Seven Hoaxes for April First

时间：2012-10-24 01:51:20

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Seven Hoaxes² for April First

Megan Fox Wonder Woman Hoax¹

Hollywood starlet Megan Fox was brilliantly Photoshopped into a movie poster for Wonder Woman. Genius marketing³ or fan obsession⁴? Either way it didn’t hurt Megan’s career.

Natural Blonds Are Near Extinction⁵

According to this hoax, the World Health Organization published a report claiming that natural blonds will become extinct by 2202. More on Wikipedia.

Machine Gun Camp for Kids

The video is convincing, but the motive⁶ is noble. It’s a campaign for a Canadian charity hoping to help war-affected children.

Cell Phones Can Pop Popcorn⁷

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An all-time classic. Cell phone accessory maker⁸ Cardo Systems released a viral video showing cell phones cooking popcorn.

The Banksy Pet Shop

Famous and reclusive street artist Banksy opened a pet shop in New York with some amazingly life-like exhibits. Showing caged animals doing human activities, the shop was both a cultural critique and a display of the artist’s social undertones.

CES Trade Show Prank⁹

A writer for the popular blog Gizmodo was banned from all future CES trade shows (a popular electronics trade show in Las Vegas) for attempting this stunt¹⁰. He went on a spree shutting down every large LCD screen he could find, filming the results.

Time Standing¹¹ Still

Improv Everywhere, the New York theatrical¹² group, accomplished¹³ another curious stunt by standing completely still in Central Station.

The Hotelicopter

The world’s largest helicopter is a hotel—and a hoax. The beautifully produced video makes it even more real. Hotelicopter.com.

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1 hoax
v.欺骗，哄骗，愚弄；n.愚弄人，恶作剧
参考例句：
They were the victims of a cruel hoax.他们是一个残忍恶作剧的受害者。 They hoax him out of his money.他们骗去他的钱。

2 hoaxes
n.恶作剧，戏弄( hoax的名词复数 )v.开玩笑骗某人，戏弄某人( hoax的第三人称单数 )
参考例句：
The disc jockey, a young separatist named Pierre Brassard, has made his name with such hoaxes. 这位名叫彼埃尔 - 布拉萨尔的音乐节目主持人，是一名年轻的分离主义者，以制造这类骗局闻名。来自百科语句 This chain-letter hoaxes, has mutated over the years. 这一骗局多年来在互联网上不断发展和变异。来自互联网

3 marketing
n.行销，在市场的买卖，买东西
参考例句：
They are developing marketing network.他们正在发展销售网络。 He often goes marketing.他经常去市场做生意。

4 obsession
n.困扰，无法摆脱的思想(或情感)
参考例句：
I was suffering from obsession that my career would be ended.那时的我陷入了我的事业有可能就此终止的困扰当中。 She would try to forget her obsession with Christopher.她会努力忘记对克里斯托弗的迷恋。

5 extinction
n.熄灭，消亡，消灭，灭绝，绝种
参考例句：
The plant is now in danger of extinction.这种植物现在有绝种的危险。 The island's way of life is doomed to extinction.这个岛上的生活方式注定要消失。

6 motive
n.动机，目的；adv.发动的，运动的
参考例句：
The police could not find a motive for the murder.警察不能找到谋杀的动机。 He had some motive in telling this fable.他讲这寓言故事是有用意的。

7 popcorn
n.爆米花
参考例句：
I like to eat popcorn when I am watching TV play at home.当我在家观看电视剧时，喜欢吃爆米花。 He still stood behind his cash register stuffing his mouth with popcorn.他仍站在收银机后，嘴里塞满了爆米花。

8 maker
n.制造者，制造商
参考例句：
He is a trouble maker，You must be distant with him.他是个捣蛋鬼，你不要跟他在一起。 A cabinet maker must be a master craftsman.家具木工必须是技艺高超的手艺人。

9 prank
n.开玩笑，恶作剧；v.装饰；打扮；炫耀自己
参考例句：
It was thought that the fire alarm had been set off as a prank.人们认为火警报警器响是个恶作剧。 The dean was ranking the boys for pulling the prank.系主任正在惩罚那些恶作剧的男学生。

10 stunt
n.惊人表演，绝技，特技；vt.阻碍...发育，妨碍...生长
参考例句：
Lack of the right food may stunt growth.缺乏适当的食物会阻碍发育。 Right up there is where the big stunt is taking place.那边将会有惊人的表演。

11 standing
n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的
参考例句：
After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。 They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。

12 theatrical
adj.剧场的，演戏的；做戏似的，做作的
参考例句：
The final scene was dismayingly lacking in theatrical effect.最后一场缺乏戏剧效果，叫人失望。 She always makes some theatrical gesture.她老在做些夸张的手势。

13 accomplished
adj.有才艺的；有造诣的；达到了的
参考例句：
Thanks to your help,we accomplished the task ahead of schedule.亏得你们帮忙,我们才提前完成了任务。 Removal of excess heat is accomplished by means of a radiator.通过散热器完成多余热量的排出。