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01. Miss Daisy Is Crazy!
My Weird School 怪诞小学 · Dan Gutman · 35 词条 · 45 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 | bonbon /ˈbɑːnbɑːn/ |
n. 夹心软糖;(法)小糖果 | "My Weird School #1: Miss Daisy Is Crazy! 7 Bonbons and Footballs The next day, Miss Daisy brought in a box with ribbons on it and told us she had a surprise." |
| 2 | arithmetic /əˈrɪθmətɪk/ |
n. 算术;演算,计算 | "It's bonbons!" Miss Daisy said she thought we might be able to use them for arithmetic problems so we could learn together." |
| 3 | fifty /ˈfɪfti/ |
n. 五十;五十个 | "With a field that big, how can you and your father see what's going on?" "My dad always tries to get us seats near the fifty-yard line," I said." |
| 4 | pencil /ˈpens(ə)l/ |
n. 铅笔;石墨芯,类似石墨芯的东西 | "Finally she just opened up Andrea's pencil box and popped the three bonbons into her mouth." |
| 5 | somebody /ˈsʌmbɑːdi/ |
pron. 某人,有人;重要人物,当权人物 | "Can somebody think up an arithmetic problem using bonbons?" she asked." |
| 6 | dumb /dʌm/ |
adj. 哑的,不能说话的;一时说不出话的,不肯开口的 | "My Weird School #1: Miss Daisy Is Crazy! 10 Football Players Are Really Dumb "Boys and girls, today we have a very special and famous guest," Miss Daisy said." |
| 7 | butt /bʌt/ |
n. 烟蒂,烟头;(武器或工具)粗端 | "Do you like knocking guys on their butts?" I asked." |
| 8 | laugh /læf/ |
v. 笑,发笑;嘲笑,不以为然 | "Everybody laughed, even though I didn't say anything that was funny." |
| 9 | arcade /ɑːrˈkeɪd/ |
n. 拱廊;(上有顶盖的)拱廊式街道 | "We'd own it." "Could we turn it into a video-game arcade?" I asked." |
| 10 | shout /ʃaʊt/ |
vi. 叫嚷,大声说;呼叫,喊叫 | "So if half the football field is fifty yards, how many pennies are in half a dollar?" "Fifty!" Michael Robinson shouted." |
| 11 | yard /jɑːrd/ |
n. 码(长度单位,等于 3 英尺或 0.91 米);(尤指沙等建筑材料的)平方码,立方码 | "I always wondered how long is a football field?" "A hundred yards," I told her." |
| 12 | veterinarian /ˌvetərɪˈneriən/ |
n. 兽医 | "I want to be a veterinarian," said Andrea Young." |
| 13 | crayon /ˈkreɪən; ˈkreɪɑːn/ |
n. 彩色粉笔(或炭笔、蜡笔);彩色粉笔(或炭笔、蜡笔)画 | "If you put four crayons in a row," she told Miss Daisy as she put a bunch of crayons on the top of her desk, "and you make four rows of four crayons, you'll have sixteen crayons." |
| 14 | dungeon /ˈdʌndʒən/ |
n. 地牢,土牢 | "Billy says that if you break the rules, you have to go to the principal's office, which is in a dungeon down in the basement." |
| 15 | okay /oʊˈkeɪ/ |
int. 好,行;adj. 可以 | "It's a secret." "Pleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeease?" "Well, okay," she said, opening the box." |
| 16 | anybody /ˈenibɑːdi/ |
pron. 任何人;有人,别人 | "Anybody knows that." "Wow!" |
| 17 | thermometer /θərˈmɑːmɪtər/ |
n. 温度计,寒暑表,体温计 | "The temperature level on the thermometer in the hallway kept getting higher and higher." |
| 18 | announce /əˈnaʊns/ |
v. 宣布,公布;声称,郑重地说 | "Now this is more my style," I announced when we got outside." |
