你必须要小心愚人节
1stAprilisadaytobecareful,oryoucouldeasilygettrickedbysomeone.It’sAprilfool’sDay,adaywhenpeopletraditionallyliketotrytomakeafoolofsomeoneelseandlaughatthem.
Therearelotsoftheoriessurroundingtheoriginsoftheday,butoneexplanationisconnectedwiththechangeinthecalendarinthe16thcentury,whichmeantthat1stAprilwasnolongerthebeginningoftheyear.ThosewhostillcelebratedtheNewYearon1stAprilwerecalledfools.
SowhatkindofpranksdopeopleplayonAprilfool’sDay?Well,therearelotsofsimpletricksthatyoucanplayonyourfriends.Forexample,youcouldwearablacksweaterandpullapieceofwhitethreadthroughit,sothatpeopletrytopullitoff.Youcouldchangethetimeonsomeone’salarmclocksothatthey’relateforwork.Orglueacointothefloorandseehowmanypeopletrytopickitup.
Allthesearesmall-scalepracticaljokeswhichyoumightplayononeotherpersonorafewpeople.Butthere’salsoatraditionoflargecompaniesattemptingtofoolalotofpeople.Forexampleaburgerrestaurantonceclaimedthattheywereintroducingaleft-handedburger!
Inparticular,themediaoftentrytomakepeoplebelievesomethingwhichisnottrue.Newspaperspublishsomeludicrousstorieseveryyear,althoughsomeofthemareactuallytrue.It’sentertainingtotrytoguesswhichstoriesaretrueandwhicharefake.IntheAprilFool’sstories,theyoftenincludeacluetothefactthatit’sajoke.Forexamplethenameofan‘expert’quotedinthearticlemightbeananagramof‘AprilFool’.
Radioandtelevisionprogrammeshavealsofooledmanypeoplebybroadcastingreportswhichareuntrue.Oneprogrammeannouncedtheinventionofanamazingnewweight-lossproduct-waterwhichcontainedminuscalories!
AndoneofthemostfamoushoaxeseverwasbroadcastbytheBBCitselfin1957!AveryseriousnewsprogrammecalledPanoramareportedonthepoorspaghettiharvestinSwitzerland,andshowedpicturesoffarmerspickingspaghettifromtrees!HundredsofpeopleweretakeninandwrotetotheBBCaskinghowtogrowtheirownspaghetti.
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愚人节
aprilfools'dayisadaytoplayjokesonothers,nooneknowshowthisholidaybeganbutpeoplethinkitfirststartedinfrance.inthe16thcentury,peoplecelebratednewyear'sdayfrommarch25toapril1.
inthemid—1560skingcharlesixchangeditfrommarch25tojanuary1.butsomepeoplestillcelebratedinonapril1,sootherscalledthemaprilfools.eachcountrycelebratesaprilfools'daydifferently.
infrance,peoplecalltheaprilfools“aprilfish”.theytapeapaperfishtotheirfriends'backstofoolthem.whenheorshefindsthis,theyshout“aprilfish!”inengland,peopleplayjokesonlyinthemorning.youarea“noodle”ifsomeonefoolsyou.
inscotland,aprilfools'dayis48hourslong.theycallanaprilfool“aprilgowk”.gowkisanothernameforacuckoobird.
intheamerica,peopleplaysmalljokesontheirfriendsandanyotherpeopleonthefirstofaprol.theymaypointdowntoyourshoeandsay,“yourshoelaceisuntied.”ifyoubelievethemandlookdowntosee,youareanaprilfoolthen.
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庆祝愚人节
Inthe16thcentury,peoplecelebratedNewYear'sDayfromMarch25toApril1.Inthemid—1560sKingCharlesIXchangeditfromMarch25toJanuary1.ButsomepeoplestillcelebratedinonApril1,sootherscalledthemAprilFools.
EachcountrycelebratesAprilFools'Daydifferently.InFrance,peoplecalltheAprilFools“AprilFish”.Theytapeapaperfishtotheirfriends'backstofoolthem.Whenheorshefindsthis,theyshout“AprilFish!”
InEngland,peopleplayjokesonlyinthemorning.Youarea“noodle”ifsomeonefoolsyou.InScotland,AprilFools'Dayis48hourslong.TheycallanAprilFool“AprilGowk”.Gowkisanothernameforacuckoobird.
IntheAmerica,peopleplaysmalljokesontheirfriendsandanyotherpeopleonthefirstofAprol.Theymaypointdowntoyourshoeandsay,“Yourshoelaceisuntied.”Ifyoubelievethemandlookdowntosee,youareanAprilFoolthen.