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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 下列哪个故事最可信？为什么？哪个最不可信？为什么？你会被一下故事所骗吗？
In 1938,a radio program by actor Orson Welles, announced that aliens from Mars had landed on the Earth.
在1938年，一个由演员奥森·韦尔斯播报的电台节目宣布，来自火星的外星人已经在地球登陆了。
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陆，并告诉听众们外星人是怎样移动到美国的每个角落。
Welles was so convincing that hundreds of people believed the story, and panic set off across the whole country.
韦尔斯是如此的令人信服，以至于数百人听信了这个故事，并且引起了整个国家的恐慌的。
By the time the authorities revealed that the story was a hoax, thousands of people had fled from their homes.
当一家权威机构揭露说这个故事是个谎言时，已有上千人逃离了他们的家。
One April Fool's Day, a reporter in England announced, that there would be no more spaghetti,
有一年愚人节当天，一个英格兰的记者宣布世界上不再会有意大利面条了，
because the spaghetti farmers in Italy had stopped growing spaghetti.
因为在意大利生产意大利小麦的农民已经停止种植意大利小麦了。
Many people ran to their local supermarket, to buy as much spaghetti as they could.
许多人都急忙跑去当地超市买足够多的意大利面条。
By the time people realized that the story was a hoax, all of the spaghetti across the country had been sold out.
当人们意识到报道是个谎言时，这个国家所有的意大利面已经销售一空了。
A famous TV star once invited his girlfriend onto his show on April Fool's Day.
一个著名电视明星曾经邀请他的女朋友在愚人节那天参加他的节目秀。
He asked her to marry him.
他向她求婚。
She was thrilled, because she really wanted to get married.
他的女朋友十分感动，因为她真的想结婚。
However, when she said "Yes", he replied "April Fool!"
然而，当她说“好”的时候，他答复道：“愚人节快乐！”
That little joke didn't have a very happy ending.
这个小小的玩笑并没有一个很好的结局。
The TV star lost both his girlfriend and his show.
这个电视明星既丢了女朋友又失去了他的节目。
