A Festival for the Dead is held once a year in Japan.

the + adj. ^一类... §

• The dead 和 the living ^{均为“定冠词+形容词”结构，表示某类人。}
• the old ^{老人/老的事物}
• the new ^{新人/新的事物}
• the sick ^病人
• the disabled ^残疾人

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.

be welcomed by ^{(被by ...)受欢迎(welcome的过去式与分词规则变化)}

• They are welcomed by the living. ^{它们被活着的人欢迎}
• Without doubt, tea is welcomed all over the world.^{毫无疑问，茶受到世界各地的欢迎。}

As they are expected to be hungry after their long journey, food is laid out for them.

lay out ^{摆放，展示，摆设，摊开}

• Don’t lay out your clothes on the bed.Put them away. ^{put away 收起，放好}

All night long, people dance and sing.

all night long ^{整夜（long 为副词，表示“整个，在整段期间中”，常与 all 连用）}

• It snowed all day long. ^整天
• She stayed with her grandfather all summer long. ^整个夏天

Specially-made lanterns are hung outside each house to help the dead to find their way.

Specially-made ^{特制的(新三L1重点讲解：adv. + done = adj. 构词法)}

• well-dressed §
• well-ventilated §
• newly-arrived ^{新到的(副词修饰动词，如果前面是adj.后面应该加名词)}

* 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.

return journey ^{返程：指从某地返回原始出发地的旅行或行程。}

• After a week of vacation, we started our return journey back home.^{度过了一个星期的假期后，我们开始了回家的返程。}

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.

crowds of people ^{指聚集在一起的大量人群。}

• The streets were filled with crowds of people during the festival.^{节日期间，街上挤满了人群。}

moving ^{adj. 动人的，感人的}

• a moving spectacle ^{一个感人的场面}