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愚人节英文作文
愚人节英文作文
篇一:
初中英语作文:
AprilFool愚人节
初中英语作文:
AprilFool愚人节
LastMarch,mymothertoldmyfatherandmethatmygrandfatherwouldcomeinApril.WewereveryhappybecausemygrandfatherwasaninterestingoldmanandhehadnotvisitedussincehewenttoHongKong.
OnApril1myfatherandIboughtalotoffoodfromthesupermarketandboughtabigbunchofflowershome.Thenwedidsomecleaningathome.Atnightwhenwewerewaitingformygrandfather,thebellrangandincamemymother.Shesmiledtousandsaid“Aprilfools”!
篇二:
有关愚人节的英语文章
有关愚人节的英语文章
Fools’DayorAllFools’Day,thoughnotaholidayinitsownright,isanotabledaycelebratedinmanycountriesonApril1.Thedayis
markedbythecommissionofhoaxesandotherpracticaljokesofvaryingsophisticationonfriendsandneighbors,orsendingthemonfools’errands,theaimofwhichistoembarrassthegullible.Insomecountries,AprilFools’jokesareonlymadebeforemidday.[1]ItisalsowidelycelebratedontheInternet.
Theoriginofthiscustomhasbeenmuchdisputed.Manytheorieshavebeensuggested.
Whatseemscertainisthatitisinsomewayorotherarelicofthoseonceuniversalfestivitiesheldatthevernalequinox,which,beginningonoldNewYear’sDay,the25thofMarch,endedonthe1stofApril.
IthasbeensuggestedthatEuropederiveditsApril-foolingfromtheFrench[2].FrancewasoneofthefirstnationstomakeJanuary1
officiallyNewYear’sDay,bydecreeofCharlesIX.Thiswasin1564,evenbeforetheadoptionoftheGregoriancalendar.ThustheNewYear’sgiftsandvisitsoffelicitationwhichhadbeenthefeatureofthe1stofAprilbecameassociatedwiththefirstdayofJanuary,andthosewhodislikedordidnothearaboutthechangewerefairgameforthosewitswhoamusedthemselvesbysendingmockpresentsandpayingcallsof
pretendedceremonyonthe1stofApril.FrenchandDutchreferencesfrom1508and1539respectivelydescribeAprilFools’DayjokesandthecustomofmakingthemonthefirstofApril.
Thoughthe1stofAprilappearstohavebeenancientlyobservedinGreatBritainasageneralfestival,itwasapparentlynotuntilthebeginningofthe18thcenturythatthemakingofApril-foolswasacommoncustom.InScotlandthecustomwasknownas“huntingthegowk,”thecuckoo,andApril-foolswere“April-gowks,”thecuckoobeingthere,asitisinmostlands,atermofcontempt.InFr
ancethepersonfooledisknownaspoissond’avril.ThishasbeenexplainedfromtheassociationofideasarisingfromthefactthatinAprilthesunquitsthezodiacalsignofthefish.AfarmorenaturalexplanationwouldseemtobethattheAprilfishwouldbeayoungfishandthereforeeasilycaught.
TheDutchcelebratethe1stofAprilforotherreasons.In1572,theNetherlandswereruledbySpain’sKingPhilipII.RoamingtheregionwereDutchrebelswhocalledthemselvesGeuzen,aftertheFrench
”gueux”,meaningbeggars.On1April,1572,theGeuzenseizedthesmallcoastaltownofDenBriel.ThiseventwasalsothestartofthegeneralcivilrisingagainsttheSpanishinothercitiesintheNetherlands.TheDukeofAlba,commanderoftheSpanisharmycouldnotpreventtheuprising.BrilistheDutchwordforglasses,soon1April,1572,“Albalosthisglasses”.Dutchpeoplefindthisjokesohilarioustheystill
commemoratethefirstofApril.
TheFrenchtraditionallycelebratedthisholidaybyplacingadeadfishonthebackoffriends.Todaythefishissubstitutedbyafloppykerk.
Chaucer’sstory,theNun’sPriest’sTale,written,takesplaceon32March;thatis,1April;itisChanticleerandtheFox,astoryoftwofools.
hoaxes
AlabamaChangestheValueofPi:
TheApril1998newsletterofNewMexicansforScienceandReasoncontainedanarticleclaimingthattheAlabamaLegislaturehadvotedtochangethevalueofthemathematicalconstantpitothe“Biblicalvalue”ofThisclaimoriginallyappearedasanewsstoryinthe1961sci-ficlassic“StrangerinaStrangeLand”byRobertA.Heinlein.
