愚人节AprilFool'sDay学习教程.pptx

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1、April Fools DayAprilFoolsDayorAllFoolsDay,althoughnotaholidayinitsownright,isanotabledaycelebratedinmanycountriesonApril1.The day is marked by hoaxes and other practical jokes on friends,family members,enemies,and neighbors,or sending them on fools errand.第1页/共18页愚人节英语谜语1.WhyarepeopletiredonAprilFoo

2、lsDay?BecausetheyhavejusthadalongMarch.2.Whatweatherdomiceandratsfear?Whenitsrainingcatsanddogs.下大雨。3.Whendodogsrefusetofollowtheirmasters?Whentheirmastersgotothefleamarket.4.What question can never be answered by yes?Areyouasleep?你睡着了吗？第2页/共18页愚人节英语谜语5.Whattreeisalwaysverysad?Weepingwillow.垂柳（weep哭

3、泣willow柳树)6.Whencanyougetwaterwithanet?Whenwateristurnedintoice.当水结成冰时。7.Whatsthelongestwordintheworld?Smiles.Because theres a mile between the letter“s”.8.Wherewereyouwhenthepowerwascutoff?Inthedarkness.在黑暗中。第3页/共18页April FoolOnApril1,Mikedecidedtoplayajokeonhisfriends.Atlunch-timehesaidtoTom,“I th

4、ink were going to have a science test this afternoon.”“Atest?”saidTom.“Really?”Yes,itsquitetrue,saidMike.When I was by Mr Hills room,he was talking to another teacher about a test.I think there will be a science test this afternoon.Tell Paul and Kathy about it.第4页/共18页April FoolLater,Tom told Paul a

5、nd Kathy about the test.Soon,almost all the students in Mr Hills science class knew about it.They quickly went into the classroom and began to study.But not Mike.He was laughing to himself at his classmates.“What fools!”he thought.“April fools.”When class began,Mr Hill said to the students,“Class,we

6、 are going to have a test today.”第5页/共18页What a Fool I Was!Mike was surprised.He could not believe his ears.When Mr Hill handed out the papers,the students began to write.But not Mike.He had to think and think and think.As soon as the class was over,the students gathered around Mike.All of them were

7、 very graceful to him.But he could only smile.“What a fool I was!”he thought.It really was April Fools Day for Mike.第6页/共18页April Fools DayTraditionally,insomecountries,thejokesonly lastuntilnoon:likeUK,Australia,NewZealandandCanada,someonewhoplaysatrickafternooniscalledanAprilFool.Elsewhere,suchasi

8、nIreland,France,andtheUSA,thejokeslastallday.第7页/共18页起源 OriginAprilFoolsDayisadaytoplayjokesonothers,NooneknowshowthisholidaybeganbutpeoplethinkitfirststartedinFrance.Inthe16thcentury,peoplecelebratedNewYearsDayfromMarch25toApril1.Inthemid1560sKingCharlesIXchangeditfromMarch25toJanuary1.Butsomepeopl

9、estillcelebratedinonApril1,sootherscalledthemAprilFools.第8页/共18页April Fools DayEach country celebrates A.F.D.differently.In France,people call the April Fools“April Fish”.They tape a paper fish to their friends backs to fool them.When he/she finds this,they shout“April Fish!”In England,people play j

10、okes only in the morning.You are a“noodle”if someone fools you.In Scotland,April Fools Day is 48 hours long.They call an April Fool“April Gowk”.Gowk is another name for a cuckoo bird.第9页/共18页April Fools DayIntheAmerica,peopleplaysmalljokesontheirfriendsandanyotherpeopleonthefirstofApril.Theymaypoint

11、downtoyourshoeandsay,“Yourshoelaceisuntied.”Ifyoubelievethemandlookdowntosee,youareanAprilFoolthen.第10页/共18页April Fools Day第11页/共18页愚人节的由来愚人节又称万愚节，已经有几百年的历史了。关于起源，众说纷云。其中最为流行的说法认为愚人节起源于法国。十六世纪的法国，人们在4月1日这天过新年，互赠礼物，举办晚会，庆祝新年。当时的庆祝方法与现在相差无几。1582年年，法国国王查理九世决定采用一种新的历法格高利历法，新年改在1月1日。在新历法的推行过程中，各地仍有一些人或是不

12、原意接受新历法，或是不知道这一日期的更改，仍然在4月1日这天过新年。其他的人便捉弄他们，赠送他们假礼物，邀请他们参加假庆祝晚会，骗他们去跑腿，或使他们对某种根本不存在的事情信以为真。这些受骗的人被称为“四月愚人”。第12页/共18页愚人节的由来从此，人们在4月1日这一天便互相愚弄，日久天长，便成为法国流行的风俗。十八世纪初，“愚人节”的习俗传到英国。后来，随着英国移民又传到了美国。随着时间的流逝，这一习俗已经成为国际性节日，在欧洲、北美许多国家都流行。这一天，人们可以不拘一格地“轻松”一下。当然愚弄人的手法也是花样百出。关于受愚弄的人，在不同的国家给予不同的称呼。大部分人都称他们为“四月愚人”

13、。但有时，有的国家也有其他的称呼。在法国人们把上当者称为“四月鱼”，可能是因为四月里，鱼最容易上钩的缘故吧；而在英国的苏格兰，则称为“布谷鸟”，可能是指一只呆鸟吧。同时，有的国家虽然不过“愚人节”，但也有类似的节日。在罗马，曾有“嬉乐节”，在3月25日。而印度有“欢悦节”，在3月31日。这些节日和愚人节类似。有趣的是，这些节日都在春天，所以，有人说这些节日与“春分”有关，因为这时的天气变化无常，让人琢磨不透，有些捉弄人的感觉。墨西哥也有“愚人节”，不过是在12月18日。第13页/共18页AprilFoolsDayistraditionallyadaytoplaypracticaljokeson

14、others,sendpeopleonfoolserrands,andfooltheunsuspecting.Pranksperformedrangefromthesimple,(suchassaying,Yourshoesuntied!),totheelaborate.Settingaroommatesalarmclockbackanhourisacommongag.第14页/共18页AprilFoolsDayisafor-fun-onlyobservance.Nobodyisexpectedtobuygiftsortotaketheirsignificantotherouttoeatina

15、fancyrestaurant.Nobodygetsoffworkorschool.Itssimplyafunlittleholiday,butaholidayonwhichonemustremainforevervigilant,forhemaybethenextAprilFool!第15页/共18页Thenewsmediaevengetsinvolved.Forinstance,aBritishshortfilmonceshownonAprilFoolsDaywasafairlydetaileddocumentaryaboutspaghettifarmersandhowtheyharves

16、ttheircropfromthespaghettitrees.爆炸新闻第16页/共18页Example Jovian-Plutoniangravitationaleffect:In1976,BritishastronomerSirPatrickMooretoldlistenersofBBCRadio2that uniquealignmentoftwoplanetswouldresultinanupwardgravitationalpullmakingpeoplelighteratprecisely9:47a.m.thatday.Heinvitedhisaudiencetojumpintheairandexperienceastrangefloatingsensation.Dozensoflistenersphonedintosaytheexperimenthadworked.爆炸新闻第17页/共18页感谢您的观看！第18页/共18页