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C:The Day of the Dead has arrived All Soul’s  Day and All Saint’s Day!                                                                                                                                                                                                          
 A:Your neighbor is crazy. Why is he screaming that?  [ˈskriːmɪŋ]                                                                                                                                                                                                                
 B:Because today is the first of November the Day of  the Dead                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
 A:Oh, that’s right.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
 B:This is a very special day among many cultures around the world especially in Latin America uk/ˈlæt.ɪn/ us/ˈlæt̬.ɪn/                                                                                                                                                           
 A:Seriously? I thought it was just like any other day,except for the fact that people visit the cemetery and remember their loved ones.                                                                                                                                         
 B:Well, that’s just part of it People across the world celebrate in different ways In Mexcio for example it’s common to see people building private altars honoring the deceasedusing sugar skulls, preparing the favorite foods and beverages of the departed and visiting     
 graves with these as gifts. In the Philippines , the tombs are cleaned or repainted, candles are lit and flowers are offered Entire families camp out in cemeteries and sometimes spend a night or two near their relatives’ tombs!                                             
 A:Whoa! That’s scary! I don’t know if I could do that!                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
 B:Why? We should fear the living, not the dead . 

 cemetery    美: [ˈseməˌteri] n.公墓                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
 altar    美: [ˈɔltər] n.祭坛;圣坛                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
 tomb [tum]    n.坟墓;墓穴;墓碑;死    v.埋葬                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
 grave    美: [greɪvz] n.坟墓;墓穴;墓地;墓碑adj.重大的                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
 relative    美: [ˈrelətɪv] n.亲戚;关系物;                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
 deceased 死者 ; 死去了的  /dɪˈsiːst/ 

 catholic [ˈkæθ(ə)lɪk]    adj.全体基督教徒的;基督教会的;包罗万象的;广泛的      n.旧教徒;(尤指)天主教徒;                                                                                                                                                                     
 religious/rɪˈlɪdʒəs/adj.宗教的;宗教信仰的;虔诚的;笃信宗教的 n.修士;修女;出家人                                                                                                                                                                                                  
 funeral    美: [ˈfjun(ə)rəl]    n.葬礼;送丧行列;追悼会;〈比喻〉不愉快的事     adj.葬礼的;出殡用的                                                                                                                                                                           
 skull    美: [skʌl]    n.颅骨;脑袋;头(盖)骨;脑子    网络头骨;头盖骨                                                                                                                                                                                                       
 bury [ˈberi]    v.埋葬;埋藏;为…举行葬礼;死去(家属)                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
 either [ˈiðər]    adv.(两者中的)任何一个;各方;(用于否定词组后)也;(补充时说)而且                                                                                                                                                                                        
 individual  [ˌɪndɪˈvɪdʒuəl]    n.个人;与众不同的人;有个性的人