Lesson 96The Dead Return
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Whathappenstothelanternsattheendofthefestival?
节日结束时，灯笼会怎么样？
AFestivalfortheDeadisheldonceayearinJapan.
日本每年举行一次亡灵节。
Thisfestivalisacheerfuloccasion, foronthisday, thedeadaresaidtoreturntotheirhomesandtheyarewelcomedbytheliving.
这个节日是一个欢乐的时刻，因为据说在这一天，死者会回到自己的家中，受到活着的人的欢迎。
Astheyareexpectedtobehungryaftertheirlongjourney, foodislaidoutforthem.
由于人们认为死者经过长途旅行后会饥饿，便为他们摆好食物。
Specially-madelanternsarehungoutsideeachhousetohelpthedeadtofindtheirway.
每家门外都挂着特制的灯笼，以帮助死者找到回家的路。
Allnightlong, peopledanceandsing.
整个夜晚，人们载歌载舞。
Intheearlymorningthefoodthathadbeenlaidoutforthedeadisthrownintoariverorintotheseaasitisconsideredunluckyforanyonelivingtoeatit.
清晨，为死者摆放的食物被扔进河里或海里，因为人们认为任何活着的人吃了这些食物都会不吉利。
Intownsthatarenearthesea, thetinylanternswhichhadbeenhunginthestreetsthenightbefore, areplacedintothewaterwhenthefestivalisover.
在靠近海边的城镇，节日结束时，前一天晚上挂在街上的小灯笼会被放入水中。
Thousandsoflanternsslowlydriftouttoseaguidingthedeadontheirreturnjourneytotheotherworld.
成千上万的灯笼慢慢地漂向大海，引导死者踏上返回另一个世界的归途。
Thisisamovingspectacle, forcrowdsofpeoplestandontheshorewatchingthelanternsdriftingawayuntiltheycanbeseennomore.
这是一个动人的场面，因为成群的人站在岸边，看着灯笼渐渐漂远，直到再也看不见为止。
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英英解释为课文中的义项。
- festival/ˈfestɪvl/n.
a special day or time when people celebrate something
节日
#1A Festival for the Dead is held once a year in Japan.
- hold/hoʊld/v.
to have an event happen at a place and time
举行
#1A Festival for the Dead is held once a year in Japan.
- cheerful/ˈtʃɪrfl/adj.
happy and full of joy
欢乐的；愉快的
#2This festival is a cheerful occasion, for on this day, the dead are said to return to their homes and they are welcomed by the living.
- occasion/əˈkeɪʒn/n.
a special event or time
时刻；场合
#2This festival is a cheerful occasion, for on this day, the dead are said to return to their homes and they are welcomed by the living.
- lay out/leɪ aʊt/phr v.
to put things out neatly so they are ready
摆放；摆出
#3As they are expected to be hungry after their long journey, food is laid out for them.
- lantern/ˈlæntərn/n.
a light inside a paper or glass case that you carry or hang
灯笼
#4Specially-made lanterns are hung outside each house to help the dead to find their way.
- hang/hæŋ/v.
to fix something at the top so it stays up in the air
悬挂
#4Specially-made lanterns are hung outside each house to help the dead to find their way.
- consider/kənˈsɪdər/v.
to think of something in a certain way
认为
#6In the early morning the food that had been laid out for the dead is thrown into a river or into the sea as it is considered unlucky for anyone living to eat it.
- unlucky/ʌnˈlʌki/adj.
bringing bad things to happen
不吉利的；不幸的
#6In the early morning the food that had been laid out for the dead is thrown into a river or into the sea as it is considered unlucky for anyone living to eat it.
- tiny/ˈtaɪni/adj.
very small
很小的；微小的
#7In towns that are near the sea, the tiny lanterns which had been hung in the streets the night before, are placed into the water when the festival is over.
- drift/drɪft/v.
to move slowly on water, carried by the water
漂流；漂动
#8Thousands of lanterns slowly drift out to sea guiding the dead on their return journey to the other world.
- guide/ɡaɪd/v.
to show someone the way to go
引导；指引
#8Thousands of lanterns slowly drift out to sea guiding the dead on their return journey to the other world.
- moving/ˈmuːvɪŋ/adj.
making you feel strong feelings, often sad ones
动人的；感人的
#9This is a moving spectacle, for crowds of people stand on the shore watching the lanterns drifting away until they can be seen no more.
- spectacle/ˈspektəkl/n.
a big and unusual sight that many people watch
景象；壮观的场面
#9This is a moving spectacle, for crowds of people stand on the shore watching the lanterns drifting away until they can be seen no more.
- shore/ʃɔːr/n.
the land along the edge of the sea or a lake
岸；海岸
#9This is a moving spectacle, for crowds of people stand on the shore watching the lanterns drifting away until they can be seen no more.