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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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