| 19 | thirty /ˈθɜːrti/ |
n. 三十年代;num. 三十 | "There must have been twenty or thirty of them." |
| 20 | penny /ˈpeni/ |
n. 便士(英国货币单位,100便士等于1英镑);便士(英国1971年前使用的硬币,12便士等于1先令) | "So if you know there are a hundred yards on a football field, do you know how many pennies there are in a dollar?" |
| 21 | knock /nɑːk/ |
v. 敲,击;碰撞,碰倒 | "Do you like knocking guys on their butts?" I asked." |
| 22 | hallway /ˈhɔːlweɪ/ |
n. (住宅的)门厅,(正门入口处的)走廊;(建筑物内的)过道 | "The temperature level on the thermometer in the hallway kept getting higher and higher." |
| 23 | weigh /weɪ/ |
v. 称,称……的重量;重,有……重 | "But then she told us that she was going to weigh and measure us." |
| 24 | impostor /ɪmˈpɑːstər/ |
n. 骗子;冒充者 | "Maybe she's an impostor," said Andrea." |
| 25 | kidnap /ˈkɪdnæp/ |
v. 绑架,劫持;n. 绑架,诱拐 | "Maybe Miss Daisy kidnapped our real teacher and is holding her for ransom!" I suggested." |
| 26 | gorilla /ɡəˈrɪlə/ |
n. 大猩猩 | "He was wearing a gorilla suit, just like he promised." |
| 27 | sixteen /ˌsɪksˈtiːn/ |
num. 十六;十六个 | "If you put four crayons in a row," she told Miss Daisy as she put a bunch of crayons on the top of her desk, "and you make four rows of four crayons, you'll have sixteen crayons." |
| 28 | recess /ˈriːses/ |
n. (议会、委员会等政治机构的)休会,(法院的)休庭;课间休息 | "After lunch we had recess, which means we get to go out in the playground and run around." |
| 29 | forehead /ˈfɔːrhed/ |
n. 前额 | "Mrs. Cooney wrapped the measuring tape around her forehead and announced, "Look!" |
| 30 | lunchroom /ˈlʌntʃruːm; ˈlʌntʃrʊm/ |
n. 速简餐厅;学校或工厂的餐厅 | "In the lunchroom I opened my lunchbox and saw that my mom had packed me a peanut butter and jelly sandwich." |
| 31 | robber /ˈrɑːbər/ |
n. 强盗,抢劫犯 | "She might be a fake teacher." "Maybe Miss Daisy is really a jewel thief or a bank robber," I guessed." |
| 32 | ransom /ˈrænsəm/ |
n. 赎金;释放 | "Maybe Miss Daisy kidnapped our real teacher and is holding her for ransom!" I suggested." |
| 33 | railroad /ˈreɪlroʊd/ |
n. 铁路,铁轨;铁路公司,铁路部门 | "I don't know what it is, but whenever somebody is kidnapped, they get held for it." "In cartoons people who get kidnapped are always tied up to railroad tracks," I reminded everybody." |
| 34 | multiply /ˈmʌltɪplaɪ/ |
v. 大大增加,倍增;乘,乘以 | "I don't have a clue," she said, scratching her head the same way she did when she told us she didn't know how to multiply four times four." |
| 35 | joke /dʒoʊk/ |
n. 笑话,玩笑;荒唐可笑的人(或事物),笑料 | "You should have been there." Maybe she was joking, and maybe she wasn't." |
分章摘要 · 12 章
Ch.1 I Hate School!:二年级开学第一天,A.J. 在自我介绍时说自己讨厌上学。出乎全班意料,新老师 Daisy 老师竟也说自己讨厌学校,宁愿在家看电视吃巧克力。
Ch.2 Dumb Miss Daisy and Principal Klutz:算术课上 Daisy 老师连 4×4 都不会,让孩子们教她。校长 Klutz 先生光头来巡视,讲笑话还让大家摸他的光头。
Ch.3 How to Spell Read:Daisy 老师自称不会认字也不会拼 read,孩子们轮流上黑板教她拼写。她感叹从学生身上学到了很多。
Ch.4 Miss Daisy Is Crazy!:午餐时孩子们怀疑 Daisy 老师是冒名顶替者甚至银行劫匪。A.J. 却主张守住秘密,怕换成真老师就不得不学读写算术了。
Ch.5 The Most Genius Idea!:课间 Ryan 想出"买下学校改成游戏厅"的绝妙主意。孩子们凑钱后去找 Daisy 老师,还去见了被 A.J. 当成间谍的校医 Cooney 女士。
