April Fools’ Day 愚人节的英语作文
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April Fools’ Day 愚人节的英语作文
April Fools' Day is a day to play jokes on others, No one knows how this holiday began but people think it first started in France.
In the 16 th century, people celebrated 1 New Year's Day from March 25 to April 1. In the mid—1560s King Charles IX changed it from March 25 to January 1. But some people still celebrated in on April 1, so others called them April Fools.
Each country celebrates April Fools' Day differently. In France, people call the April Fools “April Fish”. They tape a paper fish to their friends' backs to fool them. When he or she finds this , they shout “April Fish!”
In England, people play jokes only in the morning. You are a “noodle” if someone fools you. In Scotland 2, April Fools' Day is 48 hours long. They call an April Fool “April Gowk”. Gowk is another name for a cuckoo 3 bird.
In the America, people play small jokes on their friends and any other people on the first of Aprol. They may point down to your shoe and say, “ Your shoelace is untied 4.” If you believe them and look down to see, you are an April Fool then.
adj.有名的，声誉卓著的
- He was soon one of the most celebrated young painters in England.不久他就成了英格兰最负盛名的年轻画家之一。
- The celebrated violinist was mobbed by the audience.观众团团围住了这位著名的小提琴演奏家。
n.苏格兰
- He has been hiking round Scotland for a month.他围着苏格兰徒步旅行了一个月。
- Scotland is to the north of England.苏格兰在英格兰之北。
n.布谷鸟，杜鹃
- The cuckoo lays its eggs in other birds'nests.杜鹃在别的鸟巢中产卵。
- The cuckoo is a harbinger of spring.布谷鸟预告春天的来临。