新视野大学英语视听说教程第三册 Unit 9 Now Your Turn SAMPLE DIALOG
A: Are you okay? You look terrible! Where did you go?
B: Just to the comer, but I'm frightened out of my wits.
A: What's up? You said you were only going to the store for a coke.
B: All over people wore strange clothes and masks, with some in tall, pointed hats .I was scared silly when a guy with a bloody mask jumped out from a street comer all of a sudden.
A: Ah, it's October 31st, Halloween, the day for dressing like witches and ghosts.
B: I was terrified when kids gave out horrible cries like ghosts.
A: Don't worry. They meant no harm. They did that just for fun.
B: A group of children came over to me shouting, "Trick or treat?"
A: They were hoping you'd treat them with candy.
B: Well, I didn't know that, so I simply ignored them.
A: Then they'd play a trick on you, I guess.
B: Exactly, they threw eggs at my car window. It's a funny kind of holiday. What's it called? Halloween?
A: Yes, it's one of the oldest holidays in the West. Today it's mainly for kids.
B: I myself will never dress like a ghost and shout, "Trick or treat?"
