EP 0157The Weekend

Trick Or Treat

A

Trick - or -treat

B

Tom, aren’t you a littletoo old to be trick-or - treating?

A

What are you talking about? Where is your Halloweenspirit? Didn’t you ever dress up in a costume and go around the neighborhood trick-ortreatingwith your friends?

B

Of course I did, but when I was ten! Trick -ortreatingis for kids, plus, I ’msure people will think you’re a kidnapper or something, running around with kids NCP at night.

A

Whatever, I’mgoing next doorI heard Mrs. Robinson is giving out big bags of M&Ms!

核心词汇

give outverb

to give for free, to give something

trickor treatprinciple verb, present progressive

a children’s Halloween practice of asking for trea

dress upphrase

attire in clothes suited to a particular role

kidnappercommon noun, singular

to seize and detain or carry away by unlawful forc

run aroundphrase

to go all over the place, to move quickly from one place to another

拓展词汇

Goblincommon noun, singular

in folklore and fairy tales, an ugly creature that does evil or mischief to humans.

HauntedAdjective

inhabited or visited by ghosts.

Mummycommon noun, singular

a corpse preserved by embalming, esp. one embalmed and wrapped by or in the manner of the ancient Egyptians.

Potioncommon noun, singular

a mixture for drinking, esp. one that is supposed to have medicinal, magical, or poisonous effects.

jacko’ lanterncommon noun, singular

A pumpkin that is carved to look scary