Ch.6 What Do You Want to Be?:放学前的分享会上大家谈理想。A.J. 想当橄榄球手,并和同学把 veterinarian、veteran、vegetarian 三个词闹了笑话。
Ch.7 Bonbons and Footballs:Daisy 老师带巧克力来算算术,却偷偷吃掉。她借橄榄球场长度引出"半美元=50分"等换算,把算术藏进了足球话题里。
Ch.8 A Lot of Books!:Klutz 校长不能卖学校,但答应若全校读满一百万页就租给孩子们一晚并穿大猩猩装。A.J. 心里开始盘算计划。
Ch.9 Put Those Books Away:A.J. 请姐姐 Amy 帮忙做海报号召阅读,全校像疯了一样读书,Daisy 老师画温度计记录页数,一周已读近五十万页。
Ch.10 Football Players Are Really Dumb:橄榄球明星 Boomer Wiggins 来访,他告诉孩子们球员也要认真读书、写球迷信,打破了"球员都很笨"的误解。
Ch.11 We Rule the School!:Andrea 读到了第一百万页。周五晚上全校欢聚游戏厅之夜,Klutz 校长如约穿大猩猩装,A.J. 玩到头疼却说这是最棒的一晚。
Ch.12 Poor Miss Daisy:Daisy 老师连第一任总统都不知道,A.J. 怀疑她一直是在装傻。孩子们决定一起教她读写算术,并替她保密。
第 1 关 Chapter Questions 分章问答 · 24 题
Ch.1
1
Why did A.J. say he hates school?A.J. 为什么说自己讨厌上学?
Ans: He thinks kids can learn everything from TV and that school is just something grown-ups invented so they wouldn't pay for babysitters.他认为孩子可以从电视学到一切,学校只是大人为了不付保姆费而想出来的。
2
What surprising thing did Miss Daisy say about school?Daisy 老师说了什么让人惊讶的话?
Ans: She said she hates school too, and would rather be home watching TV and eating bonbons.她说自己也讨厌学校,宁愿在家看电视吃巧克力。
Ch.2
3
What arithmetic fact did Miss Daisy claim not to know?Daisy 老师自称不会哪道算术题?
Ans: She said she did not know what you get when you multiply four times four (16).她自称不知道 4 乘 4 等于多少(16)。
4
What did Principal Klutz let the kids do to his head?Klutz 校长让孩子们对他的头做了什么?
Ans: He invited everyone up to touch his bald head.他让大家上前摸他光秃秃的头。
Ch.3
5
How did the children teach Miss Daisy to spell 'read'?孩子们怎么教 Daisy 老师拼 read?
Ans: They sounded it out and chanted 'R-e-a-d' together at the chalkboard.他们一起拼音并齐声拼读 'R-e-a-d',还上黑板写字。
6
What three words did A.J. write on the chalkboard?A.J. 在黑板上写了哪三个词?
Ans: He wrote tonight, writing, and McDonald's.他写了 tonight、writing 和 McDonald's。
Ch.4
7
What wild guess did A.J. make about Miss Daisy's real identity?A.J. 对 Daisy 老师的真实身份有什么离谱猜测?
Ans: He guessed she might be a jewel thief, bank robber, or a kidnapper holding the real teacher for ransom.他猜她可能是珠宝贼、银行劫匪,或绑架了真老师勒索赎金的人。
8
Why did A.J. NOT want to tell Principal Klutz about Miss Daisy?A.J. 为什么不想告诉校长?
Ans: He feared Klutz would fire her and replace her with a real teacher who would make them learn reading, writing, and arithmetic.他怕校长开除她换真老师,那样他们就不得不学读写算术了。
Ch.5
9
What was Ryan's 'most genius idea'?Ryan 的"最绝妙主意"是什么?
Ans: He suggested the kids buy the school and turn it into a video-game arcade.他建议孩子们买下学校并改造成游戏厅。
10
Why does A.J. think Mrs. Cooney is a spy?A.J. 为什么觉得 Cooney 女士是间谍?
Ans: She had a poster he couldn't read and weighed/measured the kids like she was gathering secret information.她贴了张他看不懂的海报,还称体重量身高,像在收集机密情报。
Ch.6
11
What is the difference between a vegetarian and a veterinarian?vegetarian 和 veterinarian 有什么区别?
Ans: A vegetarian doesn't eat meat; a veterinarian is an animal doctor.vegetarian 是不吃肉的人,veterinarian 是给动物看病的医生。
12
What career did A.J. say he wanted, and why?A.J. 想做什么职业,为什么?
