精美英文欣赏:复活节与愚人节

Easter and April Fool's-Journal¹

复活节与愚人节-日记

Dear journal,

亲爱的日记：

Happy Easter!Easter is a day that celebrates life and rebirth.But some students could care less,and continue their drinking and partying.How was Friday?Had a good Good Friday?There were some disappointed faces here;since our school doesn't give any one-day holidays off,such as Good Friday.Anyway,the weekend went well for me,as usual,with nothing to talk about;I worked on my homework most of the time.

复活节快乐！复活节是庆祝生命和再生的节日。但是有些学生不太在意，仍继续他们的吃喝玩乐。星期五过得怎么样？过了个愉快的Good Friday吗？这儿有一些失望的眼神；因为像Good Friday这种只有一天的节日，我们学校是不放假的，不管怎样，对我来说，周末还过得不错，像往常一样，没有什么好说的，我大多数的时间都是在做功课。

Sun.March 31,2002

2002年3月31日，星期日　

　　　　　　　　　　　　Dear journal,

亲爱的日记：

Yesterday was Easter,but there wasn't much bunny spirit around.However,the spirit of April Fool's was in full swing everywhere today.It lightened² up our dull lives here,but when too many practical jokes are around,things might go wrong.Some jokes I heard include:a 5 dollars refund³ for tuition⁴ if you send a birthday greeting to the president of the university;and announcement of cutting off water supply for a day.Well,it's ok to play tricks;just remember to tell them,"April Fool!"Or else,they could take it for real.

昨天是复活节，但周围却没有很多兔宝宝的气氛。不过，今天愚人节的气氛却到处弥漫着。它调剂到了我们这种枯燥的日常生活，但当到处充满着恶作剧时，事情可能会错乱了。我听到的玩笑包括有：如果你寄一张生日贺卡给校长，学校就会退还5美元的学费；还有停水一天的通告。当然，开个玩笑是无伤大雅的，可是要记得告诉他们，愚人节快乐，要不然，别人有可能误以为真的。

Mon.April 1,2002

2002年4月1日，星期一

1 journal   

n.日志，日记；议事录；日记帐；杂志，定期刊物

参考例句：

• He kept a journal during his visit to Japan.他在访问日本期间坚持记日记。
• He got a job as editor of a trade journal.他找到了一份当商业杂志编辑的工作。

2 lightened   

v.使（某物）更明亮( lighten的过去式和过去分词 )；变得更光明

参考例句：

• The bonfire lightened the sky. 营火照亮了天空。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The moon lightened the courtyard. 月亮照得院子里挺明快。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

3 refund   

v.退还，偿还；n.归还，偿还额，退款

参考例句：

• They demand a refund on unsatisfactory goods.他们对不满意的货品要求退款。
• We'll refund your money if you aren't satisfied.你若不满意，我们愿意退款给你。

4 tuition   

n.（某一学科的）教学，讲授，指导，学费

参考例句：

• Students can apply for individual tuition.学生可以申请个别指导。
• Is this money enough for the tuition fee?这些钱交学费够吗？