愚人节中学生捉弄人的英语小故事
愚人节中学生捉弄人的英语小故事
每年的4月1日为愚人节，关于愚人节的英语小故事有哪些呢?下面是我整理的愚人节中学生捉弄人的英语小故事，欢迎阅读。
愚人节中学生捉弄人的英语小故事【1】AlabamaChangestheValueofPi
圆周率值的修改
1998:TheApril1998issueoftheNewMexicansforScienceandReasonnewslettercontainedanarticleclaimingthattheAlabamastatelegislaturehadvotedtochangethevalueofthemathematicalconstantpifrom3.14159tothe'Biblicalvalue'of3.0.Soonthearticlemadeitswayontotheinternet,andthenitrapidlyspreadaroundtheworld,forwardedbyemail.ItonlybecameapparenthowfarthearticlehadspreadwhentheAlabamalegislaturebeganreceivinghundredsofcallsfrompeopleprotestingthelegislation.Theoriginalarticle,whichwasintendedasaparodyoflegislativeattemptstocircumscribetheteachingofevolution,waswrittenbyphysicistMarkBoslough。
1998年愚人节：NewMexicans科学技术杂志宣称阿拉巴马州要立法改变圆周率pi的值，很快这事被传上网，通过电子邮件传遍全世界。阿拉巴马立法机构因此接到无数抗议电话。
愚人节中学生捉弄人的英语小故事【2】TheTacoLibertyBell
塔可自由钟
TacoLibertyBell1996:TheTacoBellCorporationannouncedithadboughttheLibertyBellandwasrenamingittheTacoLibertyBell.HundredsofoutragedcitizenscalledtheNationalHistoricParkinPhiladelphiawherethebellwashousedtoexpresstheiranger.TheirnerveswereonlycalmedwhenTacoBellrevealed,afewhourslater,thatitwasallapracticaljoke.ThebestlineofthedaycamewhenWhiteHousepresssecretaryMikeMcCurrywasaskedaboutthesale.Thinkingonhisfeet,herespondedthattheLincolnMemorialhadalsobeensold.Itwouldnowbeknown,hesaid,astheFordLincolnMercuryMemorial。
1996年愚人节，塔可钟快餐公司说他们买下了美国费城独立厅的大钟，并重命名为塔可自由钟。愤怒的'市民打电话给费城的国家历史公园，要求确认这个消息。几小时后塔可钟快餐公司承认这只是个玩笑。当天最乌龙的事件还不在此。白宫记者会秘书MikeMcCurry被问到这件事时，随机应变回答说，林肯纪念碑也被卖了，现在被命名为福特水星汽车纪念碑。
愚人节中学生捉弄人的英语小故事【3】TheSwissSpaghettiHarvest
瑞士面条树
Spaghettiharvest1957:TherespectedBBCnewsshowPanoramaannouncedthatthankstoaverymildwinterandthevirtualeliminationofthedreadedspaghettiweevil,Swissfarmerswereenjoyingabumperspaghetticrop.ItaccompaniedthisannouncementwithfootageofSwisspeasantspullingstrandsofspaghettidownfromtrees.Hugenumbersofviewersweretakenin.ManycalledtheBBCwantingtoknowhowtheycouldgrowtheirownspaghettitree.TothistheBBCdiplomaticallyreplied,"placeasprigofspaghettiinatinoftomatosauceandhopeforthebest."
