愚人节

April 1st is the day on which, in some countries, peo- ple try to play tricks on others. If one succeeds in tricking somebody, one laughs and says, "April Fool!", and then the person who has been tricked usually laughs too.

One April 1st, a country bus was going along a winding road, when it slowed down and stopped.The driver anxiously turned switches, but nothing happened. Then he turned to the passengers with a worried look on his face and said, "This poor bus is getting old.It isn't going as well as it used to. There's only one thing to do if we want to get home today.I shall count three, and on the word 'three', I want you all to lean forward suddenly as hard as you can.That should get the bus started again, but if it doesn't, I am afraid there is nothing else I can do.Now, all of you lean back as far as you can in your seats and get ready."

The passengers all obediently pressed back against their seats and waited anxiously.

Then the driver turned to his front and asked, "Are you ready?"

The passengers answered, "Yes."

"One ! Two! Three!" counted the driver. The passengers all swung forward suddenly--and the bus started up at a great rate.

The passengers began to smile with relief.But their smiles turned to surprise and then delighted laughter when the driver merrily cried, "April Fool !"

在一些国家，四月一日就是戏弄人的节日。如果有人成功地捉弄了别人，他就会大笑着说：“愚人节快乐!”那个被捉弄的人往往也会大笑起来。

在一个四月一日，一辆乡村公共汽车沿着一条蜿蜒的小路行驶。它突然减速，最后停了下来。司机焦急地转着方向盘，但车仍无法起动。他愁容满面地对乘客们说：“这辆可怜的车上岁数了，它不像以前那样能跑了。如果我们想今天回家，只有一个办法。我数一二三，当数到‘三时，希望你们都能把身体猛地向前倾，这样就能让汽车重新发动起来了。如果还不起作用，那我也无能为力了。现在，你们都尽量往座位后背靠，做好准备。”

乘客们都很听话，紧紧靠着座位后背，焦急地等待着。司机转向前方，问道：“你们都准备好了吗?”乘客们答道：“准备好了。”

“一!二!三!”司机数道。每个乘客都猛地向前倾——汽车快速发动起来了!

乘客们都松了口气，面露微笑。司机开心地大喊：“愚人节快乐!”乘客们的微笑化为一脸的惊讶，随之他们也开怀大笑起来。