Ans: A football player, because he loved football and (wrongly) thought players don't need to read, write, or do arithmetic.想当橄榄球手,因为他爱足球且(错误地)以为球员不用读写算术。
Ch.7
13
How did Miss Daisy connect a football field to money?Daisy 老师如何把橄榄球场和钱联系起来?
Ans: A 100-yard field led to 100 pennies in a dollar, so half the field (50 yards) equals half a dollar (50 cents).100码球场对应1美元100分,半场50码对应半美元50分。
14
What did Miss Daisy do with the bonbons instead of solving math?Daisy 老师没算数学,拿巧克力干了什么?
Ans: She opened Andrea's pencil box and popped the three bonbons into her mouth.她打开 Andrea 的笔盒,把三颗巧克力全吃进了嘴里。
Ch.8
15
What deal did Principal Klutz make with the kids?Klutz 校长和孩子们达成了什么协议?
Ans: If the school read a million pages, he'd rent them the school for one night and wear a gorilla suit.若全校读满一百万页,他就把学校租给他们一晚,并穿大猩猩装。
16
What is the difference between buying and renting?买和租有什么区别?
Ans: Buying means you keep it forever; renting means you must return it after a while.买是永远拥有,租是用一阵后必须归还。
Ch.9
17
How did A.J. get the whole school reading?A.J. 怎样让全校都读起书来?
Ans: His sister Amy helped make posters; they put them up all over town and school to promote the reading challenge.姐姐 Amy 帮他做海报,贴满全镇和学校来宣传阅读挑战。
18
How many pages had the school read by the end of the week?一周结束时全校读了多少页?
Ans: Almost half a million pages.接近五十万页。
Ch.10
19
What did Boomer Wiggins say football players must do?Boomer 说橄榄球运动员必须做什么?
Ans: They must read and study their playbook, write to fans, and go to college.他们必须读战术手册、给球迷写信,并上大学。
20
Who did Miss Daisy say told her football players are dumb?Daisy 老师说谁告诉她球员很笨?
Ans: She said 'a good friend of mine'—really meaning A.J. without naming him.她说"我一个好朋友",其实是指 A.J. 但没点名。
Ch.11
21
Who read the one-millionth page?谁读了第一百万页?
Ans: Andrea Young read the one-millionth page.Andrea Young 读到了第一百万页。
22
What happened at the video-game night?游戏厅之夜发生了什么?
Ans: The gym was full of video games; Principal Klutz wore a gorilla suit as promised, and A.J. had a great time.体育馆满是游戏机,Klutz 校长如约穿大猩猩装,A.J. 玩得极开心。
Ch.12
23
What made A.J. suspect Miss Daisy was only pretending?什么让 A.J. 怀疑 Daisy 老师是装傻?
Ans: He caught her eyes moving back and forth like reading a Ping-Pong game, though she denied reading.他撞见她眼睛像看乒乓球赛一样左右移动,像在读书,她却否认。
24
What did the class promise to do for Miss Daisy?全班向 Daisy 老师承诺了什么?
Ans: They promised to teach her reading, writing, and arithmetic, and keep her secret.他们承诺教她读写算术,并替她保守秘密。
第 2 关 Vocabulary & Language Points 词汇与语言点 · 5 题
25
What does 'impostor' mean, and how did A.J. misunderstand the word?impostor 是什么意思?A.J. 怎么误解了它?
Ans: An impostor is someone who pretends to be someone else. A.J. joked it was 'somebody who imposts.'冒名顶替者指假装成别人的人。A.J. 闹笑话说成"imposts 的人"。
26
What is a 'bonbon'?bonbon 是什么?
Ans: A bonbon is a small chocolate candy treat about the size of a large acorn that you pop whole into your mouth.bonbon 是一种小巧克力糖果,约橡果大小,可整颗放进嘴里。
27
Explain the joke mixing up veterinarian, veteran, and vegetarian.解释 veterinarian、veteran、vegetarian 的混淆笑话。
Ans: Michael called a veterinarian 'someone who doesn't eat meat' (vegetarian); A.J. said it was 'someone who fought in a war' (veteran). A veterinarian is an animal doctor.Michael 把兽医说成不吃肉的人(vegetarian),A.J. 说成打过仗的人(veteran),其实兽医是动物医生。
28
Why did A.J. say board games are called 'board games'?A.J. 为什么说桌游叫 board games?
