四月一日愚人节 (Fools’ Day)

你有没有捉弄过别人，然后当那个人被你捉弄后，你才跟他说：「愚人节快乐！」4月1日是所谓的4月愚人节，虽然没有人知道这个节日的真正由来为何，但是这是一个捉弄别人的大好机会：只要这个捉弄不会伤人就好。4月愚人节让每个人都有机会能够成为「傻子」。在法国，被捉弄的人通常被称为「4月的鱼」 (poisson d’avril，April Fish) ；在苏格兰，被愚弄的人则被称为「布谷鸟」 (Gowk) ，那是呆子的象征。


Have you ever played a joke on someone and then, just when that person has fallen for it, said "April Fools!"? April 1 is known as April Fools' Day, and, although no one really knows how the holiday began, it's a great chance to play a joke on someone--as long as the joke is harmless. April Fools' Day gives everyone a chance to play "the fool." In France the fooled person is called poisson d'avril ("April fish"), and in Scotland the person is called a gowk (cuckoo), the symbol of a simpleton.

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