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02. Mr. Sunny Is Funny!
My Weird School 怪诞小学 · Dan Gutman · 35 词条 · 50 道闯关题
单词表 35 词 · 附音标、中文释义与原文例句
| # | 单词 | 释义 | 原文例句 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | sand /sænd/ |
n. 沙,沙子;沙堆,沙地 | "He was working very hard on his sand castle, using a plastic shovel to carve the walls." |
| 2 | shark /ʃɑːrk/ |
n. 鲨鱼;坑蒙拐骗的人,诈骗者 | "There's a shark in the water!" My Weird School Daze #2: Mr. Sunny Is Funny! 2 Hitting the Beach This summer, my parents rented a beach house." |
| 3 | swim /swɪm/ |
v. 游泳;横渡 | "I went for a swim." |
| 4 | drown /draʊn/ |
v. (声音)压过,盖过;沉浸于,淹没于 | "Does anybody know what to do if a person is drowning and can't breathe?" Little Miss I-Know-Everything waved her hand in the air, just like she was at school." |
| 5 | gonna /ˈgɔːnə; ˈɡənə/ |
contr. 即将,将要(即 going to) | "I'm gonna win the contest," Mr. Sunny said." |
| 6 | yell /jel/ |
v. 叫喊,大喊; 喊叫帮忙 | "I have great news, A.J.!" my mom yelled from the porch." |
| 7 | everybody /ˈevribɑːdi; ˈevribʌdi/ |
pron. 每个人,人人 | "Everybody calls me Mr. Sunny because I love the sun so much." "'What's in a name?'" said Andrea." |
| 8 | shout /ʃaʊt/ |
vi. 叫嚷,大声说;呼叫,喊叫 | "You're going to be our teacher?" "OH NO!" we all shouted." |
| 9 | somebody /ˈsʌmbɑːdi/ |
pron. 某人,有人;重要人物,当权人物 | "If somebody is drowning," she said, "you give them mouth-to-mouth resuscitation." "That's right!" Mr. Sunny said." |
| 10 | pretend /prɪˈtend/ |
v. 伪装,假装;(玩游戏时)假扮,装扮 | "Okay," he said, "pretend you were drowning." |
| 11 | okay /oʊˈkeɪ/ |
int. 好,行;adj. 可以 | "Please please please please pick me!" "Okay," Mr. Sunny said." |
| 12 | lifeguard /ˈlaɪfɡɑːrd/ |
n. 救生员;警卫 | "Part of being a lifeguard is to teach you kids about first aid," he said." |
| 13 | nude /nuːd/ |
adj. 裸体的,赤裸的;肉色的 | "You should take my advice and pretend to drown." "Yeah," said Neil the nude kid, "it's the only way to get Mr. Sunny to notice you." "And this is the perfect time," Ryan added." |
| 14 | monster /ˈmɑːnstər/ |
n. 怪兽,怪物;残忍的人,恶魔 | "You'd better watch out for the sand monster, A.J.," my sister said." |
| 15 | dude /duːd/ |
n. 家伙,小子;(美国住在乡村或去乡村游览的)城里男人 | "Yo, dude!" he said as he turned off the motor." |
| 16 | scream /skriːm/ |
v. (因伤痛、害怕、激动等)尖叫;(向某人或为某事)高声喊,大声叫 | "Shark!" somebody suddenly screamed." |
| 17 | taffy /ˈtæfi/ |
n. 太妃糖;威尔士人 | "You can have water balloon fights, eat saltwater taffy, and play football on the beach." |
| 18 | annoy /əˈnɔɪ/ |
v. 使恼怒,使烦恼;打扰,骚扰 | "She's annoying, but not as annoying as Andrea." |
| 19 | breathe /briːð/ |
v. 呼吸;呼出,吐出 | "Does anybody know what to do if a person is drowning and can't breathe?" Little Miss I-Know-Everything waved her hand in the air, just like she was at school." |
