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Halloween participants dressed as former U.S. President Abraham Lincoln (2nd L), Beetlejuice and Marilyn Monroe watch as President Barack Obama greets others in a Halloween trick-or-treat event on the steps of the North Portico of the White House in Washington, October 31, 2010.(Agencies) |
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Ghosts and goblins are more than Halloween decorations or costumes for many Americans who confessed they believe in the supernatural and returning from the grave. Thirty-seven percent of 2,100 adults questioned in a Zogby Interactive poll said they think ghosts are real, and 23 percent believe they have been visited by a deceased relative or friend. Even the 22 percent who said they have not had any ghostly experiences themselves know someone who has. "More than a third of Americans have this belief that ghosts do exist," said a spokesman for Zogby, adding that the findings were surprising. Nearly half of those questioned said if they could be a ghost, they would choose to come back as themselves. But belief in the supernatural is not required to enjoy Halloween. Eighty-seven percent of parents said their children would be dressing up for the holiday and 71 percent would be trick-or-treating. But 41 percent of adults said they were not celebrating Halloween, including 12 percent who cited religious reasons. Serial killers were deemed to be the scariest costumes, followed by the walking dead and zombies. (Read by Renee Haines. Renee Haines is a journalist at the China Daily Website.) (Agencies) |
對(duì)很多美國(guó)人來(lái)說(shuō)，鬼怪和妖精可不僅僅出現(xiàn)在萬(wàn)圣節(jié)的裝扮或服飾上，他們坦承自己相信超自然靈異事件和鬼魂現(xiàn)世。 民調(diào)機(jī)構(gòu)佐格比互動(dòng)針對(duì)2100位成年人開展了此項(xiàng)調(diào)查，其中37%的受訪者表示自己相信世間確有鬼魂，另有23%的受訪者稱已故親友曾經(jīng)回來(lái)探訪。 甚至有22%沒(méi)撞見(jiàn)過(guò)鬼的受訪者也表示知道其他人有親身體驗(yàn)。 佐格比互動(dòng)的一位發(fā)言人說(shuō)：“超過(guò)1/3的美國(guó)人相信有鬼存在?！彼€表示這一發(fā)現(xiàn)令人大吃一驚。 近半數(shù)受訪者稱，如果自己也可以變作鬼，他們會(huì)選擇以自己本來(lái)的樣貌現(xiàn)身人世。 但歡度萬(wàn)圣節(jié)可不一定要信鬼。87%的受訪家長(zhǎng)稱自己的孩子會(huì)在萬(wàn)圣節(jié)打扮一番，其中71%的孩子會(huì)玩兒“不請(qǐng)客就搗蛋”的游戲。 但41%的受訪成年人表示不過(guò)萬(wàn)圣節(jié)，其中12%認(rèn)為是出于宗教原因。 “連環(huán)殺手”被認(rèn)為是最嚇人的萬(wàn)圣節(jié)裝扮，其次是活死人和僵尸。 相關(guān)閱讀 中國(guó)首個(gè)鬼屋展現(xiàn)地道萬(wàn)圣節(jié) （中國(guó)日?qǐng)?bào)網(wǎng)英語(yǔ)點(diǎn)津 Julie 編輯：馮明惠） |
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Vocabulary: goblin: (in folklore) a small grotesque supernatural creature, regarded as malevolent towards human beings（傳說(shuō)中的小妖精，丑妖怪） |
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