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愚人節(jié)用英語(yǔ)怎么說

4月1日就是西方的節(jié)日愚人節(jié),我們整理了一些有關(guān)愚人節(jié)的英語(yǔ)文章,供大家學(xué)習(xí)。

1.AprilFoolsDayorAllFoolsDay,thoughnotaholidayinitsownright,isanotabledaycelebratedinmanycountriesonApril1.Thedayismarkedbythemissionofhoaxesandotherpracticaljokesofvaryingsophisticationonfriendsandneighbors,orsendingthemonfoolserrands,theaimofwhichistoembarrassthegullible.Insomecountries,AprilFoolsjokes(alsocalledAprilFools)areonlymadebeforemidday.[1]ItisalsowidelycelebratedontheInternet.

2.Origin

Theoriginofthiscustomhasbeenmuchdisputed.Manytheorieshavebeensuggested.

Whatseemscertainisthatitisinsomewayorotherarelicofthoseonceuniversalfestivitiesheldatthevernalequinox,which,beginningonoldNewYearsDay,the25thofMarch,endedonthe1stofApril.

IthasbeensuggestedthatEuropederiveditsApril-foolingfromtheFrench[2].FrancewasoneofthefirstnationstomakeJanuary1officiallyNewYearsDay(whichwasalreadycelebratedbymany),bydecreeofCharlesIX.Thiswasin1564,evenbeforetheadoptionoftheGregoriancalendar(SeeJulianstartoftheyear).ThustheNewYearsgiftsandvisitsoffelicitationwhichhadbeenthefeatureofthe1stofAprilbecameassociatedwiththefirstdayofJanuary,andthosewhodislikedordidnothearaboutthechangewerefairgameforthosewitswhoamusedthemselvesbysendingmockpresentsandpayingcallsofpretendedceremonyonthe1stofApril.FrenchandDutchreferencesfrom1508and1539respectivelydescribeAprilFoolsDayjokesandthecustomofmakingthemonthefirstofApril.

Thoughthe1stofAprilappearstohavebeenancientlyobservedinGreatBritainasageneralfestival,itwasapparentlynotuntilthebeginningofthe18thcenturythatthemakingofApril-foolswasamoncustom.InScotlandthecustomwasknownashuntingthegowk,i.e.thecuckoo,andApril-foolswereApril-gowks,thecuckoobeingthere,asitisinmostlands,atermofcontempt.InFrancethepersonfooledisknownaspoissondavril.ThishasbeenexplainedfromtheassociationofideasarisingfromthefactthatinAprilthesunquitsthezodiacalsignofthefish.AfarmorenaturalexplanationwouldseemtobethattheAprilfishwouldbeayoungfishandthereforeeasilycaught.

TheDutchcelebratethe1stofAprilforotherreasons.In1572,theNetherlandswereruledbySpainsKingPhilipII.RoamingtheregionwereDutchrebelswhocalledthemselvesGeuzen,aftertheFrenchgueux,meaningbeggars.On1April,1572,theGeuzenseizedthesmallcoastaltownofDenBriel.ThiseventwasalsothestartofthegeneralcivilrisingagainsttheSpanishinothercitiesintheNetherlands.TheDukeofAlba,manderoftheSpanisharmycouldnotpreventtheuprising.BrilistheDutchwordforglasses,soon1April,1572,Albalosthisglasses.DutchpeoplefindthisjokesohilarioustheystillmemoratethefirstofApril.

TheFrenchtraditionallycelebratedthisholidaybyplacingadeadfishonthebackoffriends.Todaythefishissubstitutedbyafloppykerk.

Chaucersstory,theNunsPriestsTale,writtenc.1400,takesplaceon32March;thatis,1April;itisChanticleerandtheFox,astoryoftwofools.

3.Well-knownhoaxes

AlabamaChangestheValueofPi:TheApril1998newsletterofNewMexicansforScienceandReasoncontainedanarticleclaimingthattheAlabamaLegislaturehadvotedtochangethevalueofthemathematicalconstantpitotheBiblicalvalueof3.0.Thisclaimoriginallyappearedasanewsstoryinthe1961sci-ficlassicStrangerinaStrangeLandbyRobertA.Heinlein.

