April Fools’ Day
美音、自然拼读、分级阅读与词汇复习
Table of Contents Pranking Fun.
(原始内容存档于2018-10-21). Context of Collection Please Fun.
4 Why April First?
四号为什么是四月一号?
6 Around the World.
6环绕世界.
8 Famous Foolery.
8出名"愚行".
12 Corporate Chaos.
12 企业混乱。
13 Online Pranks.
13"在线恶作剧".
14 Conclusion.
14 结论。
15 Glossary.
15 词汇。
16 Pranking Fun It’s early spring.
16个排位游戏 这是早春。
Your chili ends up buried under a pile of salt.
你的辣椒最后被埋在一堆盐下
You’re the victim of an April Fools’ joke.
你是四月愚人笑话的受害者。
April Fools’ Day is on or near April 1.
4月愚人节在4月1日左右.
It’s the one day of the year to play jokes, or pranks, on people.
一年中有一天,
A common April Fools’ joke is to loosen the top on a saltshaker.
April Fools的一个常见笑话是松开盐水瓶的上部。
A common joke may be replacing the sugar with salt.
一个常见的笑话可能是用盐来取代糖.
When people see that it’s a joke, yell “ April Fools’!”
当人们看到这是个笑话时,
On April 1, you may need to plan for a rude awakening.
4月1日,你可能需要计划一场粗鲁的觉醒.
Why April First?
为什么是四月一号?
No one knows why April Fools’ Day is on April 1.
没有人知道为什么四月愚人。 4月1日为当天.
It may once have marked the coming of spring.
它可能曾经标志着春天的到来.
People were often “fooled” by the changing weather at this time of the year.
人们经常被每年这个时候天气的变化所“迷惑”。
Another idea is that April Fools’ Day began when we first started using the calendar we use today.
另一个想法是,4月愚人节从我们开始使用我们今天使用的日历开始。
The start of the new year moved from the beginning of April to January 1.
新年开业时间由4月初至1月1日.
People who still celebrated New Year’s Day on April 1 were called “ April fools.”
仍然在4月1日庆祝新年的人被称为 " 四月傻瓜 " 。 “
Gotham Goes Mad One story tells how April Fools’ may have started in the English town of Gotham.
哥谭疯人院 April Fools可能开始于英国高谭市。
King John planned to take villagers’ property.
约翰国王计划夺取村民的财产。
The villagers acted like they suffered from insanity to scare King John away.
村民们表现得好像精神错乱把约翰国王吓跑一样.
In those days, insanity was thought to be contagious.
在那些时候,精神错乱被认为是传染性的。
Many celebrations were held in the past near April 1.
过去近4月1日举行了许多庆祝活动。
The ancient Romans celebrated the longer days of spring.
古罗马人庆祝了更长的春天.
They dressed in costumes and played jokes.
他们穿着服装,开玩笑.
In Europe in the twelfth century, people celebrated the Feast of Fools.
在12世纪的欧洲,人们庆祝了"愚人节".
A fake ruler led followers in a parade.
一个假统治者带领追随者参加了游行.
People celebrated in this way until the sixteenth century.
人们以这种方式庆祝到16世纪.
“Washing the Lions” was a fake event at the Tower of London in England.
“鞭打狮子”是英国伦敦塔的一个假事件。
No actual lions were present.
没有真正的狮子在场。
Around the World Today, people celebrate differently around the world.
围绕"今日世界",人们在世界各地的庆祝方式不同.
Scottish Scramble In Scotland, April Fools’ can go on for two days.
April Fools可以继续两天。
On April 1, people in Scotland send friends on foolish tasks.
4月1日,苏格兰民众派出朋友去完成愚蠢的任务.
The second day is for playing more jokes.
第二天是开玩笑
Scotland ATLANTIC OCEAN Tips to Avoid Being the April Fool!
苏格兰的奥克兰提示 避免成为四月的傻瓜!
• Have you read it carefully?
• 支助 你仔细读过吗?
Do you really believe there is a cross between a sheep and a pig called a “shig?”
你真的相信羊和猪有十字架吗?
guard!
警卫!
be what you think.
成为你的想法。
French Foolishness In France, April 1 is called “ April Fish.”
在法国,4月1日被称为“四月鱼”。 “
The fish is a person who is easily fooled.
鱼是很容易被骗的人
People tape paper fish to each other’s backs.
人们把纸鱼拍到对方的背上。
France ATLANTIC OCEAN “April Fish” is also celebrated in other parts of Europe and Canada.
在欧洲和加拿大其他地区也庆祝法国南极海洋“四月鱼”。
American Tricksters In the United States, the fun lasts all day.
美国滑板 在美国,乐趣持续了一整天.
Tell a friend that class is canceled or punch holes in his or her water bottle!
