英语PK台 第58期:假装你不知道愚人节(2)

 Dialogue :

XiaoGao:So did you study for the test today? I was up all night studying for it, I hope I get a good grade.

小高：你认真看书准备考试了吗？我最晚熬了一宿，希望能考个好成绩呀！

JingJing:Test? What test? I didn’t know we had a test today!

京晶：考试？什么考试？我不知道我们今天有考试呀！

XiaoGao:Haha! April Fools! I was just yanking your chain. The test is next week!

小高：哈哈，愚人节快乐！我刚才跟你开玩笑呢！是下周考试呢！

JingJing:Oh thank heavens! You scared me! What is April Fool’s Day anyway?

京晶：哎呀我的妈呀！不带这么吓人的呢！那啥，到底什么是愚人节啊！

XiaoGao:April Fool’s Day is traditionally held on the first of April. People play practical jokes on their friends and loved ones, just like I did to you!

小高：按照传统，四月愚人节就在四月的第一天，人们会跟朋友和关系亲密的人开开玩笑，就像我刚才跟你闹着玩儿那样。

JingJing:Does the whole world celebrate it?

京晶：全世界都庆祝这个节日吗？

XiaoGao: A lot of countries do. For example, New Zealand, Ireland, the UK and South Africa only play jokes until noon. Sometimes, newspapers will have a hoax¹ in the morning articles. In other countries, like America, France, and Italy, the jokes last all day.

小高：许多国家都庆祝呢！比如，新西兰，爱尔兰，英国，南非，这些国家人们之间开玩笑不会超过中午。有时候，报纸会在早间版文章中来个恶作剧。在另外一些国家，比如美国、法国、意大利，玩笑可以持续一整天。

JingJing:So how did this crazy holiday start? What’s the history behind April Fool’s Day?

京晶：那这个疯狂的节日是如何开始的呢？愚人节的历史是怎样的呢？

XiaoGao:The actual origin of April Fool’s Day is kind a grey area. The earliest association² between the first of April and foolishness can be traced³ back to the year 1392.

小高：愚人节真实的起源其实是不太确定的。不过4月1号和愚人的联系最早可以追溯到1392年。

JingJing:Cool! Can you tell me some funny hoaxes⁴ that you’ve heard about?

京晶：不错，那…能不能告诉我一些你听过的有趣的恶作剧？

XiaoGao:In 1957, BBC ran a famous hoax about a tree that grew noodles on it. After that, a lot of people called the television station wanting to know how to grow their own noodle tree.

小高：在1957年，英国的BBC电视台开了一个著名的玩笑，一棵树上长出面条了。听了这则消息后，人们纷纷打电话给电视台询问如何在树上种面条。

JingJing:That’s interesting. I think you better watch your back today. I’m determined⁵ to seek revenge⁶!

京晶：有意思，不过你今天最好小心点儿，我可是会报仇的哦！

XiaoGao:Good luck. You’ll never fool me!

小高：祝你好运！想整我没那么容易！

New words for dialogue:

April Fools! =said to someone to tell them that you have played an April Fool’s joke on them 愚人节快乐！

Yank someone’s chain = to joke with someone 跟某人开玩笑

Thank heavens! =said when you are relieved⁷ about something 谢天谢地

Practical joke = a trick played on someone to make them look foolish and amuse others 开玩笑

Hoax = a humorous deception⁸ 恶作剧

Origin = the starting point of something 起源

Grey area =something that is not certain or clear 模糊的，不清楚的，不确定的

Watch your back =be careful, something might happen to you 小心点儿

Seek revenge =hurt or harm someone because they hurt or !harmed you 复仇

1 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。

2 association   

n.联盟，协会，社团；交往，联合；联想

参考例句：

• Our long association with your company has brought great benefits.我方和贵公司的长期合作带来了巨大的利益。
• I broke away from the association ten years ago.我10年前就脱离了那个团体。

3 traced   

描绘( trace的过去式和过去分词 )； 追溯； 发现； 跟踪

参考例句：

• We finally traced him to an address in Chicago. 我们终于追查到他在芝加哥的一个地址。
• The names were traced out in stark black print. 这些名字是用醒目的黑体字印出的。

4 hoaxes   

n.恶作剧，戏弄( hoax的名词复数 )v.开玩笑骗某人，戏弄某人( hoax的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• The disc jockey, a young separatist named Pierre Brassard, has made his name with such hoaxes. 这位名叫彼埃尔 - 布拉萨尔的音乐节目主持人，是一名年轻的分离主义者，以制造这类骗局闻名。 来自百科语句
• This chain-letter hoaxes, has mutated over the years. 这一骗局多年来在互联网上不断发展和变异。 来自互联网

5 determined   

adj.坚定的；有决心的

参考例句：

• I have determined on going to Tibet after graduation.我已决定毕业后去西藏。
• He determined to view the rooms behind the office.他决定查看一下办公室后面的房间。

6 revenge   

v.报...之仇，为...报仇 ；n.报仇，复仇

参考例句：

• She poisoned his mind with ideas of hate and revenge.她用复仇的思想来毒害他的心灵。
• There was anger in his eyes and revenge in his heart.他两眼闪现怒火，一心只想复仇。

7 relieved   

a.如释重负的

参考例句：

• You'll be relieved to know your jobs are safe. 现在知道你们的工作保住了，可以放心了。
• Your coming relieved me of the bother of writing a long letter. 你来了，省去我写长信的麻烦了。

8 deception   

n.欺骗，欺诈；骗局，诡计

参考例句：

• He admitted conspiring to obtain property by deception.他承认曾与人合谋骗取财产。
• He was jailed for two years for fraud and deception.他因为诈骗和欺诈入狱服刑两年。