7、edthenews.15243Languagepoints1. April Fool’s Day is a celebration thattakesplacein different countries aroundthe world.愚人节是一个发生在世界上不同国家的庆祝活动。takeplace意为“发生;进行;举行;产生”。辨析takeplace与happentakeplace通常指事先计划或预料到的事情发生, 还可表示“举行”的意思。happen常指具体的事情发生,特指那些偶然或出乎意料发生的事情,后接
8、不定式,表示“碰巧;恰好”之意。例:The sports meeting willtake placeinourschool.运动会将在我校举行。Ihappened to bein the lab that day.那天我碰巧在实验室。2.IthappensonApril1steveryyearandisadaywhenmanypeopleplayallkindsoftricksand