is finished, children hurry to dress up in a costume. Darkness comes early at this time of year and caution(2.(对危险或风险的)警告，告诫) must be practiced(1.熟练的;有经验的;精通的), foremost by the children who are going from house to house, “trick or treat”. Parents warn their children not to dart (1.投掷; 投射)out in front of cars. In all the excitement it is easy for children to become distracted and ignore safety rules.

　　Planning what your costume will be, ahead of time, is part of the fun of the evening. Many mothers will spend time fabricating outfits for their little girls who suddenly turn into circus clowns, beautiful ballet (1.芭蕾舞)dancers or weird colorful bug(1.虫子, 小昆虫)(2.病菌; 轻微的传染病; 小病)(3.(机器等)故障; 程序错误, 缺陷)(4.窃听器)s. Fathers may help their sons construct a costume(1.(戏剧或电影的)戏装，服装) of foil(2.陪衬, 衬托)(3.(击剑运动用的)花剑， 钝头剑)(4.(船)翼，叶(片)) armor(2.盔甲). Little boys often enjoy pretending they are in the army so on Halloween it is possible to see squads(3.体育运动的运动(代表)队)(1.(军队中的)班, 小队)(4.(暗杀)小组)(2.(对付某类犯罪活动的)警察队伍) of lieutenants(3.副职官员; 助理官员; 代理官员)(5.(美国警察的)一定级别的警官)(2.空军, 海军上尉) and sergeant(2.陆军(或空军)中士)(1.警官)s marching along in the dark. We affiliate (1.使隶属于, 接纳…为成员)(1.附属企业;分支机构;分公司;分会)(1.加入;与…有关;为…工作)this celebration with the supernatural so some children may choose to wear a skeleton costume bearing a skull(1.颅骨, 脑壳) and crossbones(1.交叉腿骨的图形), or even a monster costume. The choice of wardrobe(3.(剧院或电视公司的)服装部，戏装保管室)(1.衣柜, 衣橱;(英国)放置衣物的壁橱) for the evening is really limitless. Witches can be seen riding on broomstick(1.(童话故事中女巫常骑于空中的带柄的)扫帚)s across well-illuminated(7. illuminated by means of floodlights.用照明灯的方法照明。) intersection(2.交叉点, 十字路口)(1.横断; 交叉)s. Earlier in the evening they may have concoct(2.编造,捏造)(1.将(尤指通常不相配合的)成分混合成某物;调制)ed (2. He concocted an excuse for being late.他为迟到而编造理由。)a w(1.呻吟声)(1.呻吟; 悲叹)itch(1.女巫, 巫婆)'s brew(2.(尤指某地酿造的)啤酒)(1.调制, 酿造) to quench(1.(用水)扑灭(火焰等);熄灭)(2.解(渴));止(渴))(4.将(热物体)放入水中急速冷却)(3.终止(某事物)) their thirst for their arrival home. Ghosts can be heard groan(1.呻吟)(1.呻吟, 叹息)ing and moaning while they glide(1.滑行, 滑动, 滑翔)(1.滑行;滑动;掠过)(2.(鸟或飞机 ) 滑翔) along city streets. Beautiful butterflies flutte(3.飞来飞去;翩翩飞舞)(1.飘动，挥动，颤动)(2.(心)快速跳动，怦怦乱跳，扑腾)(2.振动;飘动;挥动;颤动)(1.(鸟或昆虫)拍(翅)，振(翅)，鼓(翼))r by on their way to a party. Pirate(1.海盗)(2.剽窃者, 侵犯版权者)(3.非法播音的人(或组织))(1.剽窃, 非法翻印, 侵犯专利)s carrying swords and pistols roam(1.随便走, 漫步, 漫游) about, patch(8.小块土地，(尤指)菜地，果园)(1.补，缝补，打补丁)es over one eye. Small aliens search for a new home here on Earth. Wearing a cape(1.披肩;披风;短斗篷)(2.海角, 岬) and mask allows a child to become Superman for a few(1.少许, 少数) hours and enter the world of fantasy. An ethnic(1.种族的, 部落的, 民族的) flavor is introduced as a band of gypsies (1.【医】吉普赛人)dance along under a bright full moon. Of course you can always see a certain number of Native American costumes, the buckskin(1.鹿皮, 硝好的羊皮) jackets and dresses decorated with fringe(3.边缘, 外围)(1.(头发的)刘海)(2.(外衣, 小地毯等的)饰边, 毛边, 穗子, 流苏) and bead(2.水珠, (液体的)小滴)(1.(空心)小珠子)s.

　　Some youngsters choose to decorate only their faces with grease(1.动物油脂) paint instead of wearing masks. In many ways this is safer for a child, making visibility(1.能见度，视程，可见度，能见距离) clearer. At the same time a mask allows them to remain anonymous(2.匿名的)(3.没有特色的) to all but their closest friends.

