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中英文本
April Fools' Day is on the first of April every year. It is a day when people can play tricks, practical jokes and hoaxes on each other. No one really knows the exact origin of this day. The writer Mark Twain famously said: “This is the day upon which we are reminded of what we are on the other three-hundred and sixty-four days.” In some countries, you have until noon to play your jokes. If you play a trick on someone after midday, you are the April Fool. In other countries, April Fools' Day lasts the whole day. On this day, you never know what or who to believe. Even newspapers and television stations play April Fools' jokes on their readers and viewers. Sometimes people actually think the real news is an April Fools' joke.
每年的4月1日为愚人节
Some of the most famous April Fools' jokes are quite amazing. My favourite happened in 1957. The BBC showed a documentary of people in Switzerland cutting spaghetti from spaghetti trees. Lots of people contacted the BBC asking how they could grow their own spaghetti trees! Another good one was the “left-handed burger” advertised by Burger King on April 1st, 1998. They said all of the juice would drip out of the right hand side of the burger. Many customers asked the Burger King staff for the traditional right-handed burger. Other classic jokes include the BBC’s 1965 news of “Smell-o-vision” and Google’s 2008 invitation for people to apply to be astronauts to live on the website’s new base on Mars. If you believe that, you’ll believe anything!
许多愚人节笑话十分有趣
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重点讲解
1.practical joke 恶作剧
例句:In England, jokes are only played in the morning as it is considered bad luck to play a practical joke on someone after noon.
在英格兰,只有上午才能和人开玩笑,过了中午的恶作剧会被人认为是不吉利的
。2.play a trick on 恶作剧
例句:Then we'd play a trick on them, usually taking a piece of soap and make marks on their windows.
我们就捉弄他们,通常是拿一块肥皂把他们的玻璃涂得乱七八糟
。3.remind of 使回想起
例句:This mishap reminded me of a traffic accident I once experienced.
这次不幸事故使我联想起我过去经历的一次交通事故
。4.play joke on 戏弄
例句:Sometimes, they like to play jokes on others.
但有的时候他们也会戏弄别人
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