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3a Which of these stories is the most believable? Why? Which is the least believable? Why? Would you be fooled by any of the stories?
3a 下列哪個故事最可信？為什么？哪個最不可信？為什么？你會被一下故事所騙嗎？
In 1938,a radio program by actor Orson Welles, announced that aliens from Mars had landed on the Earth.
在1938年，一個由演員奧森·韋爾斯播報的電臺節目宣布，來自火星的外星人已經在地球登陸了。
He described where they had landed, and told how they were moving across the United States.
他描述了外星人是在什么地方登陸，并告訴聽眾們外星人是怎樣移動到美國的每個角落。
Welles was so convincing that hundreds of people believed the story, and panic set off across the whole country.
韋爾斯是如此的令人信服，以至于數百人聽信了這個故事，并且引起了整個國家的恐慌的。
By the time the authorities revealed that the story was a hoax, thousands of people had fled from their homes.
當一家權威機構揭露說這個故事是個謊言時，已有上千人逃離了他們的家。
One April Fool's Day, a reporter in England announced, that there would be no more spaghetti,
有一年愚人節當天，一個英格蘭的記者宣布世界上不再會有意大利面條了，
because the spaghetti farmers in Italy had stopped growing spaghetti.
因為在意大利生產意大利小麥的農民已經停止種植意大利小麥了。
Many people ran to their local supermarket, to buy as much spaghetti as they could.
許多人都急忙跑去當地超市買足夠多的意大利面條。
By the time people realized that the story was a hoax, all of the spaghetti across the country had been sold out.
當人們意識到報道是個謊言時，這個國家所有的意大利面已經銷售一空了。
A famous TV star once invited his girlfriend onto his show on April Fool's Day.
一個著名電視明星曾經邀請他的女朋友在愚人節那天參加他的節目秀。
He asked her to marry him.
他向她求婚。
She was thrilled, because she really wanted to get married.
他的女朋友十分感動，因為她真的想結婚。
However, when she said "Yes", he replied "April Fool!"
然而，當她說“好”的時候，他答復道：“愚人節快樂！”
That little joke didn't have a very happy ending.
這個小小的玩笑并沒有一個很好的結局。
The TV star lost both his girlfriend and his show.
這個電視明星既丟了女朋友又失去了他的節目。
