万圣节奇遇记 — 吉纳·D.B.克莱曼

　　Chapter One Salem

　　第一章 鬼城塞勒姆

　　Salem is a beautiful American town in Massachusetts, USA.

　　美国马萨诸塞州的塞勒姆一座美丽的城镇。

　　Naumkeag, "City of Peace", is its Indian name. But it is also called the "Witch City" because of the witch hangings of 1692.

　　Naumkeag是一个印第安名字，寓意”和平之城“。但是因为1692的女巫绞刑，也叫做“女巫城”。

　　There are seven historical witch museums in Salem.

　　在塞勒姆有七处女巫历史博物馆。

　　They all have a lot of information on the witches and hangings of 1692.

　　它们都有关于女巫的和1692年那次绞刑的大量信息。

　　鬼城塞勒姆

　　Kelly and Megan Connor are two sisters.

　　凯丽和梅格恩·康纳是两姐妹。

　　They come from San Francisco, California.

　　她们来自加利福尼亚的旧金山。

　　The Connor family now lives in Salem because Mr Connor teaches French at the University of Boston.

　　康纳一家现在住在塞勒姆，因为康纳先生在波士顿大学教法语。

　　Kelly is fourteen and Megan is thirteen.

　　凯丽14岁，梅格恩13岁。

　　They go to Salem Middle School and they like it.

　　她们在塞勒姆中学上学，而且她们都喜欢这。

　　Kelly has red hair and blue eyes.

　　凯丽红头发、蓝眼睛。

　　She's tall and plays basketball for the school team.

　　她比较高，在校篮球队打球。

　　Megan has fair hair and blue eyes.

　　梅格恩金色头发、蓝眼睛。

　　She is a champion swimmer. She is a member of the Salem Swimming Team.

　　她是游泳冠军。她是塞勒姆游泳队的成员。

　　It's Friday, October 28, and Halloween is on Monday, October 31.

　　那天是10月28号，星期五。万圣节在10月31号，星期一。

　　Kelly and Megan are very excited because they love Halloween.

　　凯丽和梅格恩很是兴奋，因为她们都爱万圣节。

　　This is their first Halloween in Salem, the "Witch City".

　　这是她们第一次在塞勒姆，这座”女巫之城“过万圣节。

　　"I think about Halloween all the time," says Megan. "Me too!" says Kelly.

　　“我一直在想万圣节的事情，”梅格恩说。“我也是！”凯丽说。

　　"We must buy a pumpkin and make a jack o'lantern," says their mother.

　　“我们得买个南瓜，然后做一个南瓜灯，”她们的母亲说。

　　"Now finish your breakfast. It's late!

　　“现在把早餐吃完，要迟到了！

　　School starts in twenty minutes."

　　还有20分钟学校就要上课了。”

　　The girls eat their eggs and drink their milk.

　　女孩们吃了她们的鸡蛋和她们的牛奶。

　　Then they go upstairs to brush their teeth.

　　然后她们上楼刷牙去了。

　　They're ready at quarter past eight.

　　她们8：15准备好出门了。

　　"Goodbye mom! Don't forget to buy the pumpkin!" "Ok! Goodbye girls!"

　　“再见，妈妈！不要忘了买南瓜！”“好的！再见，女孩们！”