English Original
Last autumn, my parents were studying in Canada and brought me with them. Soon after, my birthday passed, and Halloween arrived. I once asked my mother about the origin of Halloween. She told me many stories about ghosts, but I couldn't remember them all. I only recall that on that day, many children dress up in interesting costumes and go from door to door asking for sweets.
"Sweets are like kind words for the dead," my mother explained. "The more, the better. They can help the departed reach a better place."
The day before Halloween, my mother bought me a witch's costume—black, complete with a hat.
The following evening, around 6:30 pm, I went out with my parents. It was dark. A crowd had gathered around one house, asking for sweets. Many children were dressed in various costumes.
I squeezed through the crowd, reached out my hand, and received some sweets.
"Wow! This is easy," I thought.
I was delighted looking at the colorful candies, but there were so few.
Some children had already left that house and begun trick-or-treating door-to-door.
I decided to join them. I wanted more.
At first, I was a little nervous. However, the people at each house were very kind and gave me plenty of sweets.
After a while, having collected enough, I began to observe how Canadians celebrate Halloween.
The house decorations varied greatly! Some were made to look very scary. Lifelike skeletons hung on fences, there were graves in gardens, and bat-like garments fluttered in the wind. Others, however, were not so frightening.
When I returned home that day, I discovered my sweets could fill an entire large box!
"These sweets could last me the whole year!" I thought—and they did.
中文翻译
去年秋天，我的父母在加拿大学习，把我也带了过去。不久后，我的生日过了，万圣节来临了。我曾问妈妈万圣节的由来。她给我讲了许多关于鬼怪的故事，但我没能全记住。我只记得在那一天，许多孩子会穿上有趣的服装，挨家挨户讨要糖果。
"糖果就像对逝者的美好祝愿，"妈妈解释道，"越多越好。它们能帮助逝者去往更好的地方。"
万圣节前一天，妈妈给我买了一套女巫服装——黑色的，还配有一顶帽子。
第二天傍晚，大约六点半，我和父母一起出门。天已经黑了。一群人聚集在一所房子周围讨要糖果。许多孩子穿着各式各样的服装。
我挤进人群，伸出手，得到了一些糖果。
"哇！这很简单嘛，"我想。
看着五彩缤纷的糖果我很开心，但数量太少了。
一些孩子已经离开那所房子，开始挨家挨户地玩“不给糖就捣蛋”了。
我决定加入他们。我想要更多糖果。
起初我有点紧张。然而，每户人家都非常友善，给了我很多糖果。
过了一阵子，收集了足够的糖果后，我开始观察加拿大人如何庆祝万圣节。
房子的装饰千差万别！有些被布置得非常恐怖。逼真的骷髅挂在栅栏上，花园里有坟墓，蝙蝠状的衣物在风中飘动。不过，也有些装饰没那么吓人。
那天回家后，我发现我的糖果能装满整整一个大盒子！
"这些糖果够我吃一整年了！"我想——而事实也确实如此。