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’ve been the victim of an April Fools’ joke.
你成为四月愚人笑话的受害者。
April Fools’ Day is celebrated on or around the first day of April every year.
每年四月初一左右,
It’s one day of the year when it’s okay to play jokes, or pranks, on people.
每年有一天,
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。
Popular pranks might be to put grease on a doorknob or swap the sugar for salt.
流行的恶作剧可能是在门把手上放上油脂 或者用糖来换盐
You might get friends to do something silly, like try to buy plaid paint.
你可能会找朋友做一些傻事 比如买花纹油漆
When they realize it’s a joke, it’s traditional to shout “ April Fools’!”
当他们意识到这是个笑话时,
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.
The holiday may have originally had to do with welcoming spring.
假期最初可能与欢迎春天有关.
Many were often “fooled” by the changing weather at this time of the year.
许多人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 in the 1500s when the calendar we use today was introduced.
另一个想法是4月愚人节始于15世纪,
The start of the new year was moved from the beginning of April to January 1.
新年的起步时间由4月初移至1月1日.
People who still celebrated New Year’s Day on the first of April 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’ land and property.
约翰国王计划夺取村民的土地和财产.
The villagers acted as though they suffered from insanity to scare King John away.
村民们好像精神错乱 吓跑约翰国王
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。
One of the villagers’ tricks was to tie a “sick” wheelbarrow to a tree to stop it from biting anyone!
村民们的诡计之一是将一棵"生病"的手推车绑到一棵树上来阻止它咬人!
Many cultures in the past held celebrations near April 1.
过去许多文化在4月1日附近举行了庆祝活动.
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 games and jokes.
他们穿着服装,玩游戏和笑话.
At the end of the twelfth century, people celebrated the Feast of Fools in parts of Europe.
在12世纪末,人们在欧洲部分地区庆祝了"愚人节".
People chose a false ruler to lead the celebrations.
人们选择了假统治者来领导庆祝活动.
The followers joined in the fun by dressing in disguise.
追随者们通过伪装来加入乐趣.
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 staged at the Tower of London in England.
“鞭打狮子”是在英国伦敦塔举行的一场假活动。
No actual lions were present.
没有真正的狮子在场。
Around the World Today, people celebrate April Fools’ Day differently around the world.
在今日世界,
Scottish Scramble Some people in parts of the United Kingdom believe that the fun must stop by noon.
苏格兰摇摆 英国部分地区的一些人认为,乐趣必须在中午前停止.
In Scotland, however, April Fools’ can go on for two days.
在苏格兰,
On April 1, some people send friends on foolish errands.
4月1日,有人派朋友去做蠢事.
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!
a pig called a “shig?”
猪叫"猪"?
you’re being watched?
你在被监视吗?
Be on your guard!
小心点!
think.
认为。
French Foolishness In France, April 1 is often known as “ April Fish.”
在法国,4月1日被称为“四月鱼”。 “
The fish is a person who is easily caught, or easily fooled.
鱼是容易被捕获或容易被愚弄的人。
A paper fish is taped to the victim’s back.
一张纸鱼被绑在被害者的背上。
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.
Telling a friend that class is canceled and punching holes in his or her water bottle are examples of common pranks.
告诉一个朋友课被取消 和打孔 他或她的水瓶 是常见的恶作剧的例子。
Other pranks are putting oil on a doorknob and adding food coloring to someone’s milk.
其他恶作剧在门把手上放油,
Another trick is putting plastic bugs on food, beds, or chairs!
另一个把塑料虫放进食物、床或椅子上
Brazil’s Day of the Lie In Brazil, April 1 is Dia da mentira (Lie Day).
4月1日是巴西的谎言日,
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 outside a town in eastern Jordan.
它报告说有三艘太空船在约旦东部一个城镇外的沙漠上着陆.
Some people in the town were not used to April Fools’ pranks and were really scared.
April Fools的恶作剧并不习惯,
The mayor considered evacuating the thirteen thousand people who lived there.
市长考虑撤走住在那里的13 000人。
The newspaper’s editor apologized for the story.
该报的编辑就此事道歉.