| 20 | resuscitation /rɪˌsʌsɪˈteɪʃ(ə)n/ |
n. 苏醒,复活;复兴 | "If somebody is drowning," she said, "you give them mouth-to-mouth resuscitation." "That's right!" Mr. Sunny said." |
| 21 | disgust /dɪsˈɡʌst/ |
n. 反感,憎恶;厌恶,憎恶 | "There's no disgusting cafeteria food to eat." |
| 22 | parasailing /ˈpærəseɪlɪŋ/ |
n. (驾降落伞由汽艇等牵引的)帆伞运动;v. 参加帆伞运动 | "Up in the sky, somebody was parasailing." |
| 23 | dive /daɪv/ |
v. 跳水;潜水 | "We all watched as Andrea dived into a wave and swam out into the deep water." |
| 24 | pile /paɪl/ |
n. 一堆,一叠;一大堆,大量 | "The backhoe was scooping up sand and dumping it onto a big pile." |
| 25 | lie /laɪ/ |
v. 平躺,平卧;位于,坐落在 | "She was lying on the sand with her eyes closed." |
| 26 | bunch /bʌntʃ/ |
n. 束,串,扎;一伙,一群 | "When I came back, Andrea and a bunch of other kids were gathered around Mr. Sunny." |
| 27 | lean /liːn/ |
v. (身体)倾斜;倾向于做 | "He leaned over until his mouth was almost touching hers." |
| 28 | zombie /ˈzɑːmbi/ |
n. 僵尸,还魂尸;无生气的人,麻木迟钝的人 | "He's a zombie who lives under the sand." |
| 29 | backhoe /ˈbækhoʊ/ |
n. 反向铲;挖沟机 | "The beach was almost empty, except for one thing-a backhoe." |
| 30 | dig /dɪɡ/ |
v. 搜寻,寻找;喜欢 | "It's this yellow machine that digs up stuff." |
| 31 | swimmer /ˈswɪmər/ |
n. 游泳者;会游泳的人,游泳运动员 | "I'm a great swimmer." It was getting late." |
| 32 | amaze /əˈmeɪz/ |
v. 使惊奇,使惊愕 | "At that moment, the most amazing thing in the history of the world happened." |
| 33 | dumb /dʌm/ |
adj. 哑的,不能说话的;一时说不出话的,不肯开口的 | "Andrea lined up her dumb books on a shelf in ABC order." |
| 34 | girlfriend /ˈɡɜːrlfrend/ |
n. 女朋友;女伴 | "Who's your girlfriend?" "She's not my girlfriend," I said." |
| 35 | smell /smel/ |
n. 气味;臭味 | "'That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet.' Shakespeare wrote that, you know." Ugh." |
第 1 关 Chapter Questions 分章问答 · 26 题
Ch.1 Yippee!
1
Why was A.J. so happy at the very beginning of the book?A.J. 开头为什么这么开心?
Ans: Summer vacation started — no school for three whole months, and no Andrea.暑假开始,三个月不用上学、不用见 Andrea。
2
What season did Andrea write about? What season did A.J. love?Andrea 写的是什么季节?A.J. 爱什么季节?
Ans: Andrea wrote about spring; A.J. loved summer.Andrea 写春天,A.J. 爱夏天。
3
What was A.J.'s number-one reason summer is the best season?A.J. 认为夏天最棒的头号理由?
Ans: He wouldn't see Andrea for 3 months — 7,257,600 seconds!不用见 Andrea,约 725 万秒。
Ch.2 Hitting the Beach
4
What was Mr. Sunny's real name, and what was his job?Mr. Sunny 的真名与职业?
Ans: Evan; he was the lifeguard.真名 Evan,救生员。
5
What was the prize for the sand castle contest?沙堡比赛奖品?
Ans: A trip to France.法国之旅。
6
Why was Mom's "great news" actually terrible news for A.J.?妈妈的"好消息"为何是坏消息?
Ans: Andrea Young was coming to share the beach house.Andrea 要来合住。
Ch.3 Bummer in the Summer!
7
What was Andrea's summer reading goal?Andrea 的暑假阅读目标?
