全文 9 句（男女对话）· 3 个生词和短语（加粗 + 红色音标 / 词性 / 释义）
作者1. A Festival /'festɪvl/ n. 节日 for the Dead is held once a year in Japan.
作者2. This festival is a cheerful occasion, for on this day, the dead are said to return to their homes and they are welcomed by the living.
作者3. As they are expected to be hungry after their long journey, food is laid out for them.
作者4. Specially-made lanterns /'læntənz/ n. 灯笼 are hung outside each house to help the dead to find their way.
作者5. All night long, people dance and sing.
作者6. In the early morning, the food that had been laid out for the dead is thrown into a river or into the sea as it is considered unlucky for anyone living to eat it.
作者7. In towns that are near the sea, the tiny lanterns which had been hung in the streets the night before, are placed into the water when the festival is over.
作者8. Thousands of lanterns slowly drift out to sea guiding the dead on their return journey to the other world.
作者9. This is a moving spectacle /'spektəkl/ n. 景象，壮观，场面, for crowds of people stand on the shore watching the lanterns drifting away until they can be seen no more.
作者1. 日本每年过一次亡灵节。
作者2. 这个节日是个欢乐的场合，因为据说在这一天死者要回到家里，并受到生者的欢迎。
作者3. 由于人们料想他们在长途旅行之后会挨饿，便为他们摆好了食物。
作者4. 特制的灯笼挂在各家门外，帮助亡灵找到路。
作者5. 人们整夜载歌载舞。
作者6. 清晨，为死者摆好的食物被扔进河里或海里，因为人们认为活人吃了它不吉利。
作者7. 在靠海的城镇，节日前夜挂在街上的小灯笼，在节日结束后被放进水里。
作者8. 成千上万只灯笼缓缓漂向大海，指引亡灵踏上返回另一个世界的旅途。
作者9. 这是一个动人的场面，因为成群的人站在岸边，看着灯笼渐渐漂远，直到再也看不见。