Iran Jordan Sizdah Bedar The Iranian (Persian) calendar is very old and is only used in Iran and Afghanistan.
约旦 Sizdah Bedar 伊朗(波斯文)历法很古老,只在伊朗和阿富汗使用.
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 practiced since 536 bc.
它于4月1日左右坠落并自536 bc起被练习.
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 Famous April Fools’ celebrations have also made their mark on history.
知名的愚人节(Famous Foolery Famous April Fools)也为历史留下了烙印.
Spaghetti Trees?
意面树?
In 1957, a British TV program told viewers about a spaghetti tree.
1957年,一个英国电视节目向观众讲述了一棵意大利面树.
Viewers were shown people pulling spaghetti from trees.
观众看到人们从树上拉出意大利面
After the program, hundreds of viewers called the station asking how to grow their own spaghetti trees!
节目播出后,有上百名观众致电本站,询问如何种植自己的意大利面树!.
BBC TV’s show Panorama showed a family from Switzerland during its annual “spaghetti harvest.”
BBC电视台的节目"全景"(Panorama)在一年一度的"斯帕盖蒂收割"期间展示了一个来自瑞士的家庭. “
Corporate Chaos Companies and the media release fake stories, too.
企业混乱公司和媒体也发布假新闻.
On April 1, 1996, Taco Bell announced that it had bought the Liberty Bell, the famous American treasure.
1996年4月1日,塔克岛 贝尔宣布它已经购买了美国著名的宝藏"自由钟".
The company said it was going to call it the “Taco Liberty Bell.”
该公司说,它将称之为“Taco Liberty Bell”。 “
Many people believed the story.
许多人相信这个故事.
The company then had to state that it was a joke.
公司随后不得不声明这是个玩笑.
In 1998, Burger King published an ad for a left-handed burger.
1998年,汉堡王发布了"左撇子汉堡"的广告.
The company claimed it was created to make left-handed eating easier.
公司声称其创建是为了让左撇子吃得更容易.
Liberty Bell Can you tell the difference between a left-handed and right- handed burger?
自由钟 你能分辨左手和右手汉堡的区别吗?
Online Pranks Online April Fools’ jokes spread quickly.
April Fools的笑话迅速传播。
Google is well known for its April Fools’ jokes.
谷歌以"四月愚人"的笑话而出名.
One of its most famous jokes was the Google Gulp in 2005.
其最出名的笑话之一是2005年的Google Gulp.
The Google Gulp was a drink that was said to make the person who drank it smarter.
Google Gulp是一种饮料,据说使喝它的人更聪明.
In 2012, a radio station announced that Twitter was changing to 133 characters per tweet.
2012年,一家广播电台宣布推特改为每条推特133个字符.
This would save the company $1.
这样可以省下公司一美元.
4 billion.
40亿.
It wasn’t true, of course.
当然,这不是真的。
On April 1, 2013, Twitter said it would start charging more to people if they used vowels in their tweets.
2013年4月1日,Twitter表示,如果在微博中使用元音,将会开始向人们收取更多的费用.
If people wanted to use vowels, they could pay extra every month.
如果人们想要使用元音,他们可以每月额外支付.
Even the idea for Pokémon Go began as an Internet joke in 2014.
就连Pokémon Go的想法也从2014年开始作为网络笑话.
Google Maps advertised a tool that would find the world’s best Pokémon Master.
Google Maps广告推出一个工具,
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 safety rules when celebrating April Fools’ Day.
在庆祝4月愚人节时,
Don’t be mean.
别这么刻薄。
April Fools’ jokes are supposed to be fun.
April Fools的笑话应该很有趣。
Finally, remember that if you’re going to make a joke, make sure you can take a joke in return.
请记住,如果你想开个玩笑,
On April Fools’ Day in many countries around the world, jokers try to fool the unsuspecting.
全世界许多国家的愚人节,
It is one special day to celebrate the funny side of life.
今天是庆祝人生滑稽的一天。
Keep it safe and simple and, most of all, fun.
保持安全 简单 最重要的是 有趣
The best April Fools’ pranks are fun but harmless!
April Fools的恶作剧很有趣,