西方的民間傳統愚人節就要到了，今天，小編為大家分享了關于愚人節的英語故事，希望你們喜歡。
關于愚人節的英語故事【1】
Instant Color TV
即時彩色電視
Image1962: In 1962 there was only one tv channel in Sweden, and it broadcastin black and white. The station's technical expert, Kjell Stensson, appeared onthe news to announce that, thanks to a new technology, viewers could converttheir existing sets to display color reception. All they had to do was pull anylon stocking over their tv screen. Stensson proceeded to demonstrate theprocess. Thousands of people were taken in. Regular color broadcasts onlycommenced in Swedenon April 1, 1970.
1962年愚人節，當時瑞典還只有一個電視頻道，而且是黑白的。電視臺的技術人員當天在新聞中說，彩色電視已經研發成功，用戶只需拿一雙尼龍襪蓋在電視屏幕上就行。還真有人信了。
關于愚人節的英語故事【2】
The Swiss Spaghetti Harvest
瑞士面條樹
Spaghetti harvest1957: The respected BBC news show Panoramaannounced that thanks to a very mild winter and the virtual elimination of thedreaded spaghetti weevil, Swiss farmers were enjoying a bumper spaghetti crop.It accompanied this announcement with footage of Swiss peasants pulling strandsof spaghetti down from trees. Huge numbers of viewers were taken in. Manycalled the BBC wanting to know how they could grow their own spaghetti tree. Tothis the BBC diplomatically replied, "place a sprig of spaghetti in a tinof tomato sauce and hope for the best."
1957年愚人節BBC新聞中說，瑞士的面條樹大豐收，農民都在樹上收割面條。大量觀眾上當受騙，打電話來咨詢面條樹的種植方法。BBC對此的回復是：把一根面條插在番茄醬里，然后就等著吧。
關于愚人節的英語故事【3】
Sidd Finch
虛擬棒球天才
Sidd Finch1985: Sports Illustrated published a story abouta new rookie pitcher who planned to play for the Mets.His name was Sidd Finch, and he could reportedly throw a baseball at 168 mph with pinpoint accuracy. This was 65 mph faster than the previous record.Surprisingly, Sidd Finch had never even played the game before. Instead, he hadmastered the "art of the pitch" in a Tibetan monasteryunder theguidance of the "great poet-saint Lama Milaraspa." Mets fanscelebrated their teams' amazing luck at having found such a gifted player, andSports Illustrated was flooded with requests for more information. In realitythis legendary player only existed in the imagination of the author of thearticle, George Plimpton。
1985年愚人節，運動畫刊雜志發布一條假消息，稱一個名為Sidd Finch的新人棒球投球手，能投出168mph時速的球，比當時記錄高出65mph;而且這位新人之前都沒有玩過棒球!他在一個西藏的寺廟里學會了投球的藝術。大批棒球粉絲因此被騙。其實這個只是文章作者瞎編的。
關于愚人節的英語故事【4】
he Taco Liberty Bell
塔可自由鐘
Taco Liberty Bell1996: The Taco Bell Corporation announced it had bought the Liberty Bell and was renaming it the Taco Liberty Bell. Hundreds of outraged citizens called the National Historic Park in Philadelphia where the bell was housed to express their anger. Their nerves were only calmed when Taco Bell revealed, a few hours later, that it was all a practical joke. The best line of the day came when White House press secretary Mike McCurry was asked about the sale. Thinking on his feet, he responded that the Lincoln Memorial had also been sold. It would now be known, he said, as the Ford Lincoln Mercury Memorial。
1996年愚人節，塔可鐘快餐公司說他們買下了美國費城獨立廳的大鐘，并重命名為塔可自由鐘。憤怒的市民打電話給費城的國家歷史公園，要求確認這個消息。幾小時后塔可鐘快餐公司承認這只是個玩笑。當天最烏龍的事件還不在此。白宮記者會秘書Mike McCurry被問到這件事時，隨機應變回答說，林肯紀念碑也被賣了，現在被命名為福特水星汽車紀念碑。