英文愚人節翻譯~~課用 - 過年

By John
at 2011-01-04T00:00

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愚人節是每年的四月一日。中文比較文雅、客氣。愚人節的英文就叫'April Fools Day'，「傻子節」。
這個節日有相當的歷史了。一般來說，在歐美國家，三月二十一日春分以後，春天到了，為了迎接春天，大家會胡鬧一陣子。一直要鬧到四月一日。所以，在以往，四月一日是胡鬧、捉弄別人的結束的日子。這個節日不但歐洲有，亞洲的印度也是早就有的。印度有個節日叫'Huli'。這個節日在三月底，到了這一天大家會派「傻子」去做些徒勞無功的事。做這些傻事的人就成了傻子了。
在英文裡面，愚人節被捉弄的人叫「魚」，'April fish'。因為，在法文裡，說人傻，不說「跟豬一樣傻」而說成「跟魚一樣傻」。所以，英文就說某某人是'April fish'。現在，愚人節當天第一個被捉弄的人就叫'April fish'。而照法國習俗，最早會選在四月一日當愚人節是因為，早年過年是四月一日。後來改曆法，把元旦放在一月一日，但是，有不少人繼續在四月一日過年。這批不知變通的人成了大家取笑的對象，法國人就叫他們傻子。有時候，英文裡面不說'April fish'，而說'April cuckoo'則是因為在蘇格蘭，愚人節被捉弄的人叫'April gowk'，'gowk'就是英文的'cuckoo'。
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要完整翻譯~~~謝^^

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By Charlie
at 2011-01-07T09:02

This is a traditional festival, has a certain about of history. Usually in order to welcome spring after 21st March, Europeans in European countries would run wild until the 1st of April. This case, first day of April every year becomes a day of fooling, messing around. Except Europe, India in Aisa celebrate this special day too. It is called 'Huli' in Indian. Huli takes place by the end of March. On that day Indians would send 'a fool' to do something not worthwhile. The people who does the piffel becomes a fool.
In English, people who were fool on April fool is called 'a fish', 'April fish'. This is because French describes stupid people 'as stupid as a fish', but not 'as dump as a pig' which we normally say in Taiwan. Therefore English tend to say the person is an april fish. Now, the first person gets fool on April fool is called 'April fish'. Treditionally French put April fool on the 1st April, because 1st April celebrates the new year long ago. However, the calendar had changed, and New Year's Day is now on the 1st of January. Even so, some people still celebrate New Year on 1st April. These people who doesn't accomodate had became everyone's joke. French people call them a fool.
In Scottish English, they say 'April cuckoo' instead of 'April fish. People who had been fooled on April fool is called 'April gowk', because 'gowk' is English for 'cuckoo'.
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Hope this can help you :). I didn't use translator for this so sorry if i made any mistakes.

英文愚人節翻譯~~課用 - 過年

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