　　Usually, on the night before Halloween, family members gather together to carve a pumpkin. On Halloween night the candle lit(1.(light的过去式和过去分词)) face of the pumpkin shines from each home welcoming the little ghosts and goblin(1.小妖精,丑妖精)s to call. Parents usually escort (1.护送者, 护卫队; 护航舰, 护航飞机)(1.护送; 护卫)small children around their own neighborhood helping to keep them safe. Small children only visit random(1.随意的, 任意的, 无计划的, 未经事先考虑的, 胡乱的)(2.(统计)随机的) houses, their parent's friends mostly, while older children knock at every door.

　　Crowding onto the front porch (1.门廊)of the house the children rap at the door and chant (1.吟颂, 咏唱)the refrain(1.抑制; 克制; 戒除)(1.(诗歌的)叠句, 副歌)(2.经常重复的评价(或抱怨)) “trick(2.计谋, 诡计, 花招)(1.哄骗; 欺骗) or treat”. Householde(1.住户,户主)rs distribute(1.分配, 分给)(3.分销) candies, apples, peanuts, or any edible(1.可以吃的, 可食用的,适宜食用的,(无毒而)可以吃的) treat into decorated wooden six quart (1.夸脱(液体或固体的容积单位))basket(2.一篮，一筐，一篓(的量))s, or plastic bags. They may be asked to recite(1.背诵)(1.详述; 列举) a poem(1.诗, 韵文) or sing a song before receiving their treat(3.探讨, 讨论, 论述)(1.款待, 招待;(东道主提供的)款待;请客;宴请)(2.乐事, 乐趣;难得的乐事;快乐的事情)(4.把…看作)(1.对待, 看待). Some lucky children may receive cookies from a freshly(5.清新地;凉爽地) baked batch(3.(食物、药物等的)一批生产的量) of chocolate chip(1.碎片) cookies. On arriving home the children will dump all the junk candy out onto the floor to examine their loot(1.掠夺物, 战利品)(3.赃物;被盗物). Usually there is a great racket(3.敲诈, 勒索, 诈骗, 非法勾当)(2.吵闹声)(1.(网球等)球拍)as brothers and sisters compare what goodies they have collected.

　　Adults, too, like to join in Halloween celebrations by attending small house parties or large group gatherings at hall(2.礼堂, 会堂; 大厅)(4.走廊)(3.食堂; 宿舍)(7.教学大楼，科研大厦;(大学的)学生宿舍)(8.[常作 H-]公共大建筑物，大会堂，展览馆)(9.(团体、机关的)办公大楼，本部;会馆)s or arenas. They may play the old traditional games such as bob(3.轻敲,轻打)(6.(女式)齐短发型)(10.轻敲,轻打)(1.行屈膝礼)bing for apples, which float in tub(1.盆, 桶)(3.浴盆)(5.(塑料或纸的)饭盒，食品盒)s of water, telling ghost stories and visiting a haunted house. Everyone seems to get enjoyment from being slightly afraid.

　　If you live in the country the hoot(1.(使)作汽笛声响, 作汽车喇叭声)(1.猫头鹰叫声;汽笛响声;汽车喇叭声)(2.表示蔑视不满的叫喊, 冷笑)ing of an owl(1.猫头鹰) or even the howl(1.嗥叫)(1.嗥叫, 咆哮) of a wolf underline(1.在…下面画线; 画底线标出)(2.加强, 强调, 突现)s the spooky(1.使人想到鬼的;吓人的) atmosphere(1.大气, 大气层,大气圈)(2.空气)(3.气氛, 环境，氛围) of Halloween evening. Clouds scuttle(1.天窗)(1.使船沉没)(1.快跑, 急走) across the face of the moon and the flap(2.轻拍)(2.振(翅))(2.拍打, 拍击) of a bird's wings can be heard as it settles on the bare branch(1.树枝, 枝条)(4.衍生，派生(from))(2.分岔)es of a tree. Eyes gleam(1.(使)闪烁, (使)闪亮)(1.闪光, 闪亮) in the night as a black cat crosses your path(1.小路, 小径)(3.行动计划;成功的途径)(2.路线, 途径, 路径, 轨迹). Bats swoop(1.俯冲, 猛冲)(1.猛扑;突然下降) about in the dark startling(1.令人震惊的,惊人的) those who are nervous.

　　On this evening it is not necessary to be extravagant(1.奢侈的;挥霍的;铺张浪费的)(2.(想法或言行)无节制的; 过分的; 放肆的; 不切实际的) to have a good time. A little imagination and a sense of fun will create a memory of Halloween night for many years.