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1、Unit 12,Life is full of unexpected. 实验中学 范丽红,Section B 2a-2e,Words 发觉 女士；女子 取消；终止 军官；官员,Words 不见 使人害羞的（难堪的或惭愧的）,Have you ever played jokes on others, especially on April Fools Day? Have you ever been fooled by others? Tell your story to your partner.,2a,2a,2a,2b Read the passage quickly. Then match

2、each paragraph with the main idea.,Paragraph 1 One of the most famous tricks played Paragraph 2 Examples of funny stories that happened on April Fools Day Paragraph 3 An introduction to April Fools Day Paragraph 4 A sad story that happened on April Fools Day,April Fools Day is a celebration that tak

3、es place in different countries around the world. It happens on April 1st every year and is a day when many people play all kinds of tricks and jokes on each other.,One April Fools Day, a reporter in England anuncnoed that there would be no more spaghetti because the spaghetti farmers in Italy had s

4、topped growing spaghetti. Many people ran to local supermarkets to buy as much spaghetti as they could. By the time people realized that the story was a hoax, all of the spaghetti across the country had been sold out. April Fool!,Many April Fools jokes may end up being not very funny. A famous TV st

5、ar once invited his girlfriend onto his show on April Fools Day. He asked her to marry him. The lady was so happy because she really wanted to get married. However, when she said yes, he replied, “April Fool!” That little joke didnt have a very happy ending. The TV star lost his girlfriend and his s

6、how was cancled.,One of the worlds most famous tricks, however, happened in October rather than in April. In that month in 1938, actor Orson Welles announced on his radio program that aliens from Mars had landed on the earth. He described where they had landed and told how they were moving across th

7、e United States. Welles made it sound so real that hundreds of people believed the story, and fear spread across the whole country. By the time police officers announced that the story was a hoax, thousands of people had left their homes.,One April Fools Day, a report in England announced that there

8、 would be no more spaghetti because the spaghetti farmers in Italy had stopped growing spaghetti. 一次愚人节时，一位美国记者宣布，后不会再有意大利式细面条可以吃了， 因为意大利的农民已经停止种植生产细面条的植物。,Many people ran to their local supermarket to buy as much spaghetti as they could. 许多人跑到他们当地的超市去尽可能多的购买意大利式细面条。 By the time people realized that

9、 the story was a hoax, all of the spaghetti across the country had been sold out. 等到人们意识到那个故事是个骗局时, 全国的意大利式细面条都被买光了。,A famous TV star once invited his girlfriend onto his show on April Fools Day. 一次，一位著名的电视明星邀请他的女友去参加愚人节的演出。 He asked her to marry him. She was so happy because she really wanted to ge

10、t married. 他请求她嫁给他。 她非常高兴，因为她真的很想结婚。,However, when she said “Yes”, he replied “April Fool!” That little joke didnt have a very happy ending. 可是，当她说“愿意”时，他回答说：“愚人节的傻瓜！” 那个小玩笑的结局并不令人快乐。 The TV star lost his girlfriend and his show was cancled. 那位电视明星既失去了他的女友又搞砸了他的节目。,In 1938, actor Orson Welles announ

11、ced on his radio program that aliens from Mars had landed on the Earth. 在1938年，一个由演员奥森威尔斯主持的广播节目宣布，来自火星的外星人已经登陆地球。 He described where they had landed and told how they were moving across the United States. 他描述了他们在什么地方登陆,并告诉人们他们正在怎样席卷美国。,Welles made it sound so real that hundreds of people believed t

12、he story, and fear spread across the whole country. By the time the police officers announced that the story was a hoax, thousands of people had left from their homes. 威尔斯使它听起来如此真实，以至于有数百人相信了这个故事，所以全国到处一片惊慌。待到警官宣布这个故事是个骗局时已经有数千人逃离了自己的家园。,Language point,1What happened to David on April Fools Day? 愚人节

13、那天，大卫出什么事了吗？ （1）happen to sb. 意为“某人怎么了，发生在某人身上”。 What happened to you? 你怎么了？ What happened to Jim? 吉姆出什么事了？,（2）英语中表示节日时须注意以下几点： 表示“在节”用介词on； 表示节日的每个词的首字母大写； 用day来表示“节”，且无冠词； 一般用复数名词的所有格，如：Teachers Day 教师节，Childrens Day 儿童节，Womens Day 妇女节等；但也有用单数名词所有格的，如：Mothers Day 母亲节，Fathers Day 父亲节等。例如：,Do you of

14、ten go to parks on Childrens Day? 你们儿童节经常去公园吗？ What do you usually do on New Years Day? 新年你们通常干什么？ Do your friends play jokes on you on April Fools Day? 你的朋友愚人节跟你开玩笑吗？,2Welles made it sound so real that hundreds of people believed the story, and fear spread across the whole country Welles 是如此地让人信以为真

15、，以致于成百上千的人都相信了这个故事，进而激起了全国性的恐慌。 （1）So that句型中，so后面应加一个形容词或副词，意为“如此以至于”,This book is so interesting that everyone in our class wants to read it 这本书是如此的有趣以至于全班同学都想看看。（so形容词） He ran so fast that I couldnt catch up with him 他跑得那么快，以致于我跟不上他。（so副词）,Sothat引导的是表示结果的状语从句，但不一定要死套 “如此以至于”的模式来译成汉语。 It was so da

16、rk that he couldnt see the faces of his companions 天太黑了，他不能看见同伴的脸。,（2）so that 主要用来引导目的状语从句。其从句中的谓语动词通常和can，may，should等情态动词连用，而且主句和从句之间不使用逗号，意为“以便，使能够”。,They set out early so that they might arrive in time. 他们早早地出发以便按时到达。 Lets take the front seats so that we may see more clearly 我们坐在前排吧，以便可以看得更清楚。,3b

17、ecause the spaghetti farmers in Italy had stopped growing spaghetti 辨析：stop doing 与stop to do stop doing 指的是“停止做”，即不做了；而stop to do 则是指“停下来去做”，即停下来的目的是去做，也就是开始做。例如： Stop talking, lets begin our class 不要讲话了，我们开始上课。,You are too fat and you must stop eating too much 你太胖了，你不能吃那么多了。 Please stop to listen to me. 请停下来听我说。 The mother stopped to look after her baby 那位母亲停下来去照顾她的小宝宝。,（3）marry为动词“嫁，娶，结婚”。表示“嫁给某人”或“娶了某人”都可以用marry sb。 另外，词组get married 意为“结婚”，但这是一个非延续性动词，即它不能跟表示一段时间的词连用。be married 也可以用来表示“结婚”，它是一个延续性词组，可以与表示一段时间的词连用。例如： John is going to marry Jane 约翰要