《愚人节英语讲》PPT课件.ppt
April Fools DayApril Fools DayApril Fools DayApril Fools DayThe Origin of April Fools DayApril Fools Day is traditionally a day to play practical jokes on others,send people on fools errands,and fool the unsuspecting.No one knows how this holiday began but it was thought to have originated in France.传统上来讲，愚人节这一传统上来讲，愚人节这一天，人们可以相互搞恶作天，人们可以相互搞恶作剧，骗人跑腿，欺骗不知剧，骗人跑腿，欺骗不知情的人。没人知道这个节情的人。没人知道这个节日是怎么来的，但人们普日是怎么来的，但人们普遍认为它源自法国。遍认为它源自法国。April Fools DayApril Fools DayThe closest point in time that can be identified as the beginning of this tradition was in 1582,in France.New Years was celebrated on March 25 and celebrations lasted until April 1st.庆祝愚人节最早是在庆祝愚人节最早是在15821582年，在法国。当年，在法国。当时法国新年是在时法国新年是在3 3月月2525日，一直持续到日，一直持续到4 4月月1 1日。日。April Fools DayApril Fools DayWhen New Years Day as changed from March 25 to January 1st in the mid-1560s by King Charles IX,there were some people who still celebrated it on April 1st and those people were called April Fools.1616世纪世纪6060年代中期，国王查理九世年代中期，国王查理九世把新年从把新年从3 3月月2525日变为日变为1 1月月1 1日，而日，而还有一些人在还有一些人在4 4月月1 1日过新年，这日过新年，这些人就被称作四月傻瓜了。些人就被称作四月傻瓜了。April Fools DayApril Fools DayPranks performed on April Fools Day range from the simple,(such as saying,Your shoes untied!),to the elaborate.Setting a roommates alarm clock back an hour is a common gag.The news media even gets involved.愚人节那天的恶作剧有的愚人节那天的恶作剧有的很简单（比如，说句很简单（比如，说句“你你鞋带开了！鞋带开了！”），有的却），有的却是精心设计的。把室友的是精心设计的。把室友的闹钟往后调一小时是常见闹钟往后调一小时是常见的。甚至新闻媒体都来凑的。甚至新闻媒体都来凑热闹。热闹。April Fools DayApril Fools DayFor instance,a British short film once shown on April Fools Day was a fairly detailed documentary about spaghetti farmers and how they harvest their crop from the spaghetti trees.Whatever the prank,the trickster usually ends it by yelling to his victim,April Fool!比如，在愚人节那天，曾经有一部英国短片较为比如，在愚人节那天，曾经有一部英国短片较为详细地记录了详细地记录了“种意大利面的农民种意大利面的农民”，以及他们，以及他们如何从意大利面树上收获意大利面。不管是什么如何从意大利面树上收获意大利面。不管是什么恶作剧，搞恶作剧的人通常在最后会对被搞的人恶作剧，搞恶作剧的人通常在最后会对被搞的人喊一句喊一句:四月傻瓜！四月傻瓜！Now,do you want to play jokes on others？April Fools DayApril Fools DayYou take a screenshot of your friends desktop,set it as their wallpaper,and move all their desktop icons into a separate folder(dont delete them;that would be over the line).Which means all they see on the screen will be the wallpaper.1.Wallpaper prank 电脑桌面恶作剧电脑桌面恶作剧给你朋友的电脑桌面给你朋友的电脑桌面截屏，把它设置成墙截屏，把它设置成墙纸，然后把所有的桌纸，然后把所有的桌面图标移动到一个单面图标移动到一个单独的文件夹里，这就独的文件夹里，这就意味着他在屏幕上看意味着他在屏幕上看到的所有东西都将是到的所有东西都将是墙纸而已。墙纸而已。April Fools DayApril Fools Day2.Install the Blue Screen of Death screen-saver on someones computer.把别人的电脑把别人的电脑屏保换成蓝屏屏保换成蓝屏死机图。死机图。April Fools DayApril Fools Day3.Place a small piece of Post-it note over the ball under someones computer mouse so that it wont work.在别人的鼠标底在别人的鼠标底部贴一小片即时部贴一小片即时贴，这样鼠标就贴，这样鼠标就不再工作了。不再工作了。April Fools DayApril Fools DayAfter your roommate(or girlfriend or whoever)goes to sleep,change all the clocks back an hour or four.4.Change the clocks 调一下钟表调一下钟表在你的室友（女朋在你的室友（女朋友或者随便谁）睡友或者随便谁）睡着的时候，把室内着的时候，把室内所有的时钟都调慢所有的时钟都调慢一到四个小时。一到四个小时。April Fools DayApril Fools Day5.Borrow someones cell phone and change the language setting to a foreign language.借某人的手机，借某人的手机，把语言设置为把语言设置为一种外语。一种外语。April Fools DayApril Fools Day JOKE 1 A little boy asked his father:Daddy,how much does it cost to get married?The father replied:I don t know son.I m still paying!JOKE 2 Wife talking to her husband(who reads newspaper all day):I wish I were a newspaper so Ill be in your hands all day.Husband:I wish that too,so I could change you dailyApril Fools DayApril Fools DayTradition only allows April Fools tricks from midnight to noon on April 1.Those who try to play tricks in the afternoon become the fools themselves.按习俗在按习俗在4月月1日只允日只允许从半夜许从半夜 到中午的这到中午的这段时间可以搞愚人的段时间可以搞愚人的恶作剧恶作剧,到下午还这么到下午还这么做的人就成了愚人了做的人就成了愚人了.Thats allThank you