Ans: To read the complete works of Shakespeare.读完莎士比亚全集。
8
What did A.J. bring for summer reading?A.J. 的"暑假阅读"?
Ans: A comic book about Mold Man, already finished in the car.在车上已看完的漫画《Mold Man》。
Ch.4 Mr. Sunny Is Weird
9
What was the "SUNNY" on Mr. Sunny's back — a tattoo?背上的 SUNNY 是纹身吗?
Ans: No — paper letters taped on, a "SUNNY sunburn".纸剪字母贴出的晒伤。
10
What should you do if a person is drowning and can't breathe?有人溺水无法呼吸怎么办?
Ans: Give mouth-to-mouth resuscitation (CPR).人工呼吸。
Ch.5 A Strange Visitor
11
What was the "shark" everyone saw in the water?大家看到的"鲨鱼"是什么?
Ans: Mr. Granite with a fake shark fin strapped to his back.背着假鱼鳍的 Mr. Granite。
12
Where did Mr. Granite say he swam from? How did he rest?他从哪里游来?怎么休息?
Ans: From Australia, across the Pacific; he rested on a passing turtle.从澳大利亚游来,路上在海龟上休息。
Ch.7 Andrea and the L Word
13
Who was Andrea in love with? When did she plan to tell him?Andrea 爱上谁?打算几岁告诉他?
Ans: Mr. Sunny; when she turned 18.Mr. Sunny;18 岁。
14
Why could A.J.'s friends come to the beach house?死党为何能来海边?
Ans: His parents felt guilty leaving him alone with Andrea all summer.爸妈过意不去。
Ch.8 Love Is Dumb
15
According to the guys, how does a boy show he likes a girl?男孩喜欢女孩时怎么做(死党理论)?
Ans: He pretends to hate her — being mean shows you like her.假装讨厌对方。
16
What did A.J. do to prove he hated Andrea? What was the result?A.J. 为证明"讨厌"她做了什么?结果?
Ans: He gave her taffy and said "Sweets to the sweet" — another Shakespeare quote, so the guys teased him more.送糖+莎剧台词,起哄更凶。
Ch.9 Much Ado About Nothing
17
What did the boys dig up on the beach?男孩们挖出了什么?
Ans: A hand — Mr. Granite, buried in sand by kids as a prank.被埋的 Mr. Granite。
18
What was A.J.'s plan to make Mr. Sunny notice Andrea? Why did she refuse at first?A.J. 的计划?Andrea 为何拒绝?
Ans: Pretend to drown so Mr. Sunny would rescue her; she refused because it would be lying.假装溺水;因为那是撒谎。
Ch.10–11 The Sanderpiece · Glub, Glub
19
The second "Shark!" — was it real this time?第二次喊鲨鱼是真的吗?
Ans: Yes — a real shark this time.真的,是真鲨鱼。
20
Why did Andrea really start drowning? What did A.J. worry the shark would smell?Andrea 为何真溺水?A.J. 担心鲨鱼闻到什么?
Ans: She got a cramp after swimming right after eating pizza; the shark might smell the pizza in her stomach.抽筋;怕鲨鱼闻到胃里的比萨。
21
What was the "impossible choice" the guys gave A.J. about saving Andrea?死党给的两难选择?
Ans: If he saved her, everyone would think he loves her; if he didn't, they'd tell everyone he loves her.救=被认为爱她,不救=被宣传爱她。
Ch.12 A.J. to the Rescue
22
Whom did A.J. save, and how?A.J. 救了谁?用什么方法?
Ans: Andrea and Mr. Sunny — both with mouth-to-mouth resuscitation.Andrea 和 Mr. Sunny,均用人工呼吸。
23
What did Andrea say to A.J. when she woke up?Andrea 醒来后说什么?
Ans: "You saved my life! I love you! You're the only man for me.""你救了我的命!我爱你!你是我的真命天子。"
Ch.13–14 The Winner Is… · The Big Surprise Ending
24
What happened to Mr. Sunny's sand castle in the end?Mr. Sunny 的沙堡最后怎样?
