April,Fools'Day:A,Great,Trick1500字作文

精选作文:April,Fools"Day:A,Great,Trick1500字作文

　　April 1st or"April Fools' Day" is a day of trickery? in the United States. Young students to older professionals? will use this day as a time to play funny tricks? on their fellow students and colleagues?. While sometimes these tricks get a bit mean, the day is really meant for playing light-hearted jokes on other people.

　　One of the best April Fools' jokes I have ever seen was at my university. My English professor? came into the class two days after we had all taken an exam and said"I have some very bad news for everyone. It seems that either I am not a good teacher or no one in this class is studying hard enough. I regret ?to inform? you that everyone in this class has failed the exam." Since this was one of three major? exams we had to take in the class, failing the test meant that our final? grades would be very low. Everyone in the class had this near death look on their face?. The rest of the class - 45 minutes to be exact?- everyone just sat shocked? waiting for the period to end. Just to note, I had studied several days for the exam and felt confident? I was going to do very well.

　　At the end of the class, our English professor said, “You guys? need to study harder next time. This class is not a joke." With that everyone walked out not saying a word. Later that evening, I checked? my universities telephone message system? and there was a message from my professor. I was really nervous? thinking that he would ask me to visit him in his office (maybe I did worse than everyone else I thought).

　　I clicked #1 on the message system? and waited to hear what he had to say. His message was simple,"April Fools' Ladies and Gentleman. I can't believe you all feel for it. Hahaha. You all did well on the exam and I am proud of? you. Hahaha!"

　　Happy April Fools' Day Everyone!
 

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阅读下面短文，根据短文内容填写下列表格，每空不能超过三个单词

Eating habits are different in different countries. The Chinese have a saying “Eating good things for breakfast, eat a big meal for lunch, but eat less at dinner.” Many Americans agree that one should start the day with a good breakfast, but their ideas about lunch and dinner are different.

Most Americans only give themselves a short time for lunch. So they eat a small lunch. After work they will have more time to eat a big dinner. Also a quiet dinner at home with all the family talking about their day is a way to take a good rest after a long, hard day of work.

Eating at a restaurant is also different. In China, people like to talk and laugh while eating. Very often you can hear people talking and laughing loudly, and they are just having a good time. In America it is not like this. They want a quiet place where they can eat a good meal far away from the noise of the outside world. If someone is talking too loudly, the manager of the restaurant will look at him or her angrily. If some people are taking too loudly, the manager of the restaurant may come out and ask them to be quiet.

参考答案 76. Eating Habits 77. Have/Eat good things 78. Have/Eat a small lunch79. Eat less80. Talk and laugh

The winter vacation and the Spring Festival are on the way! That means delicious food and family get-together.

Other than celebrating the festival, do you have any other plan for the holiday? Here are some examples-maybe they’ll give you an idea!

Zhang Jing, 13, from Chongqing

“My holiday plan is ambitious: writing my first novel. I want to write about 10,000 words! It will be a fantasy(魔幻)story like the Harry Potter books, but the characters in my story will be four lovely girls. They live ordinary lives but…”

Yang Yong, 14, from Shanghai

“I’ll spent most of the winter vacation taking extra classes. I’ll try to improve my Chinese composition skills. My dream winter vacation would be to enjoy the Spring Festival the same as everyone else: eating delicious food, visiting relatives and getting lots of gift money!”

Zhou Lihua, 14, from Sichuan

“I’ll have an adventure this winter! My friends and I will take the train to Beijing by ourselves! I’ve been to Beijing many times. But this time, without my parents’ company , the trip should be

different. We may visit some parks in Beijing.”

Liu Hui, 15, from Guangxi

“Bad luck! I have to spend half of the vacation on extra classes. If I had time, I’d travel to Tibet. I want to see the snow, the blue sky and animals there. It should be easy because we now have the Qinghai-Tibet railway. I could get on the train in Liuzhou.”

