《新版新概念英语第二册(英音)Lesson (96)》歌词

歌手：朗文

时长： 01:55

--- Lesson 96 The dead return[00:00:01]

--- First listen and then answer the question.[00:00:06]

--- What happens to the lanterns at the end of the festival?[00:00:12]

A Festival for the Dead is held once a year in Japan.[00:00:19]

This festival is a cheerful occasion,[00:00:24]

for on this day, the dead are said to return to their homes and they are welcomed by the living.[00:00:27]

As they are expected to be hungry after their long journey, food is laid out for them.[00:00:35]

Specially-made lanterns are hung outside each house to help the dead to find their way.[00:00:42]

All night long, people dance and sing.[00:00:50]

In the early morning, the food that had been laid out for the dead is thrown into a river or into the sea[00:00:54]

as it is considered unlucky for anyone living to eat it.[00:01:02]

In towns that are near the sea,[00:01:07]

the tiny lanterns which had been hung in the streets the night before,are placed into the water when the festival is over.[00:01:10]

Thousands of lanterns slowly drift out to sea guiding the dead on their return journey to the other world.[00:01:20]

This is a moving spectacle,[00:01:30]

for crowds of people stand on the shore watching the lanterns drifting away until they can be seen no more.[00:01:32]

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