言論

\"One thing kids like is to be tricked.For instance， I was going to take my little nephew to Disneyland， but instead I drove him to an old burned-out warehouse. 'Oh， no，' I said.'Disneyland burned down.'He cried and cried， but I think that deep down， he thought it was a pretty good joke. I started to drive over to the real Disneyland， but it was getting pretty late.\"

“孩子們樂于被捉弄。舉個(gè)例子，我本打算帶我侄子去迪士尼樂園，但是我卻把他帶到了一個(gè)早就被燒毀的大倉庫?！?，不，’我說，‘迪士尼樂園被燒毀了?！恢笨?，但是我覺得從內(nèi)心深處來說，他也覺得那是個(gè)很好的笑話。之后，我才把他帶到真正的迪士尼樂園，但是天已經(jīng)太晚了?！薄绹?guó)喜劇演員、作家Jack Handey如此描述他在愚人節(jié)捉弄自己小侄子的事情。

\"April 1. This is the day upon which we are reminded of what we are on the other three hundred and sixty-four.\"

“四月一日。這可是個(gè)提醒我們?cè)谄渌?64天都做了什么的日子?！薄绹?guó)作家Mark Twain這么給愚人節(jié)下定義。

\"Fool me once， shame on you; fool me twice， shame on me.\"

“愚我一次，其錯(cuò)在人；愚我兩次，其錯(cuò)在我?！敝袊?guó)的諺語在寥寥數(shù)字中就道出了人與人相處的真諦。

\"It is the ability to take a joke， not make one， that proves you have a sense of humor.\"

“真正的幽默感是經(jīng)得起玩笑而不是會(huì)開玩笑。”——美國(guó)政治家、詩人、作家Max Eastman認(rèn)為能聽懂笑話的人比會(huì)講笑話的人更有幽默感。

\"I have great faith in fools - self-confidence， my friends call it.\"

“我對(duì)愚人特有信心，我的朋友們管那叫自信?！薄绹?guó)文學(xué)家Edgar Allan Poe如此說道。

\"A common mistake that people make when trying to design something completely foolproof is to underestimate the ingenuity of complete fools.\"

“人們?cè)谠O(shè)計(jì)一個(gè)捉弄人的絕妙鬼把戲時(shí)常犯的一個(gè)錯(cuò)誤就是低估了愚人們的智商。”——科幻小說家Douglas Adams認(rèn)為愚人者往往自愚。