【话匣子英语】愚人节

Sample transcript¹

 

Maura: So, a hoax² is when you pretend that something is happening but it really isn’t happening.

Jessie : Yeah, it is kind of like telling a lie.

Maura: But it is a fun lie, especially on April Fools Day just for fun.

Jessie : Exactly.

Maura: Right, so if I came today in shorts and a t-shirt and I said, “Oh Jessie, I was just at the beach and it was 30 degrees”. That would be a hoax. That would be a joke because unfortunately it is not that warm in Montreal yet.

Jessie : I don’t think I would believe you. I’m not that gullible³.

Maura: Yeah, you probably wouldn’t. So what kind of jokes have been played on you on April Fools Day?

1 transcript   

n.抄本，誊本，副本，肄业证书

参考例句：

• A transcript of the tapes was presented as evidence in court.一份录音带的文字本作为证据被呈交法庭。
• They wouldn't let me have a transcript of the interview.他们拒绝给我一份采访的文字整理稿。

2 hoax   

v.欺骗，哄骗，愚弄；n.愚弄人，恶作剧

参考例句：

• They were the victims of a cruel hoax.他们是一个残忍恶作剧的受害者。
• They hoax him out of his money.他们骗去他的钱。

3 gullible   

adj.易受骗的；轻信的

参考例句：

• The swindlers had roped into a number of gullible persons.骗子们已使一些轻信的人上了当。
• The advertisement is aimed at gullible young women worried about their weight.这则广告专门针对担心自己肥胖而易受骗的年轻女士。