Spaghettitrees:TheBBCtelevisionprogrammePanoramaranafamoushoaxin1957,showingtheSwissharvestingspaghettifromtrees.Theyhadclaimedthatthedespisedpestthespaghettiwevilhadbeeneradicated.AlargenumberofpeoplecontactedtheBBCwantingtoknowhowtocultivatetheirownspaghettitrees.

SouthPark:April1stwasadvertisedasbeingthepremiereoftheshowssecondseasonandalsotheresolutionofacliffhangerwhereEricCartmanwasabouttodiscovertheidentityofhisfather.Fansspentweeksspeculatingonthefathersidentity,butwhentheytunedintotheepisode,theywereinsteadtreatedtoahalf-hourofTerranceandPhillipfartjokes.Thetrueresolutiontothecliffhangerairedseveralweekslater.Theshowscreators,TreyParkerandMattStoneclaimduringtheDVDintroductiontothisepisodethattheyreceiveddeaththreatsoverpullingtheprank,althoughtherewerenotanypolicereportstoprovethis.

LeftHandedWhoppers:In1998,BurgerKingrananadinUSAToday,sayingthatpeoplecouldgetaWhopperforleft-handedpeoplewhos

econdimentsweredesignedtodripouttherightside.

TacoLibertyBell:In1996,TacoBelltookoutafulladvertisementinTheNewYorkTimesannouncingthattheyhadpurchasedtheLibertyBelltoreducethecountrysdebtandrenamedittheTacoLibertyBell.Whenaskedaboutthesale,WhiteHousepresssecretaryMikeMcCurryrepliedwithtongue-in-cheekthattheLincolnMemorialhadalsobeensoldandwouldhenceforthbeknownastheFordLincolnMercuryMemorial.

LiestoGetYouOutoftheHouseIn1985,theL.A.WeeklyprintedanentirepageoffakethingstodoonAprilFoolsday,bywhichhundredsofpeoplewerefooled.

Kremvax:In1984,inoneoftheearlieston-linehoaxes,amessagewascirculatedthatUsenethadbeenopenedtousersintheSovietUnion.

SanSerriffe:TheGuardianprintedasupplementin1977praisingthisfictionalresort,itstwomainislands(UpperCaisseandLowerCaisse),itscapital(Bodoni),anditsleader(GeneralPica).IntriguedreaderswerelaterdisappointedtolearnthatSanSerriffe(sansserif)didnotexistexceptasreferencestotypefaceterminology.(ThisesfromaJorgeLuisBorgesstory).

FBICrackdownsonOn-lineFileSharingofMusic:SuchannouncementsonAprilFoolsDayhavebeemon.

Metrictime:Repeatedseveraltimesinvariouscountries,thishoaxinvolvesclaimingthatthetimesystemwillbechangedtooneinwhichunitsoftimearebasedonpowersof10.

Smell-o-vision:In1965,theBBCpurportedtoconductatrialofanewtechnologyallowingthetransmissionofodorovertheairwavestoallviewers.ManyviewersreportedlycontactedtheBBCtoreportthetrialssuccess.ThishoaxwasalsoconductedbytheSevenNetworkinAustraliain2024.

TowerofPisa:TheDutchtelevisionnewsreportedonceinthe1950sthattheTowerofPisahadfallen.Manyshockedpeoplecontactedthestation[citationneeded].

WrappingTelevisionsinFoil:Inanotheryear,theDutchtelevisionnewsreportedthatthegovernmenthadnewtechnologytodetectunlicensedtelevisions(inmanyEuropeancountries,televisionlicensefeesfundpublicbroadcasting),butthatwrappingatelevisioninaluminiumfoilcouldpreventitsdetection.

BreastExamsbySatellite:Inthe1990s,PortuguesenationaltelevisionnetworkRTPannouncedtheMinistryofHealthwouldperformfreebreastexamsbysatellite,causingthousandsofwomentogoouttopless[citationneeded].

AssassinationofBillGates:ManyChineseandSouthKoreanwebsitesclaimedthatCNNreportedBillGates,thefounderofMicrosoft,wasassassinated[3].

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