新概念英语第二册Lesson-76

BY:LYNNAPRILFOOL’SDAYWhatdoyouknowaboutAprilFool’sDay?Onthe1stofApril,peoplesaysomethingfoolish,butnoonecares.Ifsomeonegetsangryinthejoke,he/shewouldbecalledafool.ANSWERSTraditionally,insomecountriessuchasNewZealand,theUK,Australia,andSouthAfrica,thejokesonlylastuntilnoon,andsomeonewhoplaysatrickafternooniscalledan“AprilFool”.Elsewhere,suchasinFrance,Ireland,Italy,SouthKorea,Japan,Russia,Germany,Brazil,andtheU.S.,thejokeslastallday.WhenAprilFool’sDaycomes,howwillpeoplecelebrateit?Whatistheaim?Thedayismarkedbypranks（恶作剧）,hoaxes（愚弄；欺骗）,andotherpracticaljokesonfriends,neighbors,colleagues,classmates,andfamily.Theaimistoembarrassthegullible（易受骗的；轻信的）-bysendingthemonfools'errandsorbyplayingmischief,orcausingembarrassmenttothem.Itisthoughtthatthiscustomhavestartedin16thcenturyinFrance.In1582KingCharlesIXadoptedachangeinthecalendar.The“newyear”celebrationwasmovedfromApril1sttoJan1st.Thepeoplewhoknewaboutthechangebegantomakefunoftheoneswhodidnotknow.Thesepeoplewerecalled“fools”.TheOriginofAprilFool'sDayKingCharlesIXTheOriginofAprilFool'sDaySomeonebelievesthat“AprilFool’sDay”derivesfromthetrickthatCleopatra(埃及艳后)playedonherloverMarcoAntonio.Shechallengedhimtoafishingcompetitionbutsoondiscoveredthathewastryingtocheat.Soshedecidedtoattachafalsefishtohishooktopunishhim.CustomontheAprilFool’sDayDaffodilsFishfeastFacesInFrance,peoplecalltheAprilFools“AprilFish”.Theytapeapaperfishtotheirfriends'backstofoolthem.Whenheorshefindsthis,theyshout“AprilFish!”CustomontheAprilFool’sDaywhydopeoplespeakabout“fish”?Somebodythinksthatthiscustommaycomefromunfruitfulspringfishing.InthefirstdaysofAprilsomefishermenventuredintheoceanhopingtofindoutgoodfish.Butmanytimestheydidnotfindanyprey,andwhentheycamebacktotheport,theotherfishermenmadefunofthemfortheiruselesswandering.Eg:Onlyafoolwillbelievehecanturnpapertomoney.只有傻瓜才相信他能把纸变成钱。Anyfoolcanseeheisdrunk.傻瓜都看得出来他喝醉了。①AprilFool’sday愚人节②makeafoolofsomeone愚弄某人，让某人出丑e.g.Don’tmakeafoolofpoorpeople.不要嘲笑穷人。foolishadj.傻的3)v.愚弄，骗，骗取eg.Hehasfooledalotofpeopleintobelievingthatheisanhoneststatesman.他骗许多人相信他是个诚实的政治家。fooln.傻瓜v.愚弄③谚语：Afoolalwaysrushestothefore.[谚]愚人总喜强出头。Afoolandhismoneyaresoonparted.[谚]愚人有钱留不住。Afoolmayaskmorequestionsinanhourthanawisemancananswerinsevenyears.[谚]聪明人也会被傻瓜难倒。2.bulletin1)n.(政府机关的)公报，告示，公告2)n.新闻快报anewsbulletin新闻简报bulletinboard（美）布告牌=noticeboard（英）布告牌①词组拓展：bulletinboardsystem（BBS）电子布告栏系统②记忆点拨：bullet（子弹）-inannouncern.（电视、电台）播音员Theannouncersaidthatthecontestantshadbeenchosenatrandom.