翻译(Translation)
阅读下面短文,然后把划线处的句子译成汉语。
(71)Today Americans play small tricks on friends and strangers alike on the first of April. One common trick is pointing down to a friend's shoe and saying,“Your shoelace is untied.” Another trick is to secretly stick a sign on someone's back that says something like “kick me” or “hit me”. (72)Some people may get to the office early and set all the clocks ahead by one hour,and then tell everyone who comes in the door that they are late for work. When they begin to apologize,they hear “April Fools”!(73)The teacher may give unexpected exam papers to the stu-dents. When they see “April Fool!” at the bottom of the paper,they realize it's a joke and begin to laugh.(74)Some jokes are kept up the whole day before the “fool” realizes what day it is.
An April Fool's joke should be in good fun and not meant to harm anyone. (75)The most clever April Fool joke is the one where everyone laughs,especially the person upon whom the joke is played.
参考答案：
71.今天的美国人在四月一日也会跟朋友甚至陌生人开一些无伤大雅的玩笑。常用的伎俩之一是指着朋友的鞋说:“你的鞋带开了。”
72.一些早早赶到办公室的人把时钟拨快一小时,然后告诉每一个进门的人说他们迟到了。
73.老师会“出乎意料”地把试卷发给学生。当学生们在试卷末端看到“四月愚人”的字样时,才意识到这只是一个恶作剧,于是都笑起来。
74.有的玩笑开了一整天,“愚人们”才反应过来那天是什么日子。
75.最聪明的愚人节笑话会让每一个人发笑,尤其是被开玩笑的人。
