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, Giuseppe 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 see 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 see Mrs. Brabante herself. 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 processed. This last scene shows you what will happen at the end of the harvest: the famous Calabrian macaroni-eating competition! Signor Fratelli, the present 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。”
New words and expressions 生词和短语 fool n. 傻瓜 bulletin n. 新闻简报 announcer n. （电视、之声）播音员 macaroni n. 通心面，空心面条 leading adj. 主要的 grower n. 种植者 splendid adj. 极好的 stalk n. 梗 gather v. 收庄稼 thresh v. 打（庄稼） process v. 加工 Signor n. （意大利语）先生 present adj. 目前的 champion n. 冠军 studio n. 播音室 【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) 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 n 差事，使命
fool`s paradise (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
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: Please announce to your class that there will be no school tomorrow.
请通知你的同学明天不上课。 2)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 cause 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 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 horse 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 sunset 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 sunset 夕阳的光辉
the splendor of the palace 宫殿的富丽堂皇
8. stalk 1) n 茎，叶柄，花梗
cherry stalks 樱桃的梗 stern stalk 花茎 petal n 花瓣 leaf n 叶子 root n 根
2) v 大踏步地走，昂首阔步地走
eg: He stalked out in anger. 他愤怒地迈开大步走出去。
9. gather 1) v 收成，摘取，收集
eg: She gathered flowers from the garden.
她从花园里面采花。
a farmer gathering in the crop 正在收割的农民 （gather in 收割） a boy gathering his toy up 正在收拾玩具的男孩子 2) v 获知，推测为
eg: I gathered from her remarks that she isn`t satisfied with her job. 我从她的言谈中推测她对工作不满意。 gathering n 聚集，集会，集合
10. thresh v (把谷物)脱粒
threshing machine 脱粒机
11. process 1) n 过程，经过，（自然的）作用
the process of the development 发展（育）的过程
eg: Do you know what chemical processes are involved when food is digested?
你知道食物消化的时候会引起什么化学作用吗？ 2) n 制法，程序，处置
a new process to refine crude oil 提炼原油的新方法 a process of making cake 做蛋糕的程序
be in the process of 在…进行中间；在…之中 eg: The building is in the process of being restored 这栋大楼在重建过程中 3) v 加工；处理
procession n 行列
a funeral procession 送葬的行列 a procession of floats 花车的行列
12. present 1) adj 目前的，现今的
the present President 现任总统 at the present moment 在此刻
in the present case 在目前这种情况下
eg: Something must be done about the present situation.
关于目前的情形必须采取措施。
2) adj 出席的，在场的（反义词 absent) eg: A lot of students were present at the meeting.
许多学生参加了这个会议。 eg: Who else present on that occasion?
当时还有谁在场呢？
eg: All the girls present turned to him.
所以在场的女孩子都向他求助。（ turn to sb 向…求教，请教，求助） 3) adj 留存的，浮现的 eg: The touching scene is still present to my mind.
那感人的场面仍旧历历在目。 present company 在座各位 4) n 礼物
Chrisitmas presents 圣诞礼物 5) n 现在
at present = now 现在 6) v 赠送；上演（读音不同）
present special programs 上演特别的节目
13. champion n （竞赛的）优胜者，锦标保持人，冠军 （champ) eg: If our team defeats yours, we`ll be the champions.
要是我们队打败你们队，那我们就是冠军了。
the world`s heavy weight champion 世界重量级冠军 runner-up = second place 亚军 third place 季军
championship n 冠军身份，冠军称号；锦标赛（常用复数）
14. studio
1) n 工作室，画室 2) n 电影制片厂
3) n 录音室；播音室；灌唱片室 studio apartment (美）单房公寓 efficiency apartment
【课文讲解】
1. ` To end our special news bulletin,` said the voice of the television announcer, ` we`re
going over to the macaroni fields of Calabria. end v 使…结束，终结 eg: The road ends here.
这条路就到这儿了。
eg: The decided to end their relationship.
他们决定终止他们的关系。
eg: They ended the play with a song.
他们以一首歌结束这场戏。
announcer n (电视，电台) 播音员
anchorman n (电视等) 新闻综合报道员，主播；主持人 go over to +地点 1) 往…去
eg: He went over to an old woman and helped her into the bus. 他朝一位老太太走去帮她上了公共汽车。 2) 越过
go over a fence 越过栅栏 3) （详细地）调查，检查，视察
eg: I went over the figures twice, but reached the same total.
我把数字检查了2遍，但是得出相同的总和。 eg: You should go over a house before buying it.
在买房子之前你应该好好地检查一下。 4) 反复，温习
eg: She went over the lines time and again.
她反复练习这个台词。
2. Macaroni has been grown in this area for over six hundred years. has been grown （现在完成时的被动语态，表示过去的动作对现在的影响。）
3. Two of the leading growers, Giuseppe Mpldova and Riccardo Brabante, tell me that they have been expecting a splendid crop this year and harvesting has begun earlier than usual.
