fool n. 傻瓜
April Fools’ Day 愚人节
bulletin n. 新闻简报
To end our special news bulletin 结束我们的特别新闻节目
announcer n. （电视、电台）播音员
television announcer 电视播音员
said the voice of the television announcer 电视广播员说
macaroni n. 通心面，空心面条
Calabria n. 卡拉布利亚
we are going over to the macaroni fields of Calabria 我们要去卡拉布里亚的通心粉田里
Macaroni has been grown in this area 这个地区种植通心粉
for over six hundred years 已有六百余年的历史
leading adj. 主要的
grower 种植者
Two of the leading growers 两个主要的种植者
politician n. 政治家，政客
a demand for change came from leading politicians 要求变革的呼声来自主要政治家
some of the leading women’s organizations 一些主要的妇女组织
tar n. 焦油
a low tar rating 焦油含量低
among ten leading american cigarettes,only one has a low tar rating 在美国十大最主要香烟品牌中，只有一种焦油含量较低
tale n. 故事
she played the leading role in the winter’s tale 她在《冬天的故事》中扮演主角
Giuseppe Moldova 朱塞佩 摩尔多瓦
Riccardo Brabante 布拉班特里卡多
tell me that 告诉我们
they have been expecting 他们一直在期待
splendid adj. 极好的
crop n. 产量；农作物
a splendid crop this year 今年获得一个大丰收
and harvesting has begun earlier than usual 收割工作比往年开始得要早些
Here you can see two workers who 在这里你可以看到两个工人
between them 在他们之间
between 两者共有……
chrysler 克莱斯勒
ford and chrysler lost more than $700 million between them. 福特和克莱斯勒总共损失了7亿多美元
they have both been married once before and have five children between them. 他们以前都结过一次婚，育有五个孩子
have just finished cutting 他们协力割下了
cartload n. 大量；一车的载量
three cartloads of 三车的
stalk n. 梗
golden brown macaroni stalks 金黄色的通心粉梗
The whole village 全村的人
has been working day and night 都日夜奋战
gather v. 收庄稼
thresh v. 打（庄稼）
gathering and threshing this year’s crop 庄稼收获上来，打完场
before the September rains 9月的雨季之前
rain 不可数名词
you can not go home in all this rain 在这么大的雨你不能回家
pour v. 倾泻；倾诉
rain 单数名词
a light rain had begun to fall 一场小雨飘然而至
the rain had been pouring all night 雨下了一整夜
rain 复数形式,指雨季
up here the rains last only three or four months 在这里，雨季只持续三四个月
emerge vi. 浮现
when the rains come,these plants emerge in great numbers 当雨季到来时，这些植物大量涌现,成长起来
On the right 在右边，在右侧
you can see 你可以看到
Mrs. Brabante herself 布拉班特太太本人
She has been helping her husband for thirty years 她帮助丈夫已有三十年了
now. Mrs. Brabante is talking to 现在。勃拉班特太太正在和…..谈话
the manager of the local factory 当地工厂的经理
process v. 加工
where the crop is processed 通心粉加工的工厂
this last scene shows you 最后一个场景向你展示
what will happen 将来会发生什么
at the end of the harvest 收获结束时
at the end of ….. 在….地结束
at the end of august 在八月底
one afternoon near the end of my stay 就在我逗留即将结束的时候一个下午
we will leave that till the end of the week 我们将把那件事留到本周末
the famous Calabrian macaroni-eating competition 著名的卡拉布里亚吃通心粉大赛
Signor n. （意大利语）先生
Signor Fratelli 军弗拉特里先生
present n. 现在
champion n. 冠军
the present champion 目前的冠军
has won it every year since 1991 自1991年以来，年年获胜
And that ends 这结束了
our special bulletin for today 我们今天的特别简报
Thursday n. 星期四
April 1st 4月1号
studio n. 播音室
We are now going back to the studio 我们现在回到演播室
shakespeare n. 莎士比亚（英国剧作家）
i have been reading shakespeare’s works since the beginning of this term. 自从这个学期开始，我一直在看莎士比亚的作品
king lear 李尔王
i have read the twelfth night and king lear . 我读过《第十二夜》和《李尔王》
this afternoon,i have played basketball for an hour . 今天下午，我打了一个小时的篮球
i have been playing basketball since 4 this afternoon,i feel tired now 我从今天下午4点就开始打篮球了，我现在感觉很累
