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又一年愚人节：六十年前的人这样整人

时间：2016-06-27 04:50:39

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 　　On April 1, 1957 the British news show Panorama1 broadcast a three-minute segment about a bumper2 spaghetti harvest in southern Switzerland. The success of the crop was attributed both to an unusually mild winter and to the "virtual disappearance3 of the spaghetti weevil."

　　1957年4月1日，英国新闻广播播出了一段三分钟的片段，报道了瑞士南部的意面大丰收。这种作物的丰收归功于异常温暖的冬天和虚构的“意面象鼻虫的消失”。
　　The audience heard Richard Dimbleby, the show's highly respected anchor, discussing the details of the spaghetti crop as they watched video footage of a Swiss family pulling pasta off spaghetti trees and placing it into baskets. The segment concluded with the assurance that, "For those who love this dish, there's nothing like real, home-grown spaghetti."
　　观众听到，深受尊敬的理查德·丁布尔比在观看瑞士家庭从意面树上丰收意面的录像时，讨论此次丰收的细节。片段的最后以保证的口吻这样总结道：“对于那些喜欢这道菜的人，没有什么比得上这真正家产的意面了。”
　　The Swiss Spaghetti Harvest hoax4 generated an enormous response. Hundreds of people phoned the BBC wanting to know how they could grow their own spaghetti tree. To this query5 the BBC diplomatically replied, "Place a sprig of spaghetti in a tin of tomato sauce and hope for the best."
　　瑞士意面丰收的恶作剧激起了巨大的反响。成百上千的人致电英国广播公司，
　　询问要如何种植意面树。针对这样的问询，英国广播公司的回应很圆滑：“在一罐番茄酱里放入一小根意面，然后抱最好的希望。”
　　To this day the Panorama broadcast remains6 one of the most famous and popular April Fool's Day hoaxes7 of all time. It is also believed to be the first time the medium of television was used to stage an April Fool's Day hoax.
　　时至今日，那场意面丰收的恶作剧任然是愚人节史上最热整蛊之一。同时，据信这也是电视媒体第一次参与愚人节整蛊。

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1 panorama D4wzE     
n.全景，全景画，全景摄影，全景照片[装置]
参考例句：
  • A vast panorama of the valley lay before us.山谷的广阔全景展现在我们面前。
  • A flourishing and prosperous panorama spread out before our eyes.一派欣欣向荣的景象展现在我们的眼前。
2 bumper jssz8     
n.(汽车上的)保险杠；adj.特大的，丰盛的
参考例句：
  • The painting represents the scene of a bumper harvest.这幅画描绘了丰收的景象。
  • This year we have a bumper harvest in grain.今年我们谷物丰收。
3 disappearance ouEx5     
n.消失，消散，失踪
参考例句：
  • He was hard put to it to explain her disappearance.他难以说明她为什么不见了。
  • Her disappearance gave rise to the wildest rumours.她失踪一事引起了各种流言蜚语。
4 hoax pcAxs     
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。
5 query iS4xJ     
n.疑问，问号，质问；vt.询问，表示怀疑
参考例句：
  • I query very much whether it is wise to act so hastily.我真怀疑如此操之过急地行动是否明智。
  • They raised a query on his sincerity.他们对他是否真诚提出质疑。
6 remains 1kMzTy     
n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹
参考例句：
  • He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
  • The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。
7 hoaxes ea0488d8f4cb869a1f4df34e03161062     
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