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2021高考英语二轮复习:中英双语阅读素材(十二)
苏格兰如何在疫情中欢度万圣节?
Just when you thought 2020 could not get any scarier, along came October to add a new challenge to our lives.
正当你认为2020年不可能变得更可怕的时候,10月份到来了,给我们的生活增加了一个新的挑战。
It's Halloween, but not as we know it. The Scottish government has slapped restrictions on celebrating to prevent the rapid spread of coronavirus.
这是万圣节,但不是我们所知道的。苏格兰政府对庆祝活动施加限制,以防止冠状病毒的快速传播。
Guising is out, trick or treating is banned, and parties are outlawed, so people have to use their imaginations to keep the tradition alive for children this year.
伪装已经过时,不给糖就捣蛋是被禁止的,聚会也是非法的,所以人们不得不用他们的想象力来保持这一传统在今年为孩子们保留下来。
Focus has moved to small family celebrations, virtual pumpkin carving competitions and spooky home decor.
焦点已经转移到小型家庭庆祝活动、虚拟南瓜雕刻比赛和诡异的家居装饰上。
Here is how Scotland is getting ghostly in the year of the pandemic.
以下是苏格兰在大流行的这一年里是如何变得幽灵的。
'Halloween is everything we do, this is just a bit different'
“万圣节就是我们往常做的那些事,只是有点不同。”
Outside of the festivals, Halloween is usually the biggest tim