Halloween is a holiday celebrated on October 31. By tradition, Halloween begins after sunset. Long ago, people believed that witches gathered together and ghosts roamed the world on Halloween. Today, most people no longer believe in ghosts and witches. But these supernatural beings are still a part of Halloween.
万圣节前夜是在10月31日庆祝的一个节日，根据传统，万圣节前夜的庆祝活动从太阳落山开始。在很久以前，人们相信在万圣节前夜女巫会聚集在一起，鬼魂在四处游荡。现在，大多数人们不再相信有鬼魂和女巫的存在了，但是他们仍然把这些作为万圣节前夜的一部分。
The colors black and orange are also a part of Halloween. Black is a symbol for night and orange is the color of pumpkins. A jack-o’-lantern is a hollowed-out pumpkin with a face carved on one side. Candles are usually placed inside, giving the face a spooky glow.
黑色和橙色仍然是万圣节前夜的一部分，黑色是夜晚的象征，而橙色代表着南瓜。南瓜灯是用雕刻成脸型，中间挖空，再插上蜡烛的南瓜做成的，带来一个毛骨悚然的灼热面孔。
Dressing up in costumes is one of the most popular Halloween customs, especially among children. According to tradition, people would dress up in costumes (wear special clothing, masks or disguises) to frighten the spirits away.
盛装是最受欢迎的万圣节风俗之一，尤其是受孩子们的欢迎。按照传统习俗，人们会盛装（穿戴一些特殊的服饰，面具或者装饰）来吓跑鬼魂。
Popular Halloween costumes include vampires (creatures that drink blood), ghosts (spirits of the dead) and werewolves (people that turn into wolves when the moon is full).
流行的万圣节服装包括vampires（吸血鬼），ghosts（死者的灵魂）和werewolves（每当月圆时就变成狼形的人）。
关于万圣节大家了解的已经很多了，那么今天就和长城书院一起，在即将来临的西方鬼节里一起学习一些跟中文有关的“鬼语”吧，你准备好了吗？
1. 魔鬼 móguǐ (“evil devil”) – demon
2. 懒鬼 lǎnguǐ (“lazy devil”) – lazybones
3. 酒鬼 jiǔguǐ (“alcohol ghost”) – alcoholic; drunkard
4. 醉鬼 zuìguǐ (“drunk devil”) – drunkard
5. 烟鬼 yānguǐ (“smoke devil”) – opium addict; chain smoker
6. 调皮鬼 tiáopíguǐ (“naughty devil”) – naughty child
7. 捣蛋鬼 dǎodànguǐ (“make-trouble devil”) – same as #6
8. 吸血鬼 xīxuèguǐ (“suck-blood devil”) – vampire
9. 鬼佬 guǐlǎo (“devil old-guy”) – foreigner (usually derogatory)
10. 胆小鬼 dǎnxiǎoguǐ (“small-gut devil”) – coward; chicken
11. 二鬼子 èrguǐzi (“two-ghost-thing”) - a “banana” – someone yellow (Asian) on the outside but white (Caucasian) on the inside (derogatory)*
12. 短命鬼 duǎnmìngguǐ (“short-life devil”) – someone who dies at a young age
13. 赌鬼 dǔguǐ (“gambling ghost”) – gambling addict
14. 饿鬼 èguǐ (“hungry ghost”) – someone who is always hungry; someone with a big appetite
15. 机灵鬼 jīlingguǐ (“clever ghost”) – clever person
16. 胡涂鬼 hútuguǐ (“confused ghost”) – someone who often seems confused and/or stupid
17. 色鬼 sèguǐ (“lust ghost”) – lecher; person who engages in sexual excess (no exact word for this in English perhaps?)
18. 厉鬼 lìguǐ (“terrible ghost”) – evil spirit
19. 馋鬼 chánguǐ (“gluttonous ghost”) – pig (someone who eats too much)
20. 催命鬼 cuīmìngguǐ (“prodding ghost”) – someone who keeps pushing people to do things; a nagger
21. 死鬼 sǐguǐ (“dead ghost”) – a negative but playful term used between spouses
22. 鬼子 guǐzi (“devil-thing”) – foreign devil (derogatory)
23. 鬼怪 guǐguài (“ghost-monster”) – ghosts and monsters
24. 见鬼 jiànguǐ (“see ghost”) – go to Hell!
25. 鬼知道 guǐ zhīdào (“ghost knows”) – Heaven knows!
