高普考/三四等/高員級◆英文題庫下載題庫

Most Americans do not realize that the tradition of Halloween comes from Ireland and Scotland蘇格蘭.

It originated from Celts凱爾特人 who lived in what is now France and the British Isles（尤用於地名）島 over 2000 years ago.

A harvest收穫時節 festival was celebrated on October 31st and it also marked the beginning of the long, dark, cold winter.

People then believed that the spirits of the dead walked upon the earth in the darkness so great fires were built on the hills to protect the people from bad spirits.

Turnips蕪菁（植株）were hollowed out把…挖空 and put a candle inside. When people...

Most Americans do not realize that the tradition of Halloween comes from Ireland and Scotland蘇格蘭.

It originated from Celts凱爾特人 who lived in what is now France and the British Isles（尤用於地名）島 over 2000 years ago.

A harvest收穫時節 festival was celebrated on October 31st and it also marked the beginning of the long, dark, cold winter.

People then believed that the spirits of the dead walked upon the earth in the darkness so great fires were built on the hills to protect the people from bad spirits.

Turnips蕪菁（植株）were hollowed out把…挖空 and put a candle inside. When people went outside, they carried them to protect themselves from evil spirits.

When the settlers came to America, they brought this custom with them. But they did not have turnips, so they used pumpkins instead代替.

Now, children especially尤其，格外 look forward to Halloween and the carving of pumpkins.

As Halloween approaches靠近；接近, jack-o’-lanterns傑克南瓜燈 pop up（尤指突然地）出現，發生 on doorsteps everywhere.

(A) glow翻譯：發光；發熱, （尤指因為眼睛放出光芒而）容光煥發，喜形於色, 光, 發光； 發熱；光亮；灼熱, 面部感覺（或顯得）溫暖健康, 感覺, 喜悅；滿足。
(B) ripen翻譯：（使）成熟, 時機成熟；條件成熟。
(C) shine翻譯：光線, 照耀；發光；反光, 用光照射, 把…擦亮, 能力
(D) appear翻譯：在場, 出現；呈現；顯現, 出庭, 好像, 看來好像；似乎, 表演, 登臺；演出； 表演, （產品等）有貨的，可以買到的, 到達。