Every October - or even earlier - millions of Americans are spending on costumes, decorating their homes and lawns with garish skeletons and spiders and doling out candy bars to little superheroes and witches.

每年10月——甚至更早——数百万美国人就开始购买服装，用俗髅和蜘蛛装饰房子和草坪，向小超级英和女巫们分发糖果棒。

A big spread, a dance floor, layers of kitsch, He reasoned that in another decade he wouldn't be able to throw such a party.

丰盛菜肴， 舞池，俗装饰，他思忖着，再过十年，恐怕就无法举办这样聚会了。 他母亲、姑姑、叔叔或许已不在人世， 或已无法出席。