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'To end our special news bulletin,' said the voice of the television announcer, 'we're going over to the macaroni fields of Calabria.'
“作为我们的专题新闻结尾，”电视播音员说道，“我们现在转到卡拉布里亚的通心粉田去。”
special news bulletin 先搭好“可信外壳”；we're going over to... 完全模仿电视切镜头口吻。
'Macaroni has been grown in this area for over six hundred years.'
“通心粉在这个地区已经种植了六百多年。”
一开口就把加工食品说成田里种出来的东西，笑点已经埋下。
'Two of the leading growers, Giuseppe Moldova and Riccardo Brabante, tell me that they have been expecting a splendid crop this year and harvesting has begun earlier than usual.'
“两位主要种植者朱塞佩·莫尔多瓦和里卡多·布拉班特告诉我，他们一直期待今年的大丰收，而且收割开始得比往年更早。”
leading growers / splendid crop / earlier than usual 这些新闻细节越具体，假消息就越像真报道。
'Here you can see two workers who, between them, have just finished cutting three cartloads of golden brown macaroni stalks.'
“这里您可以看见两位工人，他们俩刚刚合力割完三车金黄褐色的通心粉秆。”
three cartloads of golden brown macaroni stalks 是整篇最荒诞、也最像农业报道的细节之一。
'The whole village has been working day and night gathering and threshing this year's crop.'
“全村人一直昼夜不停地收集并打理今年的庄稼。”
has been working... 是现在完成进行时，模仿实况报道语气。
'On the right, you can see Mrs. Brabante herself.'
“在右边，您可以看到布拉班特太太本人。”
On the right, you can see... 是电视镜头解说的标准句型。
'She has been helping her husband for thirty years now.'
“她帮助自己的丈夫干这一行已经整整三十年了。”
for thirty years now 继续增加“这行当很真实”的假象。
'Mrs. Brabante is talking to the manager of the local factory where the crop is processed.'
“布拉班特太太正在和本地加工厂的经理交谈。”
where the crop is processed 继续把“面条像农作物一样加工”说得煞有介事。
'This last scene shows you what will happen at the end of the harvest: the famous Calabrian macaroni-eating competition!'
“这最后一个镜头向您展示收获结束后会发生什么：著名的卡拉布里亚通心粉大赛！”
scene / competition 把假报道越推越满。
'Signor Fratelli, the present champion, has won it every year since 1991.'
“现任冠军弗拉泰利先生自1991年以来每年都赢得这项比赛。”
present champion 和 every year since... 继续模仿体育报道补背景。
'And that ends our special bulletin for today, Thursday, April 1st.'
“今天，4月1日星期四的专题新闻到此结束。”
April 1st 是读者识破一切的关键线索。
'We're now going back to the studio.'
“我们现在回到演播室。”
going back to the studio 是电视新闻标准收尾，也给整个玩笑盖上最后一层“专业感”。
单元概要
本课是一则典型愚人节假新闻：电视播音员一本正经地报道“通心粉田丰收”。重点不在农业，而在于新闻口吻、现在完成进行时和读者如何从结尾的日期意识到这是个玩笑。
精读导图 1. 先用正式电视新闻口吻介绍“通心粉田”。 2. 再不断补充细节，让假新闻越来越像真的。 3. 最后在 April 1st 暗示中揭示这是愚人节玩笑。 精读关注 - 新闻播报腔 - April 1st 的收束作用
单词表
| 单词 | 音标 | 释义 | 精讲 |
|---|---|---|---|
| bulletin | /ˈbʊlətɪn/ | 新闻简报 |
|
| announcer | /əˈnaʊnsə(r)/ | 播音员 |
|
| macaroni | /ˌmækəˈrəʊni/ | 通心粉 |
|
| grower | /ˈɡrəʊə(r)/ | 种植者 |
|
| splendid | /ˈsplendɪd/ | 极好的 |
|
| stalk | /stɔːk/ | 秆；茎 |
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| process | /ˈprəʊses/ | 加工 |
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| studio | /ˈstjuːdiəʊ/ | 演播室 |
|
短语
| 短语 | 意思 |
|---|---|
| news bulletin | 新闻简报 |
| a splendid crop | 大丰收 |
| earlier than usual | 比往常更早 |
| day and night | 日夜不停 |
| go back to the studio | 回到演播室 |
语法点
现在完成时/进行时的新闻感
has been grown / have been expecting / has been working 都让报道听起来像“延续中的真实现状”。
相似句：
- Farmers have been waiting for rain all week.
- The town has grown rapidly in recent years.
where 引导定语从句
the factory where the crop is processed 用 where 补充说明加工地点。
相似句：
- This is the village where he was born.
- They visited the room where the show was recorded.
what will happen 的宾语从句
shows you what will happen... 让新闻镜头语言显得完整自然。
相似句：
- I'll show you what I found.
- No one knew what would happen next.
读写提示
- 这课重点是语气模仿，不是知识介绍。
- 概括时一定写出 April 1st，否则玩笑性质不完整。
- 新闻体常用具体数字和细节来增强可信度。
- 理解笑点时要注意“越像真新闻越好笑”。
考点
4
考点
4第 1 / 4 题
为什么这则玩笑一开始很容易让人相信？