{
  "title": "The dead return",
  "title_zh": "亡灵返乡",
  "body": {
    "type": "narrative",
    "paragraphs": [
      {
        "en": "A Festival for the Dead is held once a year in Japan.",
        "zh": "日本每年过一次“亡灵节”。"
      },
      {
        "en": "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.",
        "zh": "这个节日是个欢乐的日子，因为在这一天，据说死去的人要回到他们的家里来，活着的人则对他们表示欢迎。"
      },
      {
        "en": "As they are expected to be hungry after their long journey, food is laid out for them.",
        "zh": "因为预料到他们在经过长途旅行之后会感到饥饿，所以为他们摆放好了食品。"
      },
      {
        "en": "Specially-made lanterns are hung outside each house to help the dead to find their way.",
        "zh": "特制的灯笼挂在各家的门外，为的是帮助亡灵看清道路。"
      },
      {
        "en": "All night long, people dance and sing.",
        "zh": "整个夜晚人们载歌载舞。"
      },
      {
        "en": "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.",
        "zh": "一大早，人们便把为死者摆放的食品扔进河中或海里，因为人们认为活着的人吃了这些东西是不吉利的。"
      },
      {
        "en": "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.",
        "zh": "在靠海的城镇中，头天夜里挂在大街小巷的小灯笼在节后就放在了水里。"
      },
      {
        "en": "Thousands of lanterns slowly drift out to sea guiding the dead on their return journey to the other world.",
        "zh": "成千上万只灯笼慢慢漂向大海，指引着亡灵返回另一个世界。"
      },
      {
        "en": "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.",
        "zh": "这是一个感人的场面，人们成群地伫立在海岸上，注视着灯笼远去，直到再也看不见为止。"
      }
    ]
  },
  "subtitles": [
    {
      "timestamp": null,
      "en": "[ti:The Dead Return]",
      "zh": "亡灵返乡"
    },
    {
      "timestamp": "00:11.01",
      "en": "What happens to the lanterns at the end of the festival?",
      "zh": "节日结束时，那些灯笼会怎样呢？"
    },
    {
      "timestamp": "00:17.38",
      "en": "A Festival for the Dead is held once a year in Japan.",
      "zh": "日本每年过一次“亡灵节”。"
    },
    {
      "timestamp": "00:22.72",
      "en": "This festival is a cheerful occasion,",
      "zh": "这个节日是个欢乐的日子，"
    },
    {
      "timestamp": "00:26.05",
      "en": "for on this day, the dead are said to return to their homes and they are welcomed by the living.",
      "zh": "因为在这一天，据说死去的人要回到他们的家里来，活着的人则对他们表示欢迎。"
    },
    {
      "timestamp": "00:34.36",
      "en": "As they are expected to be hungry after their long journey, food is laid out for them.",
      "zh": "因为预料到他们在经过长途旅行之后会感到饥饿，所以为他们摆放好了食品。"
    },
    {
      "timestamp": "00:41.81",
      "en": "Specially-made lanterns are hung outside each house to help the dead to find their way.",
      "zh": "特制的灯笼挂在各家的门外，为的是帮助亡灵看清道路。"
    },
    {
      "timestamp": "00:49.85",
      "en": "All night long, people dance and sing.",
      "zh": "整个夜晚人们载歌载舞。"
    },
    {
      "timestamp": "00:54.07",
      "en": "In the early morning the food that had been laid out for the dead",
      "zh": "一大早，人们便把为死者摆放的"
    },
    {
      "timestamp": "00:59.49",
      "en": "is thrown into a river or into the sea as it is considered unlucky for anyone living to eat it.",
      "zh": "食品扔进河中或海里，因为人们认为活着的人吃了这些东西是不吉利的。"
    },
    {
      "timestamp": "01:09.25",
      "en": "In towns that are near the sea, the tiny lanterns which had been hung in the streets the night before,",
      "zh": "在靠海的城镇中，头天夜里挂在大街小巷的小灯笼"
    },
    {
      "timestamp": "01:17.84",
      "en": "are placed into the water when the festival is over.",
      "zh": "小灯笼在节后就放在了水里。"
    },
    {
      "timestamp": "01:22.15",
      "en": "Thousands of lanterns slowly drift out to sea guiding the dead on their return journey to the other world.",
      "zh": "成千上万只灯笼慢慢漂向大海，指引着亡灵返回另一个世界。"
    },
    {
      "timestamp": "01:31.58",
      "en": "This is a moving spectacle, for crowds of people",
      "zh": "这是一个感人的场面，人们成群地"
    },
    {
      "timestamp": "01:36.07",
      "en": "stand on the shore watching the lanterns drifting away until they can be seen no more.",
      "zh": "伫立在海岸上，注视着灯笼远去，直到再也看不见为止。"
    }
  ],
  "book": 2,
  "lesson": 96
}