愚人节(April Fool"s Day或All Fools" Day)也称万愚节、幽默节，愚人节节期为公历4月1日，是从19世纪开始在西方兴起流行的民间节日，并未被任何国家认定为法定节日。在这一天人们以各种方式互相欺骗和捉弄，往往在玩笑的后才揭穿并宣告捉弄对象为“愚人”。

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相关词汇

April Fools" Day 愚人节

associate n. 同事

credible adj. 可信的

errand n. 杂事，差事

fool v. 愚弄

foolishness n. 愚蠢.可笑

harmless adj. 无害的

hoax n. 恶作剧，戏弄

joke n. 玩笑

lie v. 撒谎

lockout 将……锁在门外

media n. 媒体

nobleman n. 贵族

play v. 玩，耍

practical adj. 实际的

practice v. 实践

prank n. 玩笑，恶作剧

recognize v. 承认，认可

trick n. 诡计，花招

widely adv. 广泛地

情景对话:

A: It"s March 27 today.

B: Oh, it"s only a few days before April first. We need to get ready for that.

A: Why?

B: Why? It"s April Fools" Day!

A: Oh, right. I forgot it. It"s all about playing jokes and tricks, right?

B: And it"s about having fun. It"s of so much fun playing all kinds of practical jokes and tricks on your friends,parents, work associates and even teachers.

A: You guys really practice pranks on that day?

B: Yes, we do. On April first, you are allowed to lie and fool people. It"s harmless. It"s not a national holiday, but is widely recognized and celebrated now.

A: I remember reading one story where children locked out their parents on April first and another one where an obleman sent his servants on foolish errands on this day.

B: That"s fun. But you know what, sometimes even media will cooperate in fooling people. For example, when there"s false information circulating, some media report it and make it sound true and credible, thus getting people fooled.

参考译文:

A:今天3月27号了。

B:哦，离4月1日只有几天了。我们需要做好准备。

A:为什么?

B:为什么?要过愚人节呀!

A:哦，对了，我忘记了。愚人节就是要开玩笑、恶搞，对吧?

B:也是为了开心嘛。跟朋友、父母、同事甚至自己的老师搞搞恶作剧、开开玩笑.很好玩的。

A:你们真的会在那天恶搞别人啊?

B:是啊，4月l日那天，你可以撒谎、愚弄别人，这无伤大雅。虽然愚人节不是个全国性的节日，但现在各地广泛认可并庆祝愚人节了。

A:我记得看过一个故事.讲孩子们在4月I日那天把自己的父母锁在门外，还有一个故事则讲一位贵族在愚人节那天派自己的仆人跑腿去干一些蠢事。

B:真搞笑。不过你知过吗.有时甚至连媒体也会配合愚弄大家。例如:有一次有假新闻流传，一些媒体也进行报道，而且让人听来觉得像确有其事一般，结果就愚弄了大家。