地道美语

B: Tom, aren’t you a little too old to be trick-or - treating?

A: What are you talking about? Where is your Halloween spirit ? Didn’t you ever dress up in a costume and go around the neighborhood trick-or-treating with your friends?

B: Of course， I did, but when I was ten! Trick -or-treating is for kids, plus, I ’m sure people will think you’re a kidnapper or something, running around with kids NCP at night.

A: Whatever, I’m going next door I heard Mrs. Robinson is giving out big bags of M&Ms!
词汇注释
trick-or -treat "不请吃就捣蛋"(指万圣节孩子们挨家逐户要糖果等礼物,如不遂愿便恶作剧一番的风俗。)

dress up 穿上盛装，精心打扮
Don't bother to dress up come as you are.
用不着穿讲究衣服－－就穿平常的衣服来吧。

kidnapper n. 绑架者, 拐骗者

run around 四处乱窜

give out 免费分发

【拓展词汇】
goblin n. 恶鬼，小妖精

haunted 被鬼魂缠住

mummy n. 木乃伊；干尸

参考译文

B:汤姆，玩"不请吃就捣蛋"的游戏你是不是有些岁数大了？

A:你说什么？你的万圣节精神呢？你不曾穿万圣节的服装并和朋友们一起向邻居要糖吗？

B:当然，我曾经做过，但那时我10岁。那是给小孩子玩的游戏，而且我敢肯定人们会把你看做是绑架者或是坏蛋，在晚上和狐朋够友四处乱窜。

A:无论你说什么，我要去下一家了。我听说Robinson夫人正在分发大包的巧克力。