Lesson 76 April Fools' Day 愚人节
【Text】
'To end our special news bulletin,' said the voice of the television announcer, 'we're going over to the macaroni fields of Calabria. Macaroni has been grown in this area for over six hundred years. Two of the leading growers, Giuppe Moldova and Riccardo Brabante, tell me that they have been expecting a splendid crop this year and harvesting has begun earlier than usual. Here you can e two workers who, between them, have just finished cutting three cartloads of golden brown macaroni stalks. The whole village has been working day and night gathering and threshing this year's crop before the September rains. On the right, you can e Mrs. Brabante herlf. She has been helping her husband for thirty years now. Mrs. Brabante is talking to the manager of the local factory where the crop is procesd. This last scene shows you what will happen at the end of the harvest: the famous Calabrian macaroni-eating competition! Signor Fratelli, the prent champion, has won it every year since 1991. And that ends our special bulletin for today, Thursday, April lst. We're now going back to the studio.'
【课文翻译】
“作为我们专题新闻节目的结尾，”电视广播员说，“我们现在到克拉布利亚的通心粉田里。通心粉在这个地区已经种植了600多年了。两个主要种植者，朱塞 皮.莫尔道瓦和里卡多.布拉班特告诉我，他们一直期待着今年获得一个大丰收，收割工作比往年开始要早些。这里您可以看到两个工人，他们协力割下了3车金黄 色的通心粉秸。全村的人都日夜奋战，要赶在9月的雨季之前把今年的庄稼收获上来，打完场。在屏幕的右侧，您可以看到布拉班特太太本人，她已经帮了她的丈夫 30年了。布拉班特太太现在正和负责通心粉加工的当地加工厂的经理交谈。这最后一个镜头向您展示了收获之后将发生的事情：著名的克拉布利亚人吃通心粉大 赛！目前的冠军弗拉特里先生，自1991年以来，年年获胜。今天 -- 4月1日，星期四--的专题新闻节目到此结束。现在我们回到电视演播室。” 魔芋凉皮
New words and expressions 生词和短语
【生词讲解】
1. fool
1) n 傻子，愚人，呆子
eg: Don`t be a fool! 不要说傻话，别做傻事！
eg: He is no fool. 他可不是呆子。
eg: You fool！ 你可真傻！
2交沙霉素) adj (美)愚蠢的，傻的 (foolish）
a fool idea 愚蠢的念头
be fool enough to do sth 笨到做…
eg: She was fool enough to believe that.
她笨到相信那件事情。
make a fool of 愚弄，嘲笑
eg: Don`t make a fool of poor people.
不要嘲笑穷人。
fool`s errand 徒劳，白跑一场
errand 库五笔怎么打字 微信号大全n 差事，使命
fool`s paradi (实际是荒唐无聊) 自以为非常幸福，有意义的处境，空想
3) v 愚弄，骗，骗取
eg: He has fooled a lot of people into believing that he is an honest statesman.
他骗许多人相信他是一位诚实的政治家。
fool about / fool around 闲荡，闲游
2. bulletin
1) n (政府机关的）公报，告示，公告
2) n 新闻快报实习动员大会
bulletin board (美）布告牌
a news bulletin 新闻简报
3. announcer n 广播员，播音员
announce
1) v 发表，宣布，告知
announce new economic policies 发布新的经济方案
eg: The news was announced to the pubulic on TV.
这个新闻在电视上对公众播出。
eg: Plea announce to your class that there will be no school tomorrow.
请通知你的同学明天不上课。
2)新年板报v 显示，预告
eg: A warm sunshine announces the coming of spring.
温暖的阳光显示春天就要来了。
A warm sunshine announces that spring is coming .
announcement n 发表，公布；告知，宣告
eg: I`d like to make an important announcement.
我要发表一项重要声明。
eg: The official announcement of the cau of the accident appeared in the newspaper.
关于事故原因的官方公告登在报纸上。
4. macaroni n 通心粉，空心面条
考试计划
spaghetti n 意大利面条
5. leading
1) adj 主要的，最重要的
the leading topics 主语话题
play a leading part 扮演主角
play a leading role in sth. 在某事中起主要作用。
2) adj 领导的，卓越的，一流的
leading politicians 卓越的政治家
3) adj 先导的，带头的
a leading hor 带头的马
leading article 社论，评论 （相当于 editorial )
leading light 重要人物，有权者
6. grower n 种植的人
grow
1) v 成长，长大
eg: Children grow rapidly.
小孩长得很快。
eg: He has grown 10 centimetres taller in a year.
他一年长高了10cm.
2) v (数目，数量）增大，增加
eg: The population of this city is growing every year.
这个城市的人口每年都在增长。
eg: Our anxieties grew as our son grew.
随着儿子的长大，我们忧虑的事情也增多了。
3) v (逐渐)变得，变成…状态
eg: It was growing dark. 天黑了。
eg: He has grown rich. 他变得富有了。
eg: He has grown excited. 他变得兴奋起来。
grow on (事情对某人有）越来越大的影响，越来越被…喜爱 （不能使用不动形式）
eg: The drinking habit grow on me.
我染上饮酒的习惯。
eg: I didn`t like rock music at first, but it has grown on me.
起初我不喜欢摇滚乐，后来我渐渐喜欢上它了。
grow up 成长
eg Grow up !
别孩子气了！
grower
1) n 栽培者
a vegetable grower 蔬菜栽培者
2 n 成长得…的植物（常和adj连用）
a fast/ quick grower 早熟的植物
growing adj 成长的
growing pains 成长期神经痛；青春期苦恼
grown adj 长成的，大人的
a grown man 一个大人
7. splendid
1) adj (风景，建筑)壮丽的，华丽的，壮观的
a splendid sunt 怎么美白皮肤 壮丽的落日
a splendid cathedral 庄严的大教堂
eg: The view was just splendid.
风景极为壮观，极为壮丽。
2) adj 太好的，真了不起的
eg: We`ve had a splendid time .
我们玩的非常开心。
eg: That`s a splendid idea.
真是个了不起的主意。
splendidly adv 华丽地，壮观地，豪华地
splendor n 光彩，光辉 （相当于brilliance)
the splendor of a sunt 夕阳的光辉
the splendor of the palace 宫殿的富丽堂皇