Two of the leading growers 2个主要种植者 （句子当中做主语）
have been expecting 一直期待着（现在完成进行时，have been doing 表示一直在做某事） a splendid crop 大丰收
harvesting n 收割，收获（相当于harvest) a good / fair harvest 丰收 an abundant harvest 丰收 a bad / poor harvest 歉收 harvest v 收割
harvester n 收获者，收割者
than usual 比平常 usual adj 平常的
eg: This morning she got up earlier than usual.
今天早晨她比平时起的早一些。 usually adv 平常
eg: She usually gets up at six o`clock.
她通常6点起床。
4. The whole village has been working day and night gathering and threshing this year`s
crop before the September rains. the whole village 全村人
has been working 一直在工作着（现在完成进行时） gathering / threshing 都是现在分词，是现在分词短语作状语， September rains 九月的雨季 rains n 雨季 drizzle n 蒙蒙细雨 shower n 骤雨 squall n 狂风暴雨 thundershower n 雷阵雨 downpour n 倾盆大雨
5. On the right, you can see Mrs. Brabante herself. She has been helping her husband
for thirty years now.
has been helping 一直在帮助（has been doing 一直做…)
6. Mrs. Brabante is talking to the manager of the local factory where the crop is processed.
定语从句： where the crop processed 通心粉所加工的工厂。 Where引导定语从句修饰factory manager n 经理 a sales manager 销售经理 general manager 总经理
director n 主任，主管，总监 eg： Mr. Jones is the director of several companies.
Jones先生是几家公司的主任。
headmaster/ principal n 中小学校长 eg: Who is the headmaster of this school?
谁是这个学校的校长？
president/ chancellor n 大专院校校长 section chief 科长，处长
7. This last scene shows you what will happen at the end of the harvest: the famous
Calabrian macaroni-eating competition! the last scene 最后一个镜头
Calabria n 地名：卡拉布里亚 Calabrian n 卡拉布里亚人
what will happen at the end of the harvest 由what引导的宾语从句，告诉你将会发生什么事情
8. Signor Fratelli, the present champion, has won it every year since 1991.
has won 现在完成时，自从1991年每次都赢
9. And that ends our special bulletin for today，Thursday, April 1st. We`re now going back to the studio.` special bulletin 专题节目 special 1) adj 特别的，特殊的
special treatment 特殊对待 a special correspondent 特派员 special talent 卓越的才能 2) adj 专门的，特殊的 （反义词 general) a special hospital 专科医院
make a special study of American literature 专攻美国文学 3) adj 特别做的，专用的，临时的
a special tool for digging holes 挖坑的专用工具 a special train 临时（特别）列车 4) n 特别节目
Today`s Special 本日特价品
【关键词组摘录】
1. special news 2. television announcer 3. leading growers 4. splendid crop
5. three cartloads of 【Key Structures】
6. the present champion 7. earlier than usual
8. golden brown macaroni stalks 9. the whole village +单数 10. day and night
现在完成时： 构成： have/has done eg The have seen the film many times.
这部电影他们已经看过好多次了。
含义：强调过去动作对现在的影响，或者说过去的做作一直延续到现在，还可能继续延续下去。
（强点时间段的概念）
现在完成进行时 构成： have/has been doing
含义：强调过去动作一直延续到现在，一直发生着，存在着影响。 eg We`ve just been talking about you.
刚刚我们一直在谈论你。
【Special difficulties】
用usual, usually; between,among; manager, director, headmaster 填空 1) I found your pipe. It was among those things on the table.
我找到你的烟斗了，在桌上那堆东西之间呢（those things不明确事物的数量，所以用among） 2) As usual he asked the same silly questions.
像往常一样他问相同的愚蠢的问题。（As usual 像往常一样） 3) The lady in the shop asked to see the manager. 在店里的这位女士要求见经理。
4) He has been headmaster of this school for seventeen years. 他当这个学校的校长已经十七年了。
5) It seems to be warmer than usual this month. 这个月看起来比往常要热一些。（than usual 比平常）
6) Everybody dreams of living like a company director with a large expense account. 每个人都梦想着像公司的主管 一样有大笔的报销账目（expense account 报销账目） 7) She stuck the flower between the pages of a book. 她把花粘贴在两页书之间。
8) He usually returns from work about this time, but he is late today. 他通常是这个时间下班回家，但是今天晚了。
Exercises
1. To end our bulletin…, To conclude our bulletin…(end的同义词conclude） A conclude v 结束，终止 B stop v 停止，阻断，阻挡 C prevent v 防止，阻止，阻挡 D halt v 使停止，停顿
2. It has been grown for over six hundred years. That`s more than six centries. A sentries n 卫兵，岗哨 B ages n 年纪，时代，时期 C centuries n 世纪
D ears n 时代，阶段，年代
3. He is the manager of the factory. He`s in charge of it. A charged with 被指控，被控告
B in the charge of 在…的控制之下，受…的保护 C charged with 使承担任务 D in charge of 负责管理，主管
4. Our house is about a mile from the station and there are not many houses
in between. 我们的房子距离车站一英里左右，在此之间没有多少房子。 A in between 在此之间，在他们（两者）之间 B among 在他们（三者以上）中间 C far apart 远离
D from each other 互相
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