基础英语轻松学【31】愚人节特别提示：见到钞票也不能捡
<p> 本课您将学到：<span word="pick">pick</span> <span word="up">up</span>一词多意，<span word="turn">turn</span> <span word="into">into</span>变化多，<span word="among">among</span>和<span word="between">between</span>比较讲解</p><p> <span word="If">If</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="morning">morning</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="April">April</span> 1 <span word="and">and</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ground">ground</span>, <span word="perhaps">perhaps</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="twice">twice</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="pick">pick</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="up">up</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="glued">glued</span>（粘） <span word="there">there</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="keen">keen</span>（热心的,热衷的） <span word="to">to</span> <span word="turn">turn</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="April">April</span> <span word="fool">fool</span>.</p><p> 一年三百六十五天，为什么偏偏选这一天来骗人呢？故事还得从十六世纪的罗马说起：</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Roman">Roman</span> <span word="Catholic">Catholic</span> <span word="Church">Church</span> <span word="decided">decided</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="calendar">calendar</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="begin">begin</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="January">January</span> 1, <span word="instead">instead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="original">original</span>（最初的） <span word="date">date</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="April">April</span> 1. <span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="slow">slow</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="accept">accept</span>（接受） <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="rule">rule</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="others">others</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="ignorant">ignorant</span>（无知的） <span word="or">or</span> <span word="stubborn">stubborn</span>（顽固的）. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="April">April</span> <span word="fools">fools</span>.</p><p> 而在这一天捉弄人的传统可能起源于法国，在那里，受害者被称作<span word="April">April</span> <span word="fish">fish</span>，也许跟春天刚出生的小鱼容易被捕捉有关吧！</p><p> <span word="Nowadays">Nowadays</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="custom">custom</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="French">French</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="tie">tie</span> <span word="paper">paper</span> <span word="fish">fish</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="others">others</span> <span word="backs">backs</span>（后背） <span word="on">on</span> <span word="April">April</span> 1.</p><p> 「读书笔记」</p><p> 如果四月一日的早晨你看到地上有钞票，（<span word="If">If</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="morning">morning</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="April">April</span> 1 <span word="and">and</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ground">ground</span>）捡之前一定要三思。（<span word="perhaps">perhaps</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="twice">twice</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="pick">pick</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="up">up</span>）否则你可能就成了一个<span word="April">April</span> <span word="fool">fool</span>，因为那可能是什么人贴在那儿，然后躲在一边急切的期待着你的行动。</p>
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