講解
Today's key word is Spaghetti
Spaghetti 意大利面
大家應該都吃過或者聽過意大利面。But do you know how to make spaghetti? Obviously, British people in 1957 didn't know!怎么回事呢?
In April 1st 1957,就是愚人節April Fool's Day的時候,the BBC decided to do a prank(惡作劇) on its audiences. 當時,有一檔時事類節目叫做-Panorama.It did a show on the so-called annual "spaghetti harvest" in southern Switzerland. 這個長約2分30秒的所謂瑞士“年度意大利面收獲季”還請了著名記者配音。
It featured the voice of respected TV and radio journalist Richard Dimbleby saying the beauty of "real, home-grown spaghetti" plucked from ancient orchards(傳統古老的果園) in Switzerland.一起來感受下60年前,來自英國的聲音:“Spaghetti cultivation here in Switzerland is not of course carried out on anything like the tremendous Italian industry. Many of you I am sure would have seen pictures of the vast spaghetti plantations in the Valley.
"For the Swiss, however, it tends to be more of a family affair. Another reason why this maybe a bumper year lies in the virtue disappearance of the spaghetti widdle, the tiny creature cause much concerns in the past. After picking, this spaghetti is laid out to dry in the warm sun. Many people are often puzzled by the fact that the spaghetti is produced by such a unique length. But this is the result of many years patient by plant raisers who succeeded in producing the perfect spaghetti. (演員演技好真 有沒有)
This short video was so convincing that many people believed that spaghetti actually grew in a tree. BBC本來就是想開個玩笑,可這個玩笑開的太認真,嚴謹的腐國人民get不到笑點,竟然信以為真。Hundreds of people called BBC after the broadcast asking where they could get hold of a spaghetti bush灌木叢 so they could grow their own crop.
英國人民一想,哎呦我去,原來每天吃的意大利面是一種植物啊,那我自己種豈不是既省錢有安心。估計當時BBC的人得笑死。還回復打電話咨詢的人說:“You could cultivate spaghetti at home by planting strands (一小股意大利面) in a can of tomato sauce.”Hahaha在番茄醬里插上意大利面,慢慢就能長成意大利面tree!!!!!!!腐國人民的情操和認真程度真的是...(小王子代表我的心)
后來,雖然很多人表示被耍了很不開森!But the broadcast, which showed a Swiss family harvesting spaghetti from trees, has gone down as one of the best April Fools of all time. 嚴謹的英國人民開起玩笑來也是好玩的名垂青史啊,哎呀,說的我都想吃意大利面了,我吃面去了。
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