口语Festival素材:April Fool#039;s Day（愚人节）
<p> <span word="April">April</span> <span word="Fools">Fools</span> <span word="DayApril">DayApril</span> 1<span word="st">st</span> <span word="April">April</span> <span word="Fools">Fools</span> <span word="Day">Day</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="traditionally">traditionally</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="practical">practical</span> <span word="jokes">jokes</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="others">others</span>, <span word="send">send</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="fools">fools</span> <span word="errands">errands</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="fool">fool</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="unsuspecting">unsuspecting</span>. <span word="No">No</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="knows">knows</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="holiday">holiday</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="originated">originated</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="France">France</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="closest">closest</span> <span word="point">point</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="identified">identified</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="beginning">beginning</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="tradition">tradition</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1582, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="France">France</span>. <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Years">Years</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="celebrated">celebrated</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="March">March</span> 25 <span word="and">and</span> <span word="celebrations">celebrations</span> <span word="lasted">lasted</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="April">April</span> 1<span word="st">st</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Years">Years</span> <span word="Day">Day</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="changed">changed</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="March">March</span> 25 <span word="to">to</span> <span word="January">January</span> 1<span word="st">st</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mid">mid</span>-1560<span word="s">s</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="King">King</span> <span word="Charles">Charles</span> <span word="IX">IX</span>, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="celebrated">celebrated</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="April">April</span> 1<span word="st">st</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="April">April</span> <span word="Fools">Fools</span>.</p><p> <span word="Pranks">Pranks</span> <span word="performed">performed</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="April">April</span> <span word="Fools">Fools</span> <span word="Day">Day</span> <span word="range">range</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="simple">simple</span>, , <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="elaborate">elaborate</span>. <span word="Setting">Setting</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="roommates">roommates</span> <span word="alarm">alarm</span> <span word="clock">clock</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="hour">hour</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="common">common</span> <span word="gag">gag</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="news">news</span> <span word="media">media</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="gets">gets</span> <span word="involved">involved</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="instance">instance</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="short">short</span> <span word="film">film</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="shown">shown</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="April">April</span> <span word="Fools">Fools</span> <span word="Day">Day</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fairly">fairly</span> <span word="detailed">detailed</span> <span word="documentary">documentary</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="spaghetti">spaghetti</span> <span word="farmers">farmers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="harvest">harvest</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="crop">crop</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="spaghetti">spaghetti</span> <span word="trees">trees</span>. <span word="Whatever">Whatever</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="prank">prank</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="trickster">trickster</span> <span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="ends">ends</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="yelling">yelling</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="victim">victim</span>, <span word="April">April</span> <span word="Fool">Fool</span>!</p><p> <span word="April">April</span> <span word="Fools">Fools</span> <span word="Day">Day</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="for">for</span>-<span word="fun">fun</span>-<span word="only">only</span> <span word="observance">observance</span>. <span word="Nobody">Nobody</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="buy">buy</span> <span word="gifts">gifts</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="significant">significant</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="eat">eat</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fancy">fancy</span> <span word="restaurant">restaurant</span>. <span word="Nobody">Nobody</span> <span word="gets">gets</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="school">school</span>. <span word="Its">Its</span> <span word="simply">simply</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fun">fun</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="holiday">holiday</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="holiday">holiday</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="remain">remain</span> <span word="forever">forever</span> <span word="vigilant">vigilant</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="April">April</span> <span word="Fool">Fool</span>!</p><p> <span word="Each">Each</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="celebrates">celebrates</span> <span word="April">April</span> <span word="Fools">Fools</span> <span word="differently">differently</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="France">France</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="April">April</span> <span word="Fools">Fools</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="April">April</span> <span word="Fish">Fish</span> . <span word="The">The</span> <span word="French">French</span> <span word="fool">fool</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="friends">friends</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="taping">taping</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="paper">paper</span> <span word="fish">fish</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="friends">friends</span> <span word="backs">backs</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="discovers">discovers</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="trick">trick</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="yell">yell</span> <span word="Poisson">Poisson</span> <span word="dAvril">dAvril</span>!.</p>
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