135 The Roaring Englishman

　　A strange thing happened in London recently. A large number of Englishmen started roaring and eating food off the floor. They were behaving like a pack of lions. No， they weren't going bananas. They were normal people like you and me. But they watched a “therapist” on a daytime TV show. They were convinced by him that roaring is good for you. “Roaring helps people who are uptight¹ to relax，” he said.

　　The “therapist” turned out to be a hoaxer². He goes around the world playing tricks on people. It's all for fun. So if you don't want to feel like a fool， watch out！ You can't always believe what you see， read or hear.

　　happen = take place = occur 发生

　　a large number of 可数名词   a large amount of 不可数名词

　　a flock of sheep， a school of fish， a herd of cattle， a pride of lion， a swarm of bees， a colony of ants

　　tense 紧张的    defensive 防卫性的

　　scare

　　lunatic    hoax 哄骗