愚人节 april fool 39;s day.ppt

Truth or Lie? In sixteenth-century France, the start of the new year was on April first. Then in 1562, French King Charles VIIII introduced a new calendar['k?l?nd?]（历法）, and the new year fell on January first. There were some people, however, who hadn't heard or didn't believe the change in the date, so they continued to celebrate ['sel?bre?t]（庆祝）New Year's Day on April first. Others played tricks on them and called them April fools. gold to celebrate. The Origin(起源） of April Fools' Day全 play tricks on sb. : 捉弄某人 1. The World's Longest Fingernails Singer Chris Walton has the world's longest fingernails（指甲）. She stopped cutting them 18 years ago, and now her nails have now reached an incredible 20 feet（英尺）. 　gold to celebrate. 1 foot(英尺）≈ 30.5cm 表达“奇怪的” 单词 strange weird odd bizarre The bizarre[b?'zɑ?]( very strange) nails curl[k??l](弯曲） in all directions - yet the mother of five cooks and cleans, and can even play the piano and use a computer.　　 2. A Fish Named Shrek 　　gold to celebrate. 吉尼斯世界纪录大全 The specimen（物种） is so odd-looking that divers （潜水员）instantly named him after the famous ogre['??g?]（怪物）Shrek. He is estimated (估计）to be 30 years old and feeds on shellfish（甲壳类水生动物）.　　gold to celebrate. name A after B: 以B为A命名 feed on..: 以...为食 non-human beings: ghost(幽灵） monster(怪物） devil （魔鬼） fairy(仙子） mermaid(人鱼） elf(小精灵） giant(巨人） dwarf(矮人） vampire吸血鬼） werewolf(狼人） A once-in-a-lifetime astronomical(天文的） event is going to occur. The planet（行星） Pluto will pass behind Jupiter, temporarily lessen（减弱） the Earth's own gravity（引力）. If you jump in the air at the exact moment that this event occurred, you would experience a strange floating(漂浮） sensation. gold to celebrate. 3. Decreased Gravity(引力） Mercury水 Venus 金 Earth 地球 Mars 火 Jupiter 木 Saturn 土 Uranus 天王星 Neptune 海王星 Pluto 冥王星 表达“减少，减弱”： decrease reduce lessen