Ans: Mr. Granite crashed into it while parasailing and crushed it flat.被滑翔伞砸扁。
25
What was the biggest surprise of the ending?结局最大反转?
Ans: Mr. Granite got a job as the third-grade teacher at Ella Mentry School — the kids' own school.他将成为孩子们的三年级老师。
26
Why couldn't Mr. Granite go back to Australia?他为何不能回澳大利亚?
Ans: He had a one-year teaching job in America.他要在美国教一年书。
第 2 关 Vocabulary & Language Points 词汇与语言点 · 5 题
27
"WOW" is "MOM" upside down. What word game is this?这是什么文字游戏?
Ans: Read "WOW" upside down/mirrored and it looks like "MOM".WOW 倒过来看形似 MOM。
28
"Sanderpiece" is made from which English word?sanderpiece 仿哪个词?
Ans: "Masterpiece" (sand + masterpiece).仿 masterpiece 造词。
29
Who wrote "To be, or not to be"? What does it mean?出自谁?什么意思?
Ans: Shakespeare (Hamlet); roughly "to live or to die".莎士比亚《哈姆雷特》:"生存还是毁灭"。
30
"He's a hunk!" — what does "hunk" mean?hunk 是什么意思?
Ans: Slang for a handsome, muscular man — a "hot guy".口语:大帅哥。
31
A.J. said "Sweets to the sweet." What did he intend, and how did Andrea react?A.J. 本意是什么?Andrea 什么反应?
Ans: He just wanted to give candy; Andrea recognized the Shakespeare quote and thought he loved her.只想送糖;Andrea 听出莎剧台词,认为他爱她。
第 3 关 Discussion & Open Questions 综合与开放思考 · 5 题
32
A.J. says he hates Andrea, but his actions tell a different story. Give at least two examples.哪些细节证明 A.J. 其实在乎 Andrea?至少两例。
Ans: He counted the seconds without her; saved her life; gave her candy; used her favorite quote.提示:算秒数、救人、送糖、用莎剧台词。
33
Mr. Sunny says "Sand is my life." What did he miss? Is there a limit to loving one thing?他错过了什么?热爱有边界吗?
Ans: He missed Andrea's feelings, the real drowning, and nearly drowned himself.提示:错过表白与真实救援,自己也差点溺水。
34
A.J. yelled "Shark!" twice. The 1st time was to stop Andrea's kiss. What about the 2nd?第二次喊鲨鱼时发生了什么?
Ans: There really was a shark and Mr. Sunny was truly drowning — so A.J. rushed to save him.真鲨鱼,Mr. Sunny 真溺水,A.J. 冲去救他。
35
If YOU entered the sand castle contest, what would your castle look like? Describe in 3 sentences.你会怎么设计你的沙堡?三句话。
Ans: — any creative description works.开放题,自由发挥。
36
Mr. Granite will teach third grade at Ella Mentry School. What will happen in the next book?预测下一册会发生什么?
Ans: — e.g., Mr. Granite popping up at school, Andrea quoting Shakespeare in class.开放预测。
第 4 关 Multiple Choice 选择题 · 14 题
1
In Chapter 1, how many seconds does A.J. calculate he will be free from Andrea during summer?第1章中,A.J. 算出整个暑假不见 Andrea 的秒数是多少?
Ans: A. 7,257,600A.J. 用计算器算:12周×7天×24小时×60分×60秒 = 7,257,600 秒。120,960 是分钟数,2,016 是小时数。
2
What is Mr. Sunny's real name?Mr. Sunny 的真实名字是什么?
Ans: B. EvanMr. Sunny 自我介绍说他叫 Evan,因为爱太阳所以大家叫他 Mr. Sunny。Arlo 是 A.J. 的真名,George Granite 是从澳大利亚游来的怪人。
3
What is Mr. Sunny's actual job at the beach?Mr. Sunny 在海滩的真正工作是什么?
