九年级英语全册 口译精练 Unit 12 Life is full of the unexpected(4)课件 （新版）人教新目标版

1、1Unit 12 Life is full of the unexpected.(4)2This information comes from Yang Xuehuiat Shili high school in Xihe, Gansu.3愚人节愚人节 April Fools Day 愚人节是世界上许多不同国家都庆愚人节是世界上许多不同国家都庆祝的节日。祝的节日。4April Fools Day is a celebration that takes place in different countries around the world. 5它在每年的四月一日，它在每年的四月一日， It

2、happens on April 1st every year,这是一个许多人会互相开各种玩笑这是一个许多人会互相开各种玩笑或者恶作剧的日子。或者恶作剧的日子。6And it is a day when many people play all kinds of tricks, and jokes on each other. 7有一年的愚人节，有一年的愚人节， One April Fools Day, 英国的一位记者宣称，将不再有意英国的一位记者宣称，将不再有意大利面条了，大利面条了，8a reporter in England announced that there would be n

3、o more spaghetti,9因为意大利农民停止种植意大利面因为意大利农民停止种植意大利面条。条。because the spaghetti farmers in Italy had stopped growing spaghetti. 10许多人跑到当地超市尽可能多地买许多人跑到当地超市尽可能多地买意大利面条，意大利面条，Many people ran to their local supermarkets to buy as much spaghetti as they could.11等人们意识到这是一个恶作剧时，等人们意识到这是一个恶作剧时，By the time people

4、realized that the story was a hoax, 全国所有意大利面条都被卖光了。全国所有意大利面条都被卖光了。 all of the spaghetti across the country had been sold out. 12在另一个著名的恶作剧中，在另一个著名的恶作剧中，In another famous trick, 英国一电视节目报道发现了一种特英国一电视节目报道发现了一种特殊的水，殊的水，a TV show in England reported the discovery of special water. 13他们说这种水可以帮助人们减肥，他们说这种水

5、可以帮助人们减肥， They said this water would help people lose weight, 有位消费者仅四个月就减掉了很多有位消费者仅四个月就减掉了很多体重。体重。14and that one customer had already lost a lot of weight in just four months. 15当天结束之前，当天结束之前，By the end of the day, 10，000多人已经给电台打电话询多人已经给电台打电话询问如何得到这种水。问如何得到这种水。16more than 10,000 people had phoned th

6、e TV station to find out how to get this water.17许多愚人节玩笑的结局并不那么有许多愚人节玩笑的结局并不那么有趣。趣。Many April Fools jokes may end up being not very funny.18一著名电视明星曾在愚人节邀请他一著名电视明星曾在愚人节邀请他的女朋友上他的电视节目，的女朋友上他的电视节目，A famous TV star once invited his girlfriend onto his show on April Fools Day. 19他向她求婚。他向她求婚。He asked her

7、to marry him. 那女士如此高兴因为她真想结婚。那女士如此高兴因为她真想结婚。The lady was so happy because she really wanted to get married. 20然而，当她说好的时候他却回答然而，当她说好的时候他却回答“愚人节傻瓜！愚人节傻瓜！” However, when she said yes, he replied, “April Fool!” 那个小玩笑结局并不快乐，那个小玩笑结局并不快乐，21That little joke didnt have a very happy ending. 电视明星失去了他的女朋友和他的电视明

8、星失去了他的女朋友和他的节目也被取消了。节目也被取消了。 The TV star lost his girlfriend and his show was canceled. 22然而，世界上最出名的恶作剧之一然而，世界上最出名的恶作剧之一却发生在十月而不是四月。却发生在十月而不是四月。One of the worlds most famous tricks, however, happened in October rather than in April. 23在在1938年年10月，演员奥森月，演员奥森威尔斯在威尔斯在他的电台节目中宣布来自火星的外他的电台节目中宣布来自火星的外星人已经登

9、陆地球。星人已经登陆地球。24In that month in 1938, actor Orson Welles announced on his radio program that aliens from Mars had landed on the earth.25他描述了他们已经登陆的地点，他描述了他们已经登陆的地点，He described where they had landed, 还告诉大家这些外星人要穿越美国还告诉大家这些外星人要穿越美国的方式。的方式。and told how they were moving across the United States. 26威尔斯让他的话听起来如此逼真以威尔斯让他的话听起来如此逼真以至于数以百计的人相信了这个故事，至于数以百计的人相信了这个故事，Welles made it sound so real that hundreds of people believed the story, 27恐惧在整个国家蔓延。恐惧在整个国家蔓延。and fear spread across the whole country. 等到警察宣布这个故事是个恶作剧等到警察宣布这个故事是个恶作剧时，时，28By the time police officers announced that the