96 · 亡灵返乡
The dead return
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A Festival for the Dead is held once a year in Japan. This festival is a cheerful occasion, for on this day, the dead are said to return to their homes and they are welcomed by the living. As they are expected to be hungry after their long journey, food is laid out for them. Specially-made lanterns are hung outside each house to help the dead to find their way. All night long, people dance and sing. In the early morning, the food that had been laid out for the dead is thrown into a river or into the sea as it is considered unlucky for anyone living to eat it. In towns that are near the sea, the tiny lanterns which had been hung in the streets the night before, are placed into the water when the festival is over. Thousands of lanterns slowly drift out to sea guiding the dead on their return journey to the other world. This is a moving spectacle, for crowds of people stand on the shore watching the lanterns drifting away until they can be seen no more.
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A Festival for the Dead is held once a year in Japan. This festival is a cheerful occasion, for on this day, the dead are said to return to their homes and they are welcomed by the living. As they are expected to be hungry after their long journey, food is laid out for them. Specially-made lanterns are hung outside each house to help the dead to find their way. All night long, people dance and sing. In the early morning, the food that had been laid out for the dead is thrown into a river or into the sea as it is considered unlucky for anyone living to eat it. In towns that are near the sea, the tiny lanterns which had been hung in the streets the night before, are placed into the water when the festival is over. Thousands of lanterns slowly drift out to sea guiding the dead on their return journey to the other world. This is a moving spectacle, for crowds of people stand on the shore watching the lanterns drifting away until they can be seen no more.
日本每年有一次祭奠亡灵的节日。节日的气氛很欢乐，因为据说这一天，逝去的人会回家，活着的人会迎接他们。 人们觉得，亡灵长途归来一定饿了，便替他们摆好食物。各家门外还挂上特制灯笼，帮亡灵认路。 人们整夜唱歌、跳舞。 清晨，供奉过亡灵的食物会被扔进河里或海里，因为人们认为，活着的人吃了会不吉利。 在海边的城镇，节日结束时，前一晚挂在街上的小灯笼会被放入水中。成千上万盏灯缓缓漂向大海，为亡灵照亮返回另一个世界的路。 这景象十分动人。人们成群站在岸边，望着灯笼渐渐漂远，直到再也看不见。
学完这一课
先沿这条线复述《亡灵返乡》：一年一度迎接亡灵 → 用食物和灯笼迎接 → 彻夜歌舞 → 清早送走供奉的食物 → 让灯笼引导归途 → 岸上的人久久目送。再借一个结构讲自己的事：把本课一个被动句改成有明确执行者的主动句，比较关注点有什么变化。
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