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This is an egg. This is a ring. Can you get the ring inside the egg? Don’t break the egg! But Liu Qian

can do it. Liu Qian is a magician(魔术师) from Taiwan. For the CCTV Spring Festival Gala he performed two magic shows. They were very successful. Now everyone is mad about magic. We all want to know how to play a trick(戏法).

Liu Qian didn’t go any magic schools. He learned by himself. He worked hard at it. Now he is a great magician.

Liu Qian was born in 1976. When Liu was seven, he saw a coin trick in a big store. At that moment Liu decided to learn magic. He practiced hard to improve his skills. Then one day he was able to put on a show for his class.

“I saw the surprise on everyone’s face. It was cool,” he said.

Liu Qian still practices hard today. He may spend three years working on a new show.

Now many young people are in love with magic after Liu Qian’s two shows for the CCTV Spring Festival Gala. They’re studying how Liu Qian’s tricks work.

76. her first novel 77. Chinese composition skills 78. train 79. friends 80. travel to Tibet

In the king’s kitchen there were two bowls. One was made of pottery(陶器) and the other was made of metal. The metal bowl thought he was better than the pottery bowl. “Can you knock against me, Pottery bowl?” he said.

“I can’t, Brother metal bowl,” came the modest(谦虚的) answer. “We are made to hold things, not to knock against each other. I am no worse than you at holding things, Besides…”

“How can you compare yourself to me! You will be broken, but I will last forever.”

The pottery bowl said no more.

Time went on and the palace with the two bowls was buried underground for centuries.

One day some people discovered the pottery bowl. They picked it up and cleaned it. It looked as good as it had in the king’s kitchen. “What a beautiful bowl,” one man said. “Take care not to break it. It’s an expensive old thing from ancient times.”

The people then found the metal bowl. There was nothing left except some rusty(生锈的)

76. kitchen 77. proud 78. metal 79. broken 80. good

书面表达

假如你是李华，你的朋友John 即将外出旅游，请你根据以下提示，用英语给他写一封信，向他介绍你对旅游的看法并提醒他旅游的注意事项。

1. 旅游是一种非常好的活动。当你累了或有空的时候，到外地走走，欣赏美景，呼吸一下新鲜空气，交朋友，放松身心，忘记疲劳，有益健康。

2. 旅游前的准备：了解天气，带好衣服，相机，常用药品等。

3. 旅行时要注意饮食卫生和安全，防止丢东西。

要求：1. 行文连贯，不得逐句翻译；

2. 词数：

80词左右。

Dear John,

I am glad to hear that you are going for a trip soon.. Now I’d like to share my views on traveling with you. Traveling is a great activity. When you are tired or when you are free, you can travel. You can enjoy the beautiful scenery and breathe the fresh air. At the same time, you can relax yourself and make more friends. It’s good for your health, but before you travel here are some good advice to help you.

1. Please listen to the weather report.

2. Bring some clothes you need.

3. Get your camera, and you can take lots of photos.

4. Don’t forget some medicine. When you are ill, you can take it.

5. Please eat healthy and don’t lose anything.

At last, I wish you a good trip!

Yours, Li Hua

请你根据下列要点提示，就如何有意义地度过这个寒假写一篇作文。

1. 坚持运动，锻炼身体；

2. 看书，尤其是名著；

3. 做家务。

注意：1. 可适当发挥，使行文连贯；

2. 词数：80左右；

3. 书写工整；卷面整洁。

Winter vacation is coming soon. I want to make a good plan for it. First I’ll get up early and do sports as usual. This is a good for my health. Then I’ll help my parents do some housework., such as cooking and washing. I’ll also take the great chance to read books, especially some famous novels. I think I’ll learn a lot and also have a good time in the coming vacation.

随着经济的发展和人们生活水平的日益提高，越来越多的人喜欢旅游。假如你喜欢旅游，请以“Traveling in our life”为题，写一篇议论文，说说旅游的好处。

要求：

1.包含所有要点，内容要适当发挥，运用would like, hope 和定语从句。

2. 词数：100词左右。

Traveling in our life

Traveling now is very popular with everyone. It’s becoming more and more important in our life, and it’s becoming the common activity that most people like to take part in.

