Lesson 76April Fools' Day

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  1. Whatwasthejoke?

    这个玩笑是什么？

  2. ' Toendourspecialnewsbulletin, ' saidthevoiceofthetelevisionannouncer, ' we'regoingovertothemacaronifieldsofCalabria.

    “为了结束我们的特别新闻报道，”电视播音员的声音说，“我们现在把镜头转到卡拉布里亚的通心粉田里。

  3. Macaronihasbeengrowninthisareaforoversixhundredyears.

    这个地区种植通心粉已经有600多年的历史了。

  4. TwooftheleadinggrowersGiuseppeMoldovaandRiccardoBrabante, tellmethattheyhavebeenexpectingasplendidcropthisyearandharvestinghasbegunearlierthanusual.

    两位主要的种植者朱塞佩·莫尔多瓦和里卡多·布拉班特告诉我，他们今年一直期待着一场大丰收，收割也比往年开始得早。

  5. Hereyoucanseetwoworkerswho, betweenthem, havejustfinishedcuttingthreecartloadsofgoldenbrownmacaronistalks.

    在这里你们可以看到两个工人，他们两人刚刚割完了三大车金黄色的通心粉秆。

  6. Thewholevillagehasbeenworkingdayandnightgatheringandthreshingthisyear'scropbeforetheSeptemberrains.

    全村的人都在日夜不停地收割和打场，赶在9月的雨季之前把今年的庄稼收完。

  7. Ontheright, youcanseeMrs. Brabanteherself.

    在右边，你们可以看到布拉班特夫人本人。

  8. Shehasbeenhelpingherhusbandforthirtyyearsnow.

    她帮她丈夫干活到现在已经30年了。

  9. Mrs. Brabanteistalkingtothemanagerofthelocalfactorywherethecropisprocessed.

    布拉班特夫人正在和当地工厂的经理谈话，庄稼就是在那家工厂里加工的。

  10. Thislastsceneshowsyouwhatwillhappenattheendoftheharvest: thefamousCalabrianmacaroni-eatingcompetition!

    最后这个镜头向你们展示收获结束时将发生的事情：著名的卡拉布里亚通心粉大胃王比赛！

  11. SignorFratelli, thepresentchampion, haswoniteveryyearsince1991.

    现任冠军弗拉泰利先生自1991年以来每年都赢得这项比赛。

  12. Andthatendsourspecialbulletinfortoday, Thursday, April1st.

    我们今天——4月1日，星期四——的特别报道到此结束。

  13. We'renowgoingbacktothestudio. '

    现在我们把镜头切回演播室。”

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英英解释为课文中的义项。

bulletin/ˈbʊlətɪn/n.

a short news report on TV or radio

新闻简报；公告

#1'To end our special news bulletin,' said the voice of the television announcer, 'we're going over to the macaroni fields of Calabria.

announcer/əˈnaʊnsər/n.

a person who reads the news on TV or radio

播音员

#1'To end our special news bulletin,' said the voice of the television announcer, 'we're going over to the macaroni fields of Calabria.

macaroni/ˌmækəˈroʊni/n.

a food made of flour in the shape of short tubes

通心粉

#2Macaroni has been grown in this area for over six hundred years.

leading/ˈliːdɪŋ/adj.

most important or most successful

主要的；领先的

#3Two 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.

grower/ˈɡroʊər/n.

a farmer who produces plants or food to sell

种植者

#3Two 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.

splendid/ˈsplendɪd/adj.

very good; excellent

极好的；壮观的

#3Two 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.

crop/krɑːp/n.

plants such as wheat that farmers produce for food

庄稼；收成

#3Two 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.

cartload/ˈkɑːrtloʊd/n.

as much as one small farm vehicle can carry

一车（的量）

#4Here you can see two workers who, between them, have just finished cutting three cartloads of golden brown macaroni stalks.

stalk/stɔːk/n.

the long thin part of a plant that holds it up

茎；秆

#4Here you can see two workers who, between them, have just finished cutting three cartloads of golden brown macaroni stalks.

thresh/θreʃ/v.

to beat plants to separate the grain from the rest

打（麦）；脱粒

#5The whole village has been working day and night gathering and threshing this year's crop before the September rains.

process/ˈprɑːses/v.

to treat food in a factory so it can be sold

加工；处理

#8Mrs. Brabante is talking to the manager of the local factory where the crop is processed.

harvest/ˈhɑːrvɪst/n.

the time when farmers cut and collect their crops

收获；收割

#9This last scene shows you what will happen at the end of the harvest: the famous Calabrian macaroni-eating competition!

competition/ˌkɑːmpəˈtɪʃn/n.

an event where people try to win by being the best

比赛；竞赛

#9This last scene shows you what will happen at the end of the harvest: the famous Calabrian macaroni-eating competition!

champion/ˈtʃæmpiən/n.

the person who wins a competition

冠军

#10Signor Fratelli, the present champion, has won it every year since 1991.

studio/ˈstuːdioʊ/n.

a room where TV or radio programmes are made

演播室；播音室

#12We're now going back to the studio.'