Unit-12-Life-is-full-of-the-unexpected-Section-B-九

Unit12LifeisfulloftheunexpectedSectionBAprilFool’sDayAprilFool'sDayAprilFool'sDayorAllFool'sDay,althoughnotaholidayinitsownright,isanotabledaycelebratedinmanycountriesonApril1.Thedayismarkedbyhoaxesandotherpracticaljokesonfriends,familymembers,enemies,andneighbors,orsendingthemonfool’serrand.愚人节英语谜语1.WhyarepeopletiredonAprilFool'sDay?BecausetheyhavejusthadalongMarch.2.Whatweatherdomiceandratsfear?Whenit'srainingcatsanddogs.下大雨。3.Whendodogsrefusetofollowtheirmasters?Whentheirmastersgotothefleamarket.4.Whatquestioncanneverbeansweredbyyes?Areyouasleep?你睡着了吗？愚人节英语谜语5.Whattreeisalwaysverysad?Weepingwillow.垂柳（weep哭泣willow柳树)6.Whencanyougetwaterwithanet?Whenwateristurnedintoice.当水结成冰时。7.What'sthelongestwordintheworld?Smiles.Becausethere’samilebetweentheletter“s”.8.Wherewereyouwhenthepowerwascutoff?Inthedarkness.在黑暗中。AprilFool’sDayOnApril1,Mikedecidedtoplayajokeonhisfriends.Atlunch-timehesaidtoTom,“Ithinkwe’regoingtohaveasciencetestthisafternoon.”“Atest?”saidTom.“Really?”Yes,it'squitetrue,saidMike.WhenIwasbyMr.Hill'sroom,hewastalkingtoanotherteacheraboutatest.Ithinktherewillbeasciencetestthisafternoon.TellPaulandKathyaboutit.AprilFool’sDayLater,TomtoldPaulandKathyaboutthetest.Soon,almostallthestudentsinMr.Hill’sscienceclassknewaboutit.Theyquicklywentintotheclassroomandbegantostudy.ButnotMike.Hewaslaughingtohimselfathisclassmates.“Whatfools!”hethought.“Aprilfools.”Whenclassbegan,Mr.Hillsaidtothestudents,“Class,wearegoingtohaveatesttoday.”WhataFoolIWas!Mikewassurprised.Hecouldnotbelievehisears.WhenMr.Hillhandedoutthepapers,thestudentsbegantowrite.ButnotMike.Hehadtothinkandthinkandthink.Assoonastheclasswasover,thestudentsgatheredaroundMike.Allofthemwereverygracefultohim.Buthecouldonlysmile.“WhatafoolIwas!”hethought.ItreallywasAprilFool'sDayforMike.AprilFool'sDayTraditionally,insomecountries,thejokesonlylastuntilnoon:likeUK,Australia,NewZealandandCanada,someonewhoplaysatrickafternooniscalledanAprilFool.Elsewhere,suchasinIreland,France,andtheUSA,thejokeslastallday.起源OriginAprilFool'sDayisadaytoplayjokesonothers.NooneknowshowthisholidaybeganbutpeoplethinkitfirststartedinFrance.Inthe16thcentury,peoplecelebratedNewYear'sDayfromMarch25toApril1.Inthemid—1560sKingCharlesIXchangeditfromMarch25toJanuary1.ButsomepeoplestillcelebrateditonApril1,sootherscalledthemAprilFools.AprilFools'DayEachcountrycelebratesA.F.D.differently.InFrance,peoplecalltheAprilFools“AprilFish”.Theytapeapaperfishtotheirfriends'backstofoolthem.Whenhe/shefindsthis,theyshout“AprilFish!”InEngland,peopleplayjokesonlyinthemorning.Youarea“noodle”ifsomeonefoolsyou.InScotland,AprilFools'Dayis48hourslong.TheycallanAprilFool“AprilGowk”.AprilFools'DayIntheAmerica,peopleplaysmalljokesontheirfriendsandanyotherpeopleonthefirstofApril.Theymaypointdowntoyourshoeandsay,“Yourshoelaceisuntied.”Ifyoubelievethemandlookdowntosee,youareanAprilFoolthen.AprilFool'sDayAprilFool'sDayistraditionallyadaytoplaypracticaljokesonothers,sendpeopleonfool'serrands,andfooltheunsuspecting.Pranksperformedrangefromthesimple,(suchassaying,Yourshoe'suntied!),totheelaborate.Settingaroommate'salarmclockbackanhourisacommongag.AprilFool'sDayisafor-fun-onlyobservance.Nobodyisexpectedtobuygiftsortotaketheirsignificantotherouttoeatinafancyrestaurant.Nobodygetsoffworkorschool.It'ssimplyafunlittleholiday,butaholidayonwhichonemustremainforevervigilant,forhemaybethenextAprilFool!Thenewsmediaevengetsinvolved.Forinstance,aBritishshortfilmonceshownonAprilFool'sDaywasafairlydetaileddocumentaryaboutspaghettifarmersandhowtheyharvesttheircropfromthespaghettitrees.爆炸新闻ExampleJovian-Plutoniangravitationaleffect:In1976,BritishastronomerSirPatrickMooretoldlistenersofBBCRadio2thatuniquealignmentoftwoplanetswouldresultinanupwardgravitationalpullmakingpeoplelighteratprecisely9:47a.m.thatday.Heinvitedhisaudiencetojumpintheairandexperienceastrangefloatingsensation.Dozensoflistenersphonedintosaytheexperimenthadworked.爆炸新闻