Ans: He joked they are called board games 'because you get so bored playing them' (board sounds like bored).他开玩笑说因为玩起来很无聊(bored),和 board 谐音。
29
What does 'gorilla suit' mean in the story?故事里 gorilla suit 是什么意思?
Ans: A gorilla suit is a full costume that makes a person look like a gorilla; Principal Klutz wore one as a promise if kids read a million pages.大猩猩装是让人看起来像大猩猩的全套戏服;校长兑现承诺穿上了它。
第 3 关 Discussion & Open Questions 综合与开放思考 · 4 题
30
Do you think Miss Daisy was really dumb, or was she pretending? Why?你觉得 Daisy 老师是真笨还是在装?为什么?
Ans: Look at clues like her wink, her moving eyes while 'reading', and how she taught math through football.看她眨眼、假装读书时眼睛移动、用足球教数学等线索。
31
If you could turn your school into anything for one night, what would it be and why?如果能让学校变一晚成任何地方,你会变成什么,为什么?
Ans: Think about your favorite activity, like a sports night, art show, or game arcade.想想你最爱做的事,比如运动夜、画展或游戏厅。
32
A.J. believed kids learn everything from TV. Do you agree? Give reasons.A.J. 认为孩子从电视就能学全。你同意吗?说说理由。
Ans: Compare what TV teaches with reading, writing, and school subjects.比较电视能教的和阅读、写作、学校课程能教的。
33
Would you keep Miss Daisy's secret like A.J. did, or tell the principal? Explain.你会像 A.J. 一样保守秘密,还是告诉校长?说说看。
Ans: Consider friendship, honesty, and whether a teacher should know the subjects.考虑友情、诚实,以及老师是否该懂所教内容。
第 4 关 Multiple Choice 选择题 · 12 题
1
What does A.J. say he likes at the start of the book?书开头 A.J. 说自己喜欢什么?
Ans: A. Football and video games开头 A.J. 自我介绍喜欢足球和电玩,并说讨厌上学。
2
What does Miss Daisy say she would rather be doing than teaching?Daisy 老师说宁愿做什么也不愿教书?
Ans: B. Sitting on her couch watching TV and eating bonbons她说若不用教书,就想在家坐沙发看电视吃巧克力。
3
What does Principal Klutz look like?Klutz 校长长什么样?
Ans: B. He is completely bald like a giant egg他光头,脑袋像颗大鸡蛋;只在周四开会时戴了帽子。
4
How do the children spell the word 'read'?孩子们怎么拼 read?
Ans: B. R-e-a-d全班齐声拼出 R-e-a-d;Daisy 老师猜的 R-e-e-d 是错的。
5
What wild idea did Ryan come up with at recess?Ryan 在课间想出什么主意?
Ans: A. Buy the school and turn it into a video-game arcadeRyan 提议买下学校改造成游戏厅。
6
Why did A.J. NOT want to tell Principal Klutz about Miss Daisy?A.J. 为何不想告诉校长?
Ans: B. He feared she'd be fired and replaced by a real teacher他怕真老师来了就不得不学读写算术。
7
What did Miss Daisy bring to class in Chapter 7?第7章 Daisy 老师带了什么来教室?
Ans: B. A box of bonbons她带了一盒系着丝带的巧克力 bonbons。
8
What did Principal Klutz promise if the school read a million pages?校长承诺若读满一百万页会怎样?
Ans: B. Rent the school for a night and wear a gorilla suit他答应把学校租一晚并穿大猩猩装。
9
Who helped A.J. make the reading posters?谁帮 A.J. 做了阅读海报?
Ans: B. His big sister Amy五年级的姐姐 Amy 帮他做海报并发消息宣传。
10
What did football star Boomer Wiggins tell the class?橄榄球星 Boomer 告诉全班什么?
Ans: B. Players must read, study, and go to college他说球员必须读书、研习战术、上大学,还计划退役后当医生。
11
Who read the one-millionth page?谁读了第一百万页?
Ans: B. Andrea YoungAndrea Young 读到了第一百万页,大家欢呼。
12
What did the class decide to do for Miss Daisy at the end?结尾全班决定为 Daisy 老师做什么?
Ans: B. Teach her reading, writing, and arithmetic and keep her secret他们决定教她读写算术并替她保密。