播音员说参赛选手是随机选出来的。1)announce(1)v.发表，宣布，告知eg.ThenewswasannouncedtothepubliconTV.这个新闻在电视上对公众播出。Pleaseannouncetoyourclassthattherewillbenoschooltomorrow.请告知你们同学明天没有课。(2)v.显示，预告eg.Awarmsunshineannouncesthecomingofspring.温暖的阳光预示着春天的到来。2)announcementn.发表，公布，告知，宣告eg.I’dliketomakeanimportantannouncement.我要发表一项重要的声明。Theofficialannouncementofthecauseoftheaccidentappearedinthenewspaper.关于事故原因的官方公告登在报纸上。A.Thiscompanyplaysaleadingroleinthedevelopmentofcolortelevisionindustry.这个公司在彩电行业的发展方面起着主要作用。B.Byherearly30s,shehadbecomealeadingexpertonthecountry‘sgeneticengineering到她三十出头的时候她已经成这个国家最重要的基因工程学专家了。C.theworld'sleadingmanufacturerofmeidicalinstruments世界领先的医疗器械制造商leadingadj.主要的；领先的adj.excellentorveryfine极好的;beautifulandimpressive壮丽的，辉煌的①A.ThesceneryoftheXihuLakeissosplendidthatitattractstouristsfromallpartofthecountry.西湖的风景很美，吸引了各地的游客。B.Ihopeyouhaveasplendidfuture.我希望你有一个美好的前程。C.Ihavegotasplendidsuggestion.我有一个很棒的建议。②相关表达：A.excellentadj.极好的，卓越的B.outstandingadj.突出的,显著的C.magnificentadj.华丽的,高尚的,宏伟的7.splendid1)n.茎，叶柄，花梗cherrystalks樱桃的梗sternstalk花茎petel花瓣leaf叶子root根2)v.大踏步地走，昂首阔步的走eg.Hestalkedoutinanger.他气得大踏步地走出去。stalkn.梗gather1)v.收成，摘取，收集eg.Shegatheredflowersfromthegarden.她从花园里摘花。afarmergatheringinthecrop正在收割的农民aboygatheringhistoyup正在收拾玩具的男孩子2)v.获知，推测为eg.Igatheredfromherremarksthatsheisn’tsatisfiedwithherjob.我从她的言谈中可以推测她对她的工作不满意。process1)n.过程，经过，（自然的）作用theprocessofdevelopment发展过程eg.Doyouknowwhatchemicalprocessesareinvolvedwhenfoodindigested?你知道食物消化的时候会引起什么化学作用吗？2)n.制法，程序，处置anewprocesstorefinecrudeoil提炼原油的新方法theprocessofmakingcake做蛋糕的程序beintheprocessof在…进行中间，在…之中eg.Thebuildingisintheprocessofbeingrestored.这幢大楼在重建之中。3)v.加工，处理加工奶酪、肉、小麦processcheese/meat/wheatstudion.播音室电影工作室filmstudio舞蹈房adancestudio画家的工作室apainter'sstudioWhatwasthejoke?‘Toendourspecialnewsbulletin,’saidthevoiceofthetelevisionannouncer,‘we'regoingovertothemacaronifieldsofCalabria.Macaronihasbeengrowninthisareaforoversixhundredyears.Twooftheleadinggrowers,GiuseppeMoldovaandRiccardoBrabante,tellmethattheyhavebeenexpectingasplendidcropthisyearandharvestinghasbegunearlierthanusual.Hereyoucanseetwoworkerswho,betweenthem,havejustfinishedcuttingthreecartloadsofgoldenbrownmacaronistalks.Thewholevillagehasbeenworkingdayandnightgatheringandthreshingthisyear'scropbeforetheSeptemberrains.Ontheright,youcanseeMrs.Brabanteherself.Shehasbeenhelpingherhusbandforthirtyyearsnow.Mrs.Brabanteistalkingtothemanagerofthelocalfactorywherethecropisprocessed.Thislastsceneshowsyouwhatwillhappenattheendoftheharvest:thefamousCalabri