Dave, Nick and Joe are talking about April Fool’s Day. Listen and write each person’s name under his picture.
Joe
Nick
Dave
Listen again. Who says each of the phrases below? Write “D” for Dave, “N” for Nick and “J” for Joe. D 1. _____ a costume party J 4. ____ was exhausted
1. fool 可以作名词,”傻瓜,呆子”; 也可作动词, “愚弄, 欺骗”。 2. costume 是名词, 意为 “服装,全套服装”, 不指单件衣服。 3. embarrassed 可以用作形容词,意为“尴尬 的, 局促不安的”; 也是动词embarrass的过 去式和过去分词。 4. empty 可以用作形容词, “空的”; 也是动词, “倒空, 使……成为空的”。 5. show up 是动词短语,有“出现,出席;显现;揭露, 拆穿” 等意思。 6. exhausted 是形容词, 意为”精疲力竭的”。
the mid-1560's by King Charles IX, there were some people still celebrating it on April 1st and those people were called April Fools. April Fool's Day is for fun only. Nobody is expected to buy gifts or to take to eat in a fancy restaurant. Nobody will have the day off. It's simply a fun little holiday, but a holiday on which everyone must remain forever vigilant (警惕的), or he may be the next April Fool!