告诉朋友取消课 或打水瓶洞!
Other jokes may be to put oil on a doorknob and food color in milk.
其他笑话可能是把油放入门把手上,把食物颜色放入牛奶中.
You may find plastic bugs in food or on your bed.
你可以在食物或床上找到塑料虫
Canada United States PACIFIC OCEAN Brazil Brazil’s Day of the Lie In Brazil, April 1 is Dia da mentira (Lie Day).
4月1日为Dia da mentira (Lie Day)。
People enjoy playing practical jokes, or brincadeiras (breen-kah- DAY-rahs), on each other and tell silly lies all day.
人们喜欢玩实际的笑话,
Jordanian Jokesters On April 1, 2010, a newspaper in Jordan had an interesting front-page story.
约旦小丑 2010年4月1日,约旦的一家报纸有有趣的头版报道.
It reported that three spaceships had landed in the desert nearby.
它报告说有三艘太空船降落在附近的沙漠.
Some people in the town were not used to April Fools’ pranks and got scared.
镇上有些人不习惯"四月愚人"的恶作剧并感到害怕.
The newspaper apologized for the story.
报纸对此报道表示歉意.
Iran Jordan Sizdah Bedar The Iranian (Persian) calendar is very old.
约旦 Sizdah Bedar 伊朗(波斯语)的历法非常古老.
The thirteenth day of the Iranian new year is called Sizdah Bedar (seez-DAH be-DAR).
伊朗新年的第13天被称作"Sizdah Bedar"(seez-DAH be-DAR).
It falls around April 1 and has been around since 536 bc.
它于4月1日左右坠落并自536 bc起就一直在周围.
On Sizdah Bedar, families and friends share picnics, pranks, and fun.
在Sizdah Bedar上,家人和朋友分享野餐、恶作剧和乐趣。
It might just be the oldest-known joke day in history.
这可能是历史上最古老的笑话
Famous Foolery Some April Fools’ jokes are famous.
April的笑话很出名。
Spaghetti Trees?
意面树?
In 1957, a British TV show described a spaghetti tree.
1957年,一出英国电视剧描述了一棵意大利面树.
When the show was over, many people called the station wanting one.
节目结束后,许多人称电台想要一个.
BBC TV’s show Panorama showed a family from Switzerland during its yearly “spaghetti harvest.”
BBC电视台的节目《全景》显示,一个来自瑞士的家庭在一年一度的 " 斯帕盖蒂收割 " 期间。 “
Corporate Chaos Companies and the media fool people, too.
企业混乱公司和媒体也愚弄人们。
On April 1, 1996, Taco Bell said that it had bought the American Liberty Bell.
1996年4月1日,塔克岛 贝尔说它买了美国自由钟.
The company said it would now be called the “Taco Liberty Bell.”
该公司说,现在将称为“Taco自由钟”。 “
Many people believed the story.
许多人相信这个故事.
The company had to say it was a joke.
公司不得不说这是一个笑话。
In 1998, Burger King showed an ad for a left-handed burger.
1998年,汉堡王展示了左手汉堡的广告.
They said it made left-handed eating easier.
他们说这让左撇子吃得轻松
Liberty Bell Can you tell the difference between a left-handed and right-handed burger?
自由钟 你能分辨出左手和右手汉堡的区别吗?
Online Pranks Internet April Fools’ jokes spread fast.
网络恶作剧"愚人"的笑话迅速传播.
One of Google’s famous jokes was a drink it said made people smarter.
Google著名的笑话之一,
In 2012, a radio station said that Twitter was changing to 133 characters per tweet.
2012年,有一家广播电台表示,Twitter正在改为每个推特133个字符.
It was a joke.
这是一个笑话。
In 2013, Twitter said it would ask people who used vowels in their tweets to pay more.
2013年,Twitter表示将要求在微博中使用元音的人支付更多.
This, too, was a joke.
这也是一个笑话。
Even Pokémon Go began as an Internet joke in 2014.
甚至波克门 Go于2014年开始作为网络笑话.
Google Maps said it had a tool that would find the best Pokémon Master in the world.
Google Maps表示,它拥有一个能找到世界上最优秀的"Pokémon Master"的工具.
To catch a creature in the April Fools’ version of Pokémon Go, just tap the screen.
为了捕捉四月愚人版Pokémon Go的生物,
Conclusion Follow certain rules during April Fools’ Day.
在4月的愚人节,
Don’t be mean.
别这么刻薄。
If you’re going to make a joke, make sure you can take a joke in return.
若你想开个玩笑,
Many places around the world enjoy April Fools’ Day.
全球许多地方都享受"四月愚人节".
Keep it safe and fun!
保持它的安全与乐趣!
The best April Fools’ pranks are fun but harmless!
April Fools的恶作剧很有趣,