Every year around Halloween, people across the world carve spooky, grinning faces into pumpkins and then place a light inside to create jack-o’-lanterns. This tradition has a history that goes back hundreds of years, and it all started in Ireland with the story of Stingy Jack. The story goes like this: Stingy Jack came across the Devil and tricked him by trapping him with a cross. Before letting the Devil go, Stingy Jack made him promise not to take his soul.
每年万圣节，世界各地的人们会将恐怖又咧嘴笑的脸孔雕刻在南瓜上，然后在里头放个灯以制成南瓜灯。这项传统的历史可追溯至数百年前，而这一切都始于爱尔兰的吝啬鬼杰克的故事。故事是这样的：吝啬鬼杰克偶然遇见恶魔，他欺骗了恶魔并用十字架将他困住。在放走恶魔之前，吝啬鬼杰克要求他发誓绝不会带走他的灵魂。
生活必备字词：
carve vt. 刻，雕刻
go back + 一段时间 往前回溯若干时间
come across... 偶然遇见……
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本文节录自《常春藤生活英语》杂志，完整内容请见十月号。
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