新概念英語(yǔ)第二冊(cè)Lesson 96 The dead return亡靈返鄉(xiāng)(精講)

[ti:新概念英語(yǔ)第二冊(cè)] [by:http://42bites.com] [00:02.25]Lesson 96 [00:03.83] The dead return [00:06.66]First listen and then answer the question: [00:11.51]What happens to the lanterns at the end of the festival? [00:17.81]A Festival for the Dead is held once a year in Japan. [00:23.14]This festival is a cheerful occasion, [00:26.47]for on this day,the dead are said to return to their homes [00:31.32]and they are welcomed by the living. [00:34.78]As they are expected to be hungry after their long journey, [00:39.77]food is laid out for them. [00:42.44]Specially-made lanterns are hung outside each house [00:46.33]to help the dead to find their way. [00:50.29]All night long,people dance and sing. [00:54.42]In the early morning the food that had been laid out for the dead [00:59.93]is thrown into a river or into the sea [01:03.77]as it is considered unlucky for anyone living to eat it. [01:09.65]In towns that are near the sea, [01:12.48]the tiny lanterns which had been hung in the streets the night before, [01:18.24]are placed into the water when the festival is over. [01:22.52]Thousands of lanterns slowly drift out to sea [01:26.91]guiding the dead on their return journey to the other world. [01:32.09]This is a moving spectacle for crowds of people stand on the shore [01:38.14]watching the lanterns drifting away until they can be seen no more.

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