Halloween facts and figures(excerpt)

anton

Did You Know?

The holiday of Halloween dates back to the Dark Ages. Once truly spooky traditions have morphed over the years into much more light-hearted (but still mischievous) celebrations. Here is a fun look at some of the facts and figures that describe how Americans will be enjoying All Hallows Eve this October 31st.

Did you know that more than 36 million children are expected to go trick-or-treating this Halloween? That's how many 5-13 year olds there are in the United States. Of course, age is no limit for Halloween fun, so those numbers might be a bit of an understatement.

Did you know that the states of Arizona, Nevada, Florida, North Carolina, Colorado and Georgia have all seen recent increases in their elementary-school aged population (in contrast to the rest of the country, which has witnessed a drop-off.) If you live in one of these six states, be sure to stock up on candy sales, as you're likely to see lots of trick-or-treaters this October 31st.

Did you know that the United States produces more than 998 million pounds of pumpkins? That's a lot of Jack-o-Lanterns to make! The largest producer is Illinois, which grows an average of 457 million pounds of pumpkin. All these pumpkins are valued at more than $100 million.
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                      万圣节小知识
万圣节最早可以追溯到黑暗时代。这个曾经很严肃的鬼节现今已经淡化了不少（但依然保留了恶作剧的成分）。美国人是如何度过10月31日晚的万圣节的呢？下面是一些有趣的资料。

你知道吗？ 这个万圣节预计至少有2600万儿童会去玩“不给糖果就捣乱”的游戏。而整个美国5-13岁的儿童也就只有这么多。不过，想到万圣节是没有年龄界限的，也就不难理解这个庞大的数字了。

你知道吗？ 鉴于亚利桑那州、内华达州、 佛罗里达州、北卡罗莱纳州、科罗拉多州、乔治亚州的小学生数量目前处于增长趋势（而其他州都是下降趋势），10月31日晚，这六个州的居民应当在家里备好充足的糖果，以便应对数量众多的“捣蛋鬼”。

你知道吗？ 美国的南瓜产量在9亿9千8百万英镑以上。最大的南瓜产地位于伊利诺斯州，年均产量为4亿5千7百万英镑，价值超过1亿美金。想象一下这些南瓜可以做多少南瓜灯啊！

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[ 本帖最后由 anton 于 2008-11-1 01:20 编辑 ]

Cinderella

I like the Jack-o_Lantern!

the Dark Ages——————最好译成“欧洲中世纪”，更令普通读者明白。

more than 36 million children _____2600万???

those numbers might be a bit of an understatement.也就不难理解这个庞大的数字了_______不是“不难理解”，而是这个数字可能还是保守的估计

美国的南瓜产量在9亿9千8百万英镑以上
年均产量为4亿5千7百万英镑———————————————拜托哦！！不是英镑啊，是“磅”，重量单位。

Next time please be more careful

anton

I am surpised at those mistakes I've made. I have no excuse but to be more careful next time.