When we get tired, we would like to have a holiday to enjoy ourselves. When we are free, we also want to go out to enjoy the beautiful nature with our families. When we are sad, we hope to go to the beautiful mountains to breaths fresh air and relax ourselves. In this way we can have a good time and have a great change in our life. We can take a lot of photos, make many friends and enjoy different kinds of nature pictures. The most important is that traveling is good for our health.

Traveling is really a very good activity, isn’t it?

There are many types of holidays from very relaxing to very exciting. Some people like to go to the sea and s____________ the whole day relaxing in the sun. They don’t want to be in active activities. There are some people who e_____________some light activities or sports. They might enjoy s___________ in the pool., fishing by the river, or hiking in the forest. Camping is also a good i________________for holidays. It is interesting to sleep in at t_____________. Others go on exciting holidays. They want extreme sports(极限运动)like water skiing and mountain c______________.

When I was in the primary school, my friends and I spent our summer holidays playing football or e____________the woods near our town. We had a special tradition at the end of summer. We got together and made a f_______________, and then we roasted chickens. We also sang and talked about the things we did d_____________the summer. We felt h_____________together but also sad because the summer came to an end.

1. spend 2. enjoy 3. swimming 4. idea 5. tent 6. climbing 7. exploring 8. fire 9. during 10. happy

When we talk with others , we often find that not everyone thinks the same. We all have d________________(81)ideas.

Everyone knows this, but the problem is that most people don’t know h_______________(82)to use this in our everyday life. We’re so b_____________(83)with our

daily activities that we usually have no time to think of other people.

The most popular example of this views is the difference between men and women. Women think differently from men. Women think shopping is a good way to s_____________(84)a whole day. A man will walk into a store, buy what he wants and l_______________(85)quickly.

But the differences are not only between men and women. Differences are quite c____________(86). And they may cause many p_____________(87). How can we deal with those ideas?

Try to understand the differences and a ____________(88)other people to have their own ideas. Don’t argue with others because of different o______________(89). We should learn to make the right judgment(判断) on different ideas. After all, the differences make the world colorful and interesting.

If you respect others’ views, they will respect y______________(90). Someone has a different opinion and you can stick to(坚持) yours!

81. different 82. how 83. busy 84. spend 85. leave 86. common 87. problems 88. allow 89. opinions 90. yours

A: Hi, Kate. Did you go to the concert yesterday evening?

B: Yes.

A:

______________________ ?(1)

B: With my parents.

A:

______________________ ?(2)

B: Wonderful! You know an earthquake happened in Wenchuan last week. Many famous singers sang at the concert. ______________.(3)

A: ___________________.(4)

I think all of the money will be sent to people in Sichuan Province at once.

B: I think so. It can help them to rebuild their homes.

A: ____________________?(5)

A: Good idea! Let’s have a discussion.