1957年愚人节BBC新闻中说，瑞士的面条树大丰收，农民都在树上收割面条。大量观众上当受骗，打电话来咨询面条树的种植方法。BBC对此的回复是：把一根面条插在番茄酱里，然后就等着吧。
;愚人节的有关英语小故事
故事四：南极冰山被拖至悉尼。
OnApril1,1978abarge(驳船)appearedinSydneyHarbor(港)towingagianticeberg(拖着一块巨大的冰山).Sydneysiderswereexpectingit.DickSmith,alocaladventurerandmillionairebusinessman(ownerofDickSmith'sFoods),hadbeenloudlypromotinghisscheme(规划)totowanicebergfromAntarcticaforquitesometime.Nowhehadapparentlysucceeded.Hesaidthathewasgoingtocarvethebergintosmallicecubes(小方冰块),whichhewouldselltothepublicfortencentseach.Thesewell-traveledcubes,freshfromthepurewatersofAntarctica,werepromisedtoimprovetheflavorofanydrinktheycooled.Slowlytheicebergmadeitswayintotheharbor.Localradiostationsprovidedexcitedblow-by-blowcoverageofthescene.Onlywhenthebergwaswellintotheharborwasitssecretrevealed.Itstartedtorain,andthefirefightingfoamandshavingcreamthatthebergwasreallymadeofwashedaway,uncoveringthewhiteplasticsheetsbeneath.
故事五：纠正时间之差，英国要扣除四月五日和四月十二日这两天。
In1979London'sCapitalRadioannouncedthatOperationParallax(纠正偏差行动)wouldsoongointoeffect.Thiswasagovernmentplantoresynchronize(重新与……同步)theBritishcalendarwiththerestoftheworld.Itwasexplainedthateversince1945Britainhadgraduallybecome48hoursaheadofallothercountriesbecauseoftheconstantswitchingbackandforthfromBritishSummerTime.Toremedythissituation,theBritishgovernmenthaddecidedtocancelApril5and12thatyear.CapitalRadioreceivednumerouscallsasaresultofthisannouncement.Oneemployerwantedtoknowifshehadtopayheremployeesforthemissingdays.Anotherwomanwascuriousaboutwhatwouldhappentoherbirthday,whichfellononeofthecancelleddays.
故事六：中国日报也有愚人节哄骗民众的故事？闻所未闻，请看一下吧（内容：高知不受计划生育之规定）
In1993theChinaYouthDaily,anofficialstatenewspaperofChina,announcedonitsfrontpagethatthegovernmenthaddecidedtomakePh.D.holdersexemptfrom(免除)thestate-imposedone-childlimit.Thelogicbehindthisdecisionwasthatitwouldeventuallyreducetheneedtoinviteasmanyforeignexpertsintothecountrytohelpwiththestate'smodernizationeffort.Despiteadisclaimerbeneaththestoryidentifyingitasajoke,thereportwasrepeatedasfactbyHongKong'sNewEveningNewsandbyAgenceFrance-Presse,aninternationalnewsagency.Apparentlywhatmadethehoaxseemcredible(可信的)tomanywasthatintellectuals(知识分子)inSingaporeareencouragedtomarryeachotherandhavechildren,andChina'sleadersareknowntohavegreatrespectfortheSingaporesystem.TheChinesegovernmentrespondedtothehoaxbycondemning(谴责)AprilFool'sDayasadangerousWesterntradition.TheGuangmingDaily,Beijing'smainnewspaperforintellectuals,rananeditorial(社论)statingthatAprilFool'sjokes"areanextremelybadinfluence."Itwentontodeclarethat,"Putplainly,AprilFool'sDayisLiar'sDay."
求关于愚人节的英文整人小故事
AprilFoolsDay
"ThefirstofAprilisthedaywerememberwhatwearetheother364daysoftheyear."
--MarkTwain
HowdoyouthinkAprilFools'Dayoriginated?
Didsomejokerinbiblicaltimesdecidetoswitchthefrankincenseandthemyrrh?Wasthereahistoricepidemicofspringfever-tomfooleryinatinyFinnishtownintheearly1800s?DidaNewYorkerin1910findacockroachinhiscoffeecupanddecidetorecreatetheexperienceforhisofficemate,therebysparkingafamousApril1lawsuit?
Inaconvincingtestimonialtothesayingthattruthisstrangerthanfiction,we'lltellyouthestory,oratleastpresentthemostviabletheory,ofhowAprilFools'Daycametobe.
