B : Tom, aren’t you a little too old to be trick-or - treating?

A : What are you talking about? Where is your Halloween spirit ? Didn’t you ever dress up in a costume and go around the neighborhood trick-or-treating with your friends?

B: Of course， I did, but when I was ten! Trick -or-treating is for kids, plus, I ’m sure people will think you’re a kidnapper or something, running around with kids NCP at night.

A : Whatever, I’m going next door I heard Mrs. Robinson is giving out big bags of M&Ms!

trick-or -treat "不请吃就捣蛋"(指万圣节孩子们挨家逐户要糖果等礼物,如不遂愿便恶作剧一番的风俗。)

dress up 穿上盛装，精心打扮

Don't bother to dress up come as you are.

用不着穿讲究衣服--就穿平常的衣服来吧。

kidnapper n. 绑架者, 拐骗者

run around 四处乱窜

give out 免费分发

【拓展词汇】

goblin n. 恶鬼，小妖精

haunted 被鬼魂缠住

mummy n. 木乃伊;干尸

B :汤姆，玩"不请吃就捣蛋"的游戏你是不是有些岁数大了?

A: 你说什么?你的万圣节精神呢?你不曾穿万圣节的服装并和朋友们一起向邻居要糖吗?

B :当然，我曾经做过，但那时我10岁。那是给小孩子玩的游戏，而且我敢肯定人们会把你看做是绑架者或是坏蛋，在晚上和狐朋狗友四处乱窜。

A :无论你说什么，我要去下一家了。我听说Robinson夫人正在分发大包的巧克力。