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精彩英语小故事Stories in English

英语故事Stories in English

目 录 Contents

英语故事Stories in English 1

I. A French Traveler 2

2. A Smart Boy 3

3. But I Missed Again 4

4. Getting Lost 4

5. A Clever Boy 5

6. Who Deserves Help? 6

7. Be Medically Examined 6

8 .A Horse Thief 7

9. Mark Twain Was Fooled 8

10 .The General's Teeth 8

11. Balzac's Handwriting 9

12. Einstein and Chauffeur 10

13. Florence Nightingale 11

14. An Advertisement for Modern Bicycle

15. A Clever Interpreter 13

16. Who Pushed Me In 13

17. A Clever Man 14

18. Do I Have to Give the Watch Back? 15

19. Minding His T's and 2's 16

20. A Bet 17

21 .The Man Who Had No Friends 18

22. Uncle Podgerat Work 19

23. An Attempted Murder 19

24 .The Lost Ring 21

25. The Perfect Pearl 22

26. A Funny Thing Happened to Me. . 23

27. Like Clockwork 24

28 .The Ugly Duckling 25

29. The Nightingale 26

30 .A Faithful Dog 27

31?The Fox and the Grape 28

32. The Hare and the Tortoise 29

33 .The Wolf and the Lamb 29

34?The Milkmaid 30

35. The Lion and the Mouse 31

36. April Fools'

Day 32

37. Valentine's Day 33

38 .The Three Wishes 33

39. The Magic Kettle 34

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40. Mencius's Mother 35

41. The Thief and His Mother 36

42. The Fisherman and the Gold Fish 37

43 .The Kind-hearted Mermaid 40

44. Cinderella 42

45.The Garden of Eden and the Serpent 45

46. The Tower of Babel 46

47. The Flood 47

48. Echo 49

49. Narcissus 50

50. How Troubles Came into the World 51

1. A French Traveler

A Frenchman was once traveling in England. He could speak English quite well but not perfectly. For one thing, his vocabulary was not large.

One day, he was having a meal in a small country hotel and wanted to order some eggs. But he couldn't remember the word for eggs.

Suddenly, through the window, he saw a rooster walking in the yard. He immediately asked the waiter what the bird was called in English.

The waiter told him that it was called a rooster.

The Frenchman then asked what the rooster's wife was called.

The waiter told him that she was called a hen.

The Frenchman then asked what the hen's children were called.

The waiter told him that they were chickens.

The Frenchman then asked what the chickens were called before they were born.

The waiter told him they were called eggs.

"Fine!"

said the Frenchman. "Please bring me two eggs and a cup of coffee."

l?perfectly 熟练地

2. vocabulary 个人所使用的词汇量 (集合名词，单数概念.)

3. rooster 公鸡(美国英语，同cock.)

4?bird 此处泛指禽类。

点评 这位法国人说的英语实在不敢恭维;但他能利用极之有限的几个单词，解脱了困境，其急智与机巧令人叹服。

2. A Smart Boy

William Henry Harrison, the ninth president of the United States, was born in a small town. As a young boy, he was very quiet and shy. In fact, he was so quiet that many people thought he was stupid.

"It's a funny things,"

William's mother said to him one day, "I know that you are a smart boy, but sometimes you let people think you are not so smart. I wonder why?"

The people of the town liked to play tricks on this boy who they thought was so stupid.

"Here, William,"

one of them would say. "Here is a nickel, and here is a dime. Which one do you want?"

William always chose the nickel, and all the people would laugh at him.

Finally, his mother took him aside and said to him, William, why do you always choose the nickel

instead of the dime? Don't you know that a dime is worth more than a nickel?"

"Certainly I know it,"

William answered slowly, "but if I choose the dime, then people won't play the trick on me any more. Then I won't get any more nickels."

注释

1. It's a funny thing. 这真逗。

2?play tricks on 跟……开玩笑，戏弄

3?nickel 五美分硬币

4?dime 十美分硬币

5?not...any more 不再

点评 有的成年人常以为儿童年幼无知，喜欢作弄他们，殊不知自己被小孩作弄了还蒙在鼓里。

3. But I Missed Again

Peter Judd joined the army when he was eighteen, and for several months he was taught how to be a good soldier. He did quite well in everything except shooting. One day he and his friends were practising their shootings, and all of them were doing quite well except Peter. After he had shot at the target nine times and had not hit it once, the officer who was trying to teach the young soldiers to shoot said, "You're quite hopeless. Peter! Don't waste your last bullet too! Go behind that wall and shoot yourself with it!"

Peter felt ashamed?. He went behind the wall, and a few seconds later the officer and the other young soldiers heard the sound of a shot.

"Heavens!"

the officer said, "Has that silly man really shot himself?"

He ran behind the wall anxiously, but Peter was all right. "I'm sorry, sir."

he said, "but I missed again. "

注释

l?were practising their shooting 正在练习射击

2?shot at瞄准(shot的原形动词是shoot，shot是过去分词.)