Onceuponatime,backin16th-centuryFrance,beforecomputers,peoplecelebratedNewYear'sDayonMarch25,theadventofspring.Itwasafestivetime.TheypartiedsteadilyuntilApril1.In1564,whenthecalendarreformedandbecameGregorian,KingCharlesIXproclaimed,perhapspompously,thatNewYear'sDayshouldbecelebratedonJanuary1insteadofinthespring.Diehardconservativesresistedthechange(orperhapsdidn'thearaboutitduetotheabsenceofe-mail)andcontinuedtocelebrateNewYear'sfromMarch25toApril1.Duringthisperiodofspringfestivity,themoreflexibleFrenchmockedtherigidrevelersbysendingthemfoolishgiftsandinvitationstonon-existentparties.ThevictimofanAprilFools'Dayprankwascalleda"poissond'avril,"oran"Aprilfish,"becauseatthattimeofyear,thesunwasleavingthezodiacalsignofPisces.AprilFools'Dayhititsstride(avoidingthebananapeel)inEnglandinthe18thcentury,andwasbroughttocolonialAmericabytheEnglish,Scottish,andFrench.Nofooling.
AprilFoolsDay:
AnUnsolvedHistory
ThefirstofApril,somedosay,IssetapartforAllFools'Day.Butwhythepeoplecallitso,NorI,northeythemselvesdoknow.ButonthisdayarepeoplesentOnpurposeforpuremerriment.
--PoorRobin'sAlmanac(1790)
OK,whostartedit?DidthefirstFoolscomefromFrance,England,Mexico,SwedenorIndia?
Thetruth,asinanygoodmystery,lieshiddenintheshadowsoftime.
SomesaythatAprilFoolsDaybeganinmanypartsoftheworldatthesametime,incelebrationofthespringequinox.Prankswereabigpartofeventhemostboringequinoxparties,everywherefromSwedentoIndia.
OthersarguethatthemodernAprilFool'sDayfollowedtheadoptionofareformedcalendarinFrancecirca1564.
Inmedievaltimes,theoctaveofNewYear'sbeganonMarch25withtheeightdaysoffestivitiesendingonApril1.WiththereformofthecalendarunderCharlesIX,NewYear'sDaywasmovedfromApril1toJanuary1.Duetotheslownessof"sandal-net"communicationbackthenandgeneralresistancetochange,theJanuary1datewasnotfullyacceptedforseveralyears.ThosetraditionalistswhoclungtoApril1asNewYear'sDaywerescoffedatas"fools"andsentfakepartyinvitationsandprankgifts.WidespreadobservanceinEnglandbeganinthe18thcentury.
TheEnglish,ScotchandFrenchintroducedthecustomtotheircoloniesinAmerica.Oneofourforefathers'favoritejokeswastosendsomeoneona"fool'serrand."Forexample,onemighthavebeenaskedtogooutandobtainacopyof"TheHistoryofAdam'sGrandfather,"orbringbacksome"sweetvinegar."
InScotland,AprilFoolsDayis48hourslong.TheseconddayiscalledTailyDayandisdedicatedtopranksinvolvingthebuttocks.TailyDay'sgifttoposteriorposterityisthestill-hilarious"KickMe"sign.The"foolish"traditioniscelebratedinMexico,too,butonadifferentdayandfordifferentreasons."ElDiadelosInocentes,"whichisDecember28,wassetasideasadayforChristianstomournHerod'sslaughterofinnocentchildren.
Overtime,thetoneofthat"unluckiestofdays"hasevolvedfromsadnesstogood-naturedtrickery.Eventhemediajointhefun,oftenrunningbogusnewsstoriesandradioreports.WemayneverlearnthetrueoriginofAprilFoolsDay.
However,thedeeperquestionfacingustodayis,"What'sthebestgagIcanpulloff?"