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新概念英语第二册(英音新版) 第76课：愚人节 Lesson 76 April Fools' Day第七十六课愚人节First listen and then answer the question.听录音，然后回答以下问题。
What was the joke?这个笑话是什么?'To end our special news bulletin,' said the voice of the television announcer,“作为我们专题新闻节目的结尾，”电视广播员说，we're going over to the macaroni fields of Calabria.我们现在到克拉布利亚的通心粉田里。
Macaroni has been grown in this area for over six hundred years.通心粉在这个地区已经种植了600多年了。
Two of the leading growers, Giuseppe Moldova and Riccardo Brabante, tell me that they have been expecting a splendid crop this year and harvesting has begun earlier than usual.两个主要种植者，朱塞皮.莫尔道瓦和里卡多.布拉班特告诉我，他们一直期待着今年获得一个大丰收，收割工作比往年开始要早些。
Here you can see two workers who, between them, have just finished cutting three cartloads of golden brown macaroni stalks.这里您能够看到两个工人，他们协力割下了3车金黄色的通心粉秸。
The whole village has been working day and night gatheringand threshing this year's crop before the September rains.全村的人都日夜奋战，要赶在9月的雨季之前把今年的庄稼收获上来，打完场。
TextTo end our special news bulletin，' said the voice of the television announcer， 'we're going over to the macaroni fields of Calabria. Macaroni has been grown in this area for over six hundred years. Two of the leading growers，Giuseppe Moldova and Riccardo Brabante， tell me that they have been expecting a splendid crop this year and harvesting has begun earlier than usual. Here you can see two workers who， between them， have just finished cutting three cartloads of golden brown macaroni stalks. The whole village has been working day and nightgathering and threshing this year's crop before the September rains. On the right， you can see Mrs. Brabante herself. She has been helping her husband for thirty years now. Mrs. Brabante is talking to the manager of the local factory where the crop is processed. This last scene shows you what will happen at the end of the harvest： the famous Calabrian macaroni-eating competition！ Signor Fratelli， the present champion， has won it every year since 1991. And that ends our special bulletin for today， Thursday， April lst. We're now going back to the studio.'` To end our special news bulletin,` said the voice of the television announcer, ` we`re going over to the macaroni fields of Calabria.end v使…结束，终结eg The road ends here. 这条路就到这儿了。
Lesson 76 April Fools' Day愚⼈节 First listen and then answer the question.听录⾳，然后回答以下问题。
What was the joke？ 'To end our special news bulletin，' said the voice of the television announcer， 'we're going over to the macaroni fields of Calabria. Macaroni has been grown in this area for over six hundred years. Two of the leading growers， Giuseppe Moldova and Riccardo Brabante， tell me that they have been expecting a splendid crop this year and harvesting has begun earlier than usual. Here you can see two workers who， between them， have just finished cutting three cartloads of golden brown macaroni stalks. The whole village has been working day and night gathering and threshing this year's crop before the September rains. On the right， you can see Mrs. Brabante herself. She has been helping her husband for thirty years now. Mrs. Brabante is talking to the manager of the local factory where the crop is processed. This last scene shows you what will happen at the end of the harvest： the famous Calabrian macaroni-eating competition！ Signor Fratelli， the present champion， has won it every year since 1991. And that ends our special bulletin for today， Thursday， April lst. We're now going back to the studio.' New words and expressions ⽣词和短语 fool n. 傻⽠ bulletin n. 新闻简报 announcer n. （电视、电台）播⾳员 macaroni n. 通⼼⾯，空⼼⾯条 leading adj. 主要的 grower n. 种植者 splendid adj. 极好的 stalk n. 梗 gather v. 收庄稼thresh v. 打（庄稼） process v. 加⼯ Signor n. （意⼤利语）先⽣ present adj. ⽬前的 champion n. 冠军 studio n. 播⾳室 参考译⽂ “作为我们专题新闻节⽬的结尾，”电视⼴播员说，“我们现在到克拉布利亚的通⼼粉⽥⾥。
Lesson 76 April Fool’s Day•西方节日名称•1月1日新年（New Year's Day )•2月14日情人节(Valentine's Day)圣瓦伦丁节Saint Valentine's Day•复活节前的星期五耶稣受难日(Good Friday)•3月12日复活节(Easter)•复活节的下一个星期一复活节星期一(Easter Monday)•4月1日愚人节(April/All fool's day)•5月的第二个星期日母亲节(Mother's day)•6月的第三个星期日父亲节(Father's day)•9月的第一个星期一劳动节(Labor day)•10月31日万圣节前夕(halloween)•11月1日万圣节Hallowmas（All Saint's Day）•11月的第四个星期四感恩节(Tanksgiving day)•12月24日圣诞节前夕（Christmas Eve)平安夜fool n. 傻瓜•只有傻瓜才相信他能把纸变成钱。
.•Only a fool will believe he can turn paper to money.•谚语：[谚]愚人有钱留不住。
A fool and his money are soon parted [口]愚弄某人, 让某人出丑make a fool of sb[谚]愚人总喜强出头A foolalways rushes to the fore。
愚人节April Fool’s dayA fool may ask more questions in an hour than awise man can answer in seven years.[谚]聪明人也会被傻瓜难倒。
•相关表达：foolish adj.傻的•macaroni n. 通心面，空心面条••bulletin n. 新闻简报词组拓展：bulletin board system（BBS）电子布告栏系统记忆点拨：bullet（子弹）—in •announcer n.（电视、电台）播音员The announcer said that the contestants had been chosen at random.播音员说参赛选手是随机选出来的。