3.felt ashamed 感到羞愧

4?missed again 又没打中

点评 前九次他均未射小靶子，幸亏其射击技术差到极点，

2?Miami 迈阿密(美国Florida州东南部的一城市)

3?get lost 迷路

4?find their way back 找到回去的路

5?native language 本国语

6?Stop 禁止通行

7?One Way 单行道

点评 这对夫妇特地抄下的原来是普普通通的路标，并非他们以为已万无一失地记下之街道名。

5. A Clever Boy

I have a seven year old son named John. He loves chocolates. He often takes chocolates instead of meals. Therefore, he gets very bad teeth. The dentist told me not to let him eat chocolates any more. But his grandfather dotes on him very much. He often buys John chocolates even though he knows that they are bad for his teeth. I know that John is his only grandson, who is everything to him. I really don't want to make him unhappy. Therefore, I always allow John to eat the chocolates his grandpa has bought him.

Yesterday evening I kissed John good night and asked him to say his prayers before going to bed, then I left his bedroom. A few minutes later, I heard John shouting word by word, "Tomorrow -is-my- birthday. May - God- bring - me - a - big - box - of - chocolates. "

I went to his room and saw him kneeling on the ground shouting out his prayers. I said, "Don't shout, John. Your dad is sleeping now! God can hear you no matter how softly you talk to him. "

Pointing to the next room where his grandpa sleeps, John said secretly, "My God is sleeping. He can't hear me unless I wake him up. "

注释

l?dote on 溺爱，过分偏爱

2?who is everything to him 这是一个非限制性定语从句，意为"约翰是他爷爷的一切"。

3?kissed John good night 跟约翰吻别，道晚安。

4?My God 此处指约翰的爷爷。

点评 小约翰借晚祷大声道出自己的心愿，竟不惜惊醒爷爷的美梦。不知爷爷是否"惊醒"?

6. Who Deserves Help?

Many years ago, there lived a very rich man who wanted to do something for the people of his town. But first he wanted to find out whether they deserved his help. So he placed a very large stone in the center of the main road into town. Then he hid behind a tree and waited. Soon an old man came along with his cow.

"Who put this stone in the center of the road?"

said the old man, but he did not try to remove the stone. Instead, with some difficulty he passed around the stone and continued on his way. Another man came along and did the same thing;

then another came, and another. All of them complained about the stone in the center of the road, but not one of them tried to remove it. Late in the afternoon, a young man came along. He saw the stone and said, "The night will be very dark. Some neighbor will come along later in the dark and will fall against the stone. "

The young man then began to move the stone. He pushed and pulled with all his strength to move it to one side. But imagine his surprise when under the stone he found a bag full of money and this message: "This money is for the thoughtful person who removes this stone from the road. That person deserves help."

注释

l?deserve 值得

2?came along 走过来

3?complain 抱怨

4?fall against 踢着……而跌倒

5?pushed and pulled with all his strength用尽他所有的力气又推又拉

点评 故事告诉我们，真正为他人着想的人理应得到别人的帮助。

7. Be Medically Examined

A young man was called up for army service and had to go to be medically examined. The doctor was sitting at a desk when he went in. He said to the man. "Take your coat and shirt off, loosen your belt and sit on that chair. "

The young man did so. The doctor looked at him for a moment without getting up from his chair and then said, "All right. Put your clothes on again. "

"But you haven't examined me at all,"

the young man said in a troubled voice.

"It isn't necessary, "the doctor said gently. "When I told you to take your coat and shirt off, you heard me all right, so you aren't deaf. You saw the chair I pointed to, so your eyesight's good enough for the army. You managed to take your clothes off and to sit on the chair, so your body must be healthy, and you understood what I told you to do and did it without a mistake, so you must possess enough intelligence for the army. "

注释

l?was called up 被召

2?be medically examined 进行体格检查

3?said in a troubled voice 不安地说

4?possess 拥有

点评 这种体检方式确实反常，连接受体检者也觉得不像，但医生却能自圆其说，道出其科学根据。

8. A Horse Thief

George Washington was a well-known farmer and soldier before he became the first president of the United States. Here is one of the many stories people told about him.

