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轻松实用美语 第5课:开心四月不需要理由 (1)

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开心四月不需要理由 (1)

嘉宾:Greg 高慕鸿
主题:开心四月不需要理由,玩玩笑笑更健康!
G:So did you study for the test today? I was up all night studying for it,I hope I'll get a good grade.
J:Test? What test? We didn't know we have a test today.
G:Ahh,ahh,ahh, April Fools!I was just yanking you chain!The test is next week.
J:Oh, thank heavens,you scared me! What's the April Fools' day, anyway?
G:April Fools' day is traditionly held on 1st of April.People play practical jokes on their friends and love ones, just like I did to you.
J:Does the whole road celebrate it?
G:A lot of countries do,for example, New Zealand,Ireland,UK and S.Africa, only play joke until noon. Sometimes, news papers play hoax on morning articles.In other countries,like America,France and Italia,the jokes last all day.
J:So how did this crazy holiday start? What's the history behind the April Fools' day?
G:The actual original April Fools' day is kinda grey area, the earliest association between 1st April and the foolishest can be traced back to the year 1392.
J:Cool! Can you tell me something hoaxes that you heard about?
G:In 1957,BBC run a great hoax about "a tree grows noodles on it".After that all the people called the television station wanting to know how do they grow their own noodle tree.
J:That'sinteresting.I think you'd better watch you back today, I determine to seek revenge.
G:Well,good luck,you never fool me.

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trace [treis]

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n. 痕迹,踪迹,微量
vt. 追踪,找出根源

 
celebrate ['selibreit]

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v. 庆祝,庆贺,颂扬

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association [ə.səusi'eiʃən]

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n. 联合,结合,交往,协会,社团,联想

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hoax [həuks]

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v. 欺骗,哄骗,愚弄
n. 愚弄人,恶作剧

 
celebrated ['selibreitid]

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adj. 著名的,声誉卓著的 动词celebrate的过

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determine [di'tə:min]

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v. 决定,决心,确定,测定

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revenge [ri'vendʒ]

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n. 报仇,报复,复仇愿望,获得满足的机会
v

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original [ə'ridʒənl]

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adj. 最初的,原始的,有独创性的,原版的

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certain ['sə:tn]

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adj. 确定的,必然的,特定的
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