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Halloween Vocabulary
From "It's the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown"
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| Jack-O-Lantern | 杰克O 灯笼 pumpkin carved with candle to illuminate face |
| bobbing for apples | 浮动 game of catching apples without hands in barrel of water |
| costume | 服装 An outfit or a disguise worn on Mardi Gras, Halloween, or similar occasions. |
| mask | 面具 A grotesque or comical representation of a face, worn especially to frighten or amuse, as at Halloween. |
| ghost | 鬼魂 The spirit of a dead person, especially one believed to appear in bodily likeness to living persons or to haunt former habitats. |
| vampire | 吸血鬼 A reanimated corpse that is believed to rise from the grave at night to suck the blood of sleeping people. |
| Frankenstein | 妖怪 A monster having the appearance of a man. |
| Trick-or-Treat | 把戏或款待 a request by children as they pass from door to door asking for goodies and threatening to play tricks on those who refuse |
| goodies | 好吃的东西 Something attractive or delectable, especially something sweet to eat. |
| candy corn | 糖果玉米 A small yellow, orange and white candy shaped to resemble a kernel of corn. A favorite Halloween candy |
| denomination | a religious group |
| politics | principles or opinions related to governmental affairs |
| religion | a set of beliefs concerning the cause, nature, and purpose of the universe |
| scorned | very bad feelings felt toward a person due to a previous unplesant experience |
| insult | to lower in dignity, honor, or standing |
| stupid | lacking ordinary quickness of mind |
| fall for | to be deceived by, to fall in love with |
| personality | the essential character of a person |
| ace | a fighter pilot credited with destroying a prescribed number or more of enemy aircraft, usually five, in combat. |
| imagination | the product of imagining; a conception or mental creation, often a fanciful one. |
| Charlie Brown | main Peanuts character |
| Sally | Charlie Brown's sister, in love with Linus |
| Lucy | a mean spirited girl who picks on Charlie Brown |
| Linus | Lucy's brother, he carries a blanket and believes in the Great Pumpkin. |
| Pigpen | a boy who never takes a bath, always dirty |
| Snoopy | Charlie Brown's dog |
| germs | a microorganism, esp. when disease-producing; microbe |
| poisioned | To be harmed or exposed to a substance or germs: Lucy screamed, "I have been poisoned with dog germs!" |
| scarf | a long, broad strip of wool or other material worn about the neck |
| goggles | A pair of tight-fitting eyeglasses, often tinted or having side shields, worn to protect the eyes from hazards such as wind |
| restitution | 恢复性 to return to a previous state or position |
| robbed | 欺诈 cheated |
| sue | 起诉 to take someone to court for restitution |