Halloween Films 文化：万圣节电影

What’s Keeping You up at Night? 什么让你睡不着觉呢？  
　　Well, it’s that time of the year again; witches, ghosts, wizards and skeletons are supposed to come out in full force. Yes, Halloween – 31st October, the spookiest day of the year is almost here.
　　There are so many things we can do to enjoy this supernatural day - sweets, fancy dress and of course watching scary films.
　　It’s the perfect time for family and friends to watch horror films on the TV in the dark and maybe seek refuge behind the sofa!
　　We’re spoilt for choice; there are literally¹ thousands of films to choose from. One of the most famous is 1970s release Carrie which may fit the bill perfectly². It’s a tale of a girl being bullied³ at school by young women who live to regret it.
　　If it’s goriness⁴ you want, then The Night of the Living Dead and Evil Dead will provide more zombie slaying⁵ and blood splattering than one person can possibly manage.
　　For Hitchcock fans out there, Halloween is the perfect time to watch two of his best-known movies from the 1960s, Psycho and The Birds. Both have aged⁶ incredibly well and still can keep the viewers on the edge of their seats with their spine-chilling effects.
　　However, not everyone wants to be frightened on Halloween night. Monsters Inc. is an animation⁷ film, set in a land where monsters exist and the quirky characters are sure to bring a smile to the little ones in the family.
　　Meanwhile, if you want to stay up all night, film series such as The Saw, Nightmare on Elm Street and maybe Harry⁸ Potter are sure to keep you glued to the box for hours.
　　So turn off the lights, sit back and enjoy the movies that you have chosen, whether it is revolting, nauseating⁹ or spooky.
But remember, don’t have nightmares!

GLOSSARY 词汇表
wizards 
巫师
come out in full force 
全部出动
supernatural 
超自然的
seek refuge 
寻找避难所或藏身处
fit the bill 
刚好符合要求
goriness 
血淋淋的景象
blood splattering 
血液喷溅
keep the viewers on the edge of their seats 
表示很紧张,紧张到只坐在座位的边缘上了
quirky 
奇特的， 古怪的
revolting 
令人恶心的
 skeletons 
骨骼，骷髅
spookiest 
最令人觉得怪异，害怕的
fancy dress 
聚会时所穿的奇装异服
spoilt for choice 
选择太多了
bullied 
被欺负了
zombie slaying 
杀僵尸
aged 
使变老
spine-chilling effects
令人毛骨悚然的效果
glued to the box 
迷着看电视
nauseating 
令人作呕的

1 literally   

adv.照字面意义，逐字地；确实

参考例句：

• He translated the passage literally.他逐字逐句地翻译这段文字。
• Sometimes she would not sit down till she was literally faint.有时候，她不走到真正要昏厥了，决不肯坐下来。

2 perfectly   

adv.完美地，无可非议地，彻底地

参考例句：

• The witnesses were each perfectly certain of what they said.证人们个个对自己所说的话十分肯定。
• Everything that we're doing is all perfectly above board.我们做的每件事情都是光明正大的。

3 bullied   

adj.被欺负了v.恐吓，威逼( bully的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• My son is being bullied at school. 我儿子在学校里受欺负。
• The boy bullied the small girl into giving him all her money. 那男孩威逼那个小女孩把所有的钱都给他。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 goriness   

n.血淋淋的景象

参考例句：

5 slaying   

杀戮。

参考例句：

• The man mimed the slaying of an enemy. 此人比手划脚地表演砍死一个敌人的情况。
• He is suspected of having been an accomplice in the slaying,butthey can't pin it on him. 他有嫌疑曾参与该杀人案，但他们找不到证据来指控他。

6 aged   

adj.年老的，陈年的

参考例句：

• He had put on weight and aged a little.他胖了，也老点了。
• He is aged,but his memory is still good.他已年老，然而记忆力还好。

7 animation   

n.活泼，兴奋，卡通片／动画片的制作

参考例句：

• They are full of animation as they talked about their childhood.当他们谈及童年的往事时都非常兴奋。
• The animation of China made a great progress.中国的卡通片制作取得很大发展。

8 harry   

vt.掠夺，蹂躏，使苦恼

参考例句：

• Today,people feel more hurried and harried.今天，人们感到更加忙碌和苦恼。
• Obama harried business by Healthcare Reform plan.奥巴马用医改掠夺了商界。

9 nauseating   

adj.令人恶心的，使人厌恶的v.使恶心，作呕( nauseate的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• I had to listen to the whole nauseating story. 我不得不从头到尾听那令人作呕的故事。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• There is a nauseating smell of rotten food. 有一股令人恶心的腐烂食物的气味。 来自《简明英汉词典》