Ans: B. LifeguardMr. Sunny 明确说他是这里的救生员(lifeguard),建沙堡只是为了参加比赛。挖沙机只是他在堆沙时用的机器。
4
What is Andrea's summer reading goal?Andrea 暑假阅读的目标是什么?
Ans: A. Read the complete works of ShakespeareAndrea 说她今年的目标是读完莎士比亚全集。Mold Man 是 A.J. 看的漫画英雄,法语是 Mr. Sunny 想去法国学的内容。
5
How did Mr. Sunny create the word 'SUNNY' across his back?Mr. Sunny 背上的 'SUNNY' 字样是怎么做出来的?
Ans: B. He cut paper letters and taped them on to make a sunburnMr. Sunny 把 S-U-N-N-Y 几个字母剪下来贴在背上,晒出 'SUNNY' 形状的晒痕,不是纹身也不是画的。
6
Where did George Granite swim from?George Granite 是从哪里游过来的?
Ans: B. AustraliaMr. Granite 说自己从澳大利亚出发,游过了整个太平洋,中途还在一只路过的海龟上休息过。
7
Why does Mr. Granite wear a shark fin on his back?Mr. Granite 为什么要在背上绑一个鲨鱼鳍?
Ans: B. To help him stay in a straight line when he rolls on his backMr. Granite 解释说他是长距离游泳者,翻身时鲨鱼鳍能帮他保持直线方向。不是为了吓人也不是吸引鲨鱼。
8
According to Andrea's math, how many years older is Mr. Sunny than her?按 Andrea 的算法,Mr. Sunny 比她大几岁?
Ans: B. Seven yearsMr. Sunny 16 岁,Andrea 算出他比自己大 7 岁(所以她 9 岁)。16 是 Mr. Sunny 自己的年龄,3 是 Andrea 学游泳的年纪。
9
What gift does A.J. give Andrea on the boardwalk?A.J. 在木板路上送给 Andrea 什么礼物?
Ans: A. A bag of saltwater taffyA.J. 为了证明自己不讨厌 Andrea,把妈妈给的钱买的盐水太妃糖送给她,还说 'Sweets to the sweet'(莎士比亚台词)。
10
When the boys dig a hole on the beach, where do they hope it will lead?男孩们在沙滩挖洞时希望挖到哪里?
Ans: B. To China, near a Chinese restaurantA.J. 听朋友说洞挖得够深就能通到中国,他想挖到中国附近的中餐馆要吃的。埋藏宝藏是 Neil 一开始提到的,但 A.J. 的真正目标是中餐。
11
What tool does Mr. Sunny use to brush away the last specks of sand from his castle?Mr. Sunny 用什么工具清理沙堡上最后的沙粒?
Ans: B. An electric toothbrush powered by his solar capMr. Sunny 把电动牙刷接到太阳能棒球帽上供电,用来刷掉沙堡上最后一点松沙。塑料铲和冰棒棍是他更早用的工具。
12
When Andrea really starts drowning, who jumps in and saves her first?Andrea 真的溺水时,谁第一个跳下水救她?
Ans: C. A.J.Mr. Sunny 当时去追鲨鱼了听不到呼救,朋友们互相推让后,A.J. 跳下水把 Andrea 拖回岸上并做了人工呼吸。
13
Who destroys Mr. Sunny's sand castle just before the judging?在评审前,谁毁掉了 Mr. Sunny 的沙堡?
Ans: B. Mr. Granite, who was parasailing and crashed into itMr. Granite 在玩帆伞运动时失控,从空中俯冲下来正好砸在沙堡上,把它压成了一堆沙。A.J. 他们只是围观,评审是后来才走过来的人。
14
What surprising job has Mr. Granite taken for the coming school year?Mr. Granite 在新学年找了什么令人意外的工作?
Ans: B. He will teach third grade at Ella Mentry SchoolMr. Granite 说他在美国找了份工作,将在 Ella Mentry School 教三年级——正好是 A.J. 他们所在的学校。救生员是 Mr. Sunny 的工作,去法国学沙雕是 Mr. Sunny 的梦想。