Spaghettitrees:
TheBBCtelevisionprogrammePanoramaranafamoushoaxin1957,showingtheSwissharvestingspaghettifromtrees.Theyhadclaimedthatthedespisedpestthespaghettiwevilhadbeeneradicated.
AlargenumberofpeoplecontactedtheBBCwantingtoknowhowtocultivatetheirownspaghettitrees.
SouthPark:
April1stwasadvertisedasbeingthepremiereoftheshow’ssecondseason—andalsotheresolutionofacliffhangerwhereEricCartmanwasabouttodiscovertheidentityofhisfather.Fansspentweeksspeculatingonthefather’sidentity,butwhentheytunedintotheepisode,theywereinsteadtreatedtoahalf-hourofTerranceandPhillip
fartjokes.Thetrueresolutiontothecliffhangerairedseveralweekslater.Theshow’screators,TreyParkerandMattStoneclaimduringtheDVDintroductiontothisepisodethattheyreceiveddeaththreatsoverpullingtheprank,althoughtherewerenotanypolicereportstoprovethis.LeftHandedWhoppers:
In1998,BurgerKingrananadinUSAToday,sayingthatpeoplecouldgetaWhopperforleft-handedpeoplewhosecondimentsweredesignedtodripouttherightside.
TacoLibertyBell:
In1996,TacoBelltookoutafull-pageadvertisementinTheNewYorkTimesannouncingthattheyhadpurchasedtheLibertyBellto“reducethecountry’sdebt”andrenameditthe“TacoLibertyBell.”Whenaskedaboutthesale,WhiteHousepresssecretaryMikeMcCurryrepliedwithtongue-in-cheekthattheLincolnMemorialhadalsobeensoldandwouldhenceforthbeknownastheFordLincolnMercuryMemorial.
LiestoGetYouOutoftheHouseIn1985,theWeeklyprintedanentirepageoffakethingstodoonAprilFoolsday,bywhichhundredsofpeoplewerefooled.
Kremvax:
In1984,inoneoftheearlieston-linehoaxes,amessagewascirculatedthatUsenethadbeenopenedtousersintheSovietUnion.
SanSerriffe:
TheGuardianprintedasupplementin1*thisfictionalresort,itstwomainislands,itscapital,anditsleader.Intriguedreaderswerelater
disappointedtolearnthatSanSerriffedidnotexistexceptasreferencestotypefaceterminology..
FBICrackdownsonOn-lineFileSharingofMusic:
SuchannouncementsonAprilFoolsDayhavebecomecommon.
Metrictime:
Repeatedseveraltimesinvariouscountries,thishoaxinvolvesclaimingthatthetimesystemwillbechangedtooneinwhichunitsoftimearebasedonpowersof10.
Smell-o-vision:
In1965,theBBCpurportedtoconductatrialofanewtechnologyallowingthetransmissionofodorovertheairwavestoallviewers.ManyviewersreportedlycontactedtheBBCtoreportthetrial’ssuccess.ThishoaxwasalsoconductedbytheSevenNetworkinAustraliain2005.
TowerofPisa:
TheDutchtelevisionnewsreportedonceinthe1950sthattheTowerofPisahadfallen.Manyshockedpeoplecontactedthestation
[citationneeded].
WrappingTelevisionsinFoil:
Inanotheryear,theDutchtelevisionnewsreportedthatthegovernmenthadnewtechnologytodetectunlicensedtelevisions,butthatwrappingatelevisioninaluminiumfoilcouldpreventitsdetection.
BreastExamsbySatellite:
Inthe1990s,Portuguesenationaltelevision
篇三:
英语作文AprilFool
英语作文AprilFool
愚人节
LastMarch,mymothertoldmyfatherandmethatmygrandfatherwouldcomeinApril.WewereveryhappybecausemygrandfatherwasaninterestingoldmanandhehadnotvisitedussincehewenttoHongKong.
OnApril1myfatherandIboughtalotoffoodfromthesupermarketandboughtabigbunchofflowershome.thenwedidsomecleaningatnightwhenwewerewaitingformygrandfather,thebellrangandincamemymother.ShesmiledtousandsaidAprilfools!
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