新概念第二册 第76课.ppt

Lesson 76 April Fools' Day Calabria is a region in southern Italy. Questions on the Text When was there a special news bulletin on television? On April 1st. 2. How did the bulletin end? By giving the date, April 1st. 3. What is grown in Calabria? Macaroni. 4. How long has it been grown there? For over 600 years. 5. Who are Giuseppe Moldova and Riccardo Brabante? Two of the leading growers in the area. 6. What have they been expecting this year? A splendid crop. 7. Has harvesting already begun? Yes, it has. 8. The film showed two workers, didn’t it? Yes, it did. 9. What had they just finished cutting? Three cart-loads of golden brown macaroni stalks. 10. Have all the villagers been working day and night? Yes, they have. 11. Why have they been working day and night? Because they want to finish gathering and threshing the crop before the September rains. 12. Whose wife appeared in the film? Riccardo Brabante’s. 13. How long has she been helping him? For thirty years. 14. Who was she talking to? The manager of the local factory. fool n. 傻瓜v.愚弄例:Only a fool will believe he can turn paper to money.① April Fool's day愚人节②make a fool of someone愚弄某人，让某人出丑Any fool can see he is drunk. 傻瓜都看得出来他喝醉了。相关表达： foolish adj.傻的 Bulletin n. 1）（电台或电视台的）新闻简报 News bulletin专题新闻 2）公告，布告 A medical bulletin on the President’s health The library bulletin is a good place to put up your tutorad. Announcer n. 主持人；（机场车站）广播员 host Leading adj. (无比较级、最高级) 1)一流的,卓越的 a leading university the leading countries of Europe 2) 主要的; 主角的,主演的 play the leading part [role] Due to unhealthy food choices, the leading cause of death in North America is heart disease. gather 1）gather sth (together/up) 收拢，归拢 2）认为，猜想；推断；理解 I gather from your letter that you’re not enjoying your job Process n. & v. 1) n. 过程；进程 We’re in the process of selling our house. 2) n. 工艺流程；工序 Manufacturing processes 3) v. 加工；处理 我们买的大部分食品都用某种方法加工过。 Most o