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 hoax 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 association between the first of April and foolishness can be traced 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 hoaxes 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 determined to seek revenge!

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 relieved 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 deception 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