Once a neighbor stole one of Washington's horses. Washington went with a police officer to the neighbor's farm to get the horse, but the neighbor refused to give the horse up;

he claimed that it was his horse.

Washington placed both of his hands over the eyes of the horse and said to the neighbor, "If this is your horse, then you must tell us in which eye he is blind. "

"In the right eye!"

the neighbor said.

Washington took his hand from the right eye of the horse and showed the police officer that the horse was not blind in the right eye.

"Oh, I have made a mistake,"

said the neighbor. "He is blind in the left eye. "

Washington then showed that the horse was not blind in the left eye, either.

"I have made another mistake,"

said the neighbor.

"Yes, "said the police officer, "and you have also shown us that you are a thief. This horse does not belong to you. You must return it to Mr. Washington."

注释

l?claim声称

2? in which eye he is blind 这是一个宾语从句"它哪只眼晴是瞎的"。

点评 面对这个巧妙的提问，心虚的贼不打自招，原形毕露。

9. Mark Twain Was Fooled

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The Origin of April fool's Day

The Origin of April fool's Day

April fool's Day is observed in many countries around the world, yet the origin of April Fool's Day remains clouded in obscurity. But what is clear is that the tradition of a day devoted to foolery had ancient roots. As we look back in time, many ancient predecessors of April Fool's Day are found.

A French legendry

The most widespread theory about the origin of April Fool's Day links the day to the calendar reform in France.

In 1582 France became the first country to switch from the Julian calendar to the Gregorian calendar. This meant that the beginning of the year was moved from the end of March to January 1st. If someone failed to keep up with the change and continued to celebrate the New Year between March 25th and April 1st, various jokes would e played on him. This story might explain why April 1st became the date of the modern holiday.

Mythological roots

There have been quite a few attempts to provide mythological explanations for the rise of April Fool's Day.

One story dates back to Roman mythology, particularly the myth of Ceres (the Goddess of grain and the harvest) and Proserpina. In Roman mythology Pluto, the God of the dead, abducted Proserpina and brought her to live with him in the underworld. Proserpina called out to her mother Ceres for help, but Ceres, who could only hear the echo of her daughter's voice, searched in vain for Proserpina. The fruitless search of Ceres for her daughter was commemorated during the Roman festival of Cerealia and believed by some to have been the mythological antecedent of the fool's errands popular on April 1st.

British folklore

British folklore links April Fool's Day to the town of Gotham. According to the legend, it was traditional in the 13th century for any road that the King travelled over to become public property. People in Gotham didn't want to lose their main road and spread a false story to stop the King. A messenger was sent to Gotham after King John learned the people's trick. But when the messenger arrived in Gotham he found the town was full of lunatics who were engaged in foolish activities such as drowning fish or attempting to cage birds in roofless fences. The King fell for the hoax and declared the town too foolish to warrant punishment. And ever since then , April Fool's Day has supposedly commemorated their trickery.

Anthropological explanations

Anthropological and cultural historians provide their own explanations for the rise of April Fool's Day. According to them, the celebration traces its roots back to festivals marking the springtime.

Spring is the time of year when the weather becomes fickle, as if Nature is playing tricks on man, and festivals occurring during the spring traditionally mirrored this sense of whimsy and surprise. They often involved temporary inversions of the social order. Normal behavior no longer governed during during the brief moment of transition as the old world died and the new cycle of seasons was born. Jokes, trickery, and the turning upside down of status expectations were all allowed.

In addition, the linkage between April Fool's Day and the springtime is seen in another story that traces the origin of the custom back to the abundance of fish to be found in French streams during early April when the young fish had just hatched. These young fish were easy to fool with a hook and lure. Therefore, the French called them "Poisson d'Avril"

or "April Fish".Soon it became customary to fool people on April 1st, as a way of celebrating the abundance of "foolish"

fish.

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