九級英語全冊口譯精練Unit12Lifeisfulloftheunexpected4人教新目標(biāo)

1、九級英語全冊口譯九級英語全冊口譯精練精練Unit12Lifeisfulloftheunexpected4人人教新目標(biāo)教新目標(biāo)This information comes from Yang Xuehuiat Shili high school in Xihe, Gansu.愚人節(jié)愚人節(jié) April Fools Day 愚人節(jié)是世界上許多不同國家都慶愚人節(jié)是世界上許多不同國家都慶祝的節(jié)日。祝的節(jié)日。April Fools Day is a celebration that takes place in different countries around the world. 它在每年的四月一日

2、，它在每年的四月一日， It happens on April 1st every year,這是一個許多人會互相開各種玩笑這是一個許多人會互相開各種玩笑或者惡作劇的日子。或者惡作劇的日子。And it is a day when many people play all kinds of tricks, and jokes on each other. 有一年的愚人節(jié)，有一年的愚人節(jié)， One April Fools Day, 英國的一位記者宣稱，將不再有意英國的一位記者宣稱，將不再有意大利面條了，大利面條了，a reporter in England announced that ther

3、e would be no more spaghetti,因?yàn)橐獯罄r(nóng)民停止種植意大利面因?yàn)橐獯罄r(nóng)民停止種植意大利面條。條。because the spaghetti farmers in Italy had stopped growing spaghetti. 許多人跑到當(dāng)?shù)爻斜M可能多地買許多人跑到當(dāng)?shù)爻斜M可能多地買意大利面條，意大利面條，Many people ran to their local supermarkets to buy as much spaghetti as they could.等人們意識到這是一個惡作劇時，等人們意識到這是一個惡作劇時，By the time

4、people realized that the story was a hoax, 全國所有意大利面條都被賣光了。全國所有意大利面條都被賣光了。 all of the spaghetti across the country had been sold out. 在另一個著名的惡作劇中，在另一個著名的惡作劇中，In another famous trick, 英國一電視節(jié)目報道發(fā)現(xiàn)了一種特英國一電視節(jié)目報道發(fā)現(xiàn)了一種特殊的水，殊的水，a TV show in England reported the discovery of special water. 他們說這種水可以幫助人們減肥，他們說

5、這種水可以幫助人們減肥， They said this water would help people lose weight, 有位消費(fèi)者僅四個月就減掉了很多有位消費(fèi)者僅四個月就減掉了很多體重。體重。and that one customer had already lost a lot of weight in just four months. 當(dāng)天結(jié)束之前，當(dāng)天結(jié)束之前，By the end of the day, 10，000多人已經(jīng)給電臺打電話詢多人已經(jīng)給電臺打電話詢問如何得到這種水。問如何得到這種水。more than 10,000 people had phoned the T

6、V station to find out how to get this water.許多愚人節(jié)玩笑的結(jié)局并不那么有許多愚人節(jié)玩笑的結(jié)局并不那么有趣。趣。Many April Fools jokes may end up being not very funny.一著名電視明星曾在愚人節(jié)邀請他一著名電視明星曾在愚人節(jié)邀請他的女朋友上他的電視節(jié)目，的女朋友上他的電視節(jié)目，A famous TV star once invited his girlfriend onto his show on April Fools Day. 他向她求婚。他向她求婚。He asked her to marry

7、him. 那女士如此高興因?yàn)樗嫦虢Y(jié)婚。那女士如此高興因?yàn)樗嫦虢Y(jié)婚。The lady was so happy because she really wanted to get married. 然而，當(dāng)她說好的時候他卻回答然而，當(dāng)她說好的時候他卻回答“愚人節(jié)傻瓜！愚人節(jié)傻瓜！” However, when she said yes, he replied, “April Fool!” 那個小玩笑結(jié)局并不快樂，那個小玩笑結(jié)局并不快樂，That little joke didnt have a very happy ending. 電視明星失去了他的女朋友和他的電視明星失去了他的女朋友和他的節(jié)

8、目也被取消了。節(jié)目也被取消了。 The TV star lost his girlfriend and his show was canceled. 然而，世界上最出名的惡作劇之一然而，世界上最出名的惡作劇之一卻發(fā)生在十月而不是四月。卻發(fā)生在十月而不是四月。One of the worlds most famous tricks, however, happened in October rather than in April. 在在1938年年10月，演員奧森月，演員奧森威爾斯在威爾斯在他的電臺節(jié)目中宣布來自火星的外他的電臺節(jié)目中宣布來自火星的外星人已經(jīng)登陸地球。星人已經(jīng)登陸地球。In t

9、hat month in 1938, actor Orson Welles announced on his radio program that aliens from Mars had landed on the earth.他描述了他們已經(jīng)登陸的地點(diǎn)，他描述了他們已經(jīng)登陸的地點(diǎn)，He described where they had landed, 還告訴大家這些外星人要穿越美國還告訴大家這些外星人要穿越美國的方式。的方式。and told how they were moving across the United States. 威爾斯讓他的話聽起來如此逼真以威爾斯讓他的話聽起來如此

10、逼真以至于數(shù)以百計的人相信了這個故事，至于數(shù)以百計的人相信了這個故事，Welles made it sound so real that hundreds of people believed the story, 恐懼在整個國家蔓延。恐懼在整個國家蔓延。and fear spread across the whole country. 等到警察宣布這個故事是個惡作劇等到警察宣布這個故事是個惡作劇時，時，By the time police officers announced that the story was a hoax, 有數(shù)以千計的人們已經(jīng)離開了他們有數(shù)以千計的人們已經(jīng)離開了他們的家園。的家園。 thousands of people had left their homes.Good habits achieve beautiful life.Try to be your best.人有了知識，就會具備各種分析能力，明