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02. Mr. Klutz Is Nuts!
My Weird School 怪诞小学 · Dan Gutman · 35 词条 · 48 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 | candy /ˈkændi/ |
n. 糖果，巧克力；冰糖 | "I'll be back in a few minutes with a candy bar!" "Is there anyone else who wants to go to the principal's office?" Miss Daisy asked." |
| 2 | everybody /ˈevribɑːdi; ˈevribʌdi/ |
pron. 每个人，人人 | "If you students can write out a list of one hundred thousand spelling words by Thanksgiving, I will dress up in a turkey costume and ride a pogo stick down Main Street." "Yayyyyyyy!" everybody hollered." |
| 3 | flagpole /ˈflæɡpoʊl/ |
n. 旗杆 | "I'm guessing he must have either crashed his skateboard again or found another flagpole to fall off." |
| 4 | incentive /ɪnˈsentɪv/ |
n. 激励，刺激 | "See, all you needed was a little incentive." |
| 5 | straw /strɔː/ |
n. （干燥的）麦秆，稻草；（喝饮料用的）吸管 | "Mr. Klutz Is Nuts! 11 The Last Straw I don't know if all that mumbo jumbo Andrea said was true or not." |
| 6 | roof /ruːf/ |
n. 屋顶，车顶；（洞穴、矿井等的）顶部 | "If the students at our school read with their parents for one million minutes before school lets out, I will bungee-jump off the roof of the school dressed as Santa Claus!" Me and Ryan and Emily and Andrea and Michael all looked at one another." |
| 7 | hang /hæŋ/ |
v. 悬挂，吊；（使）挂在墙上 | "The next thing we knew, Mr. Klutz was hanging upside down from the flagpole." |
| 8 | okay /oʊˈkeɪ/ |
int. 好，行；adj. 可以 | "He was okay, he said, except for the rope burns on his leg." |
| 9 | essay /ˈeseɪ/ |
n. （学生为某门课程所写的）短文，论说文； （用来刊登的）散文，随笔 | "Mr. Klutz Is Nuts! 10 Mr. Klutz Is Getting Weirder "Your Election Day essays were fantastic," Mr. Klutz told our class the next morning." |
| 10 | tack /tæk/ |
n. 大头钉，图钉；（为定样临时缝上的）粗缝针脚 | "All you have to do is put a tack on the teacher's chair." |
| 11 | torture /ˈtɔːrtʃər/ |
n. 拷打，拷问，酷刑逼供；折磨，煎熬 | "He probably tortures him during summer vacation." "I think you guys are nuts," Emily said." |
| 12 | shout /ʃaʊt/ |
vi. 叫嚷，大声说；呼叫，喊叫 | "How about one thousand spelling words?" shouted Ryan." |
| 13 | 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 | "I'll write my essay during recess," said Andrea, who always does everything the second any grown-up tells her to instead of waiting as long as possible, like a normal kid." |
| 14 | rope /roʊp/ |
n. 粗绳，绳索；（球状物的）（一）串，（一）条 | "When he was sliding down the flagpole, Mr. Klutz got his foot caught in the rope that holds the flag." |
| 15 | yell /jel/ |
v. 叫喊，大喊； 喊叫帮忙 | "Get some pads from the gym for him to land on!" yelled Mrs. Roopy, the school librarian." |
| 16 | lip /lɪp/ |
n. 嘴唇；（伤口或洞口）边缘 | "When he bent over and kissed the pig on the lips, the whole school went crazy." |
| 17 | shoot /ʃuːt/ |
v. 开（枪），射击；射杀，射伤 | "Then he offered to let every kid in the school shoot a Ping-Pong ball at him if we collected enough box tops to buy new computers for the school media center." |
| 18 | bounce /baʊns/ |
v. 弹起，反弹；跳动，蹦 | "They also had one of those giant, inflatable moon bounce thingies where you jump around like crazy inside it." |
| 19 | skateboard /ˈskeɪtbɔːrd/ |
n. 滑板；v. （在滑板上）滑行 | "I'm guessing he must have either crashed his skateboard again or found another flagpole to fall off." |
| 20 | climb /klaɪm/ |
v. 攀登，攀爬；爬升，升高 | "All I'm saying is that maybe he didn't want to climb up the flagpole." |
| 21 | basement /ˈbeɪsmənt/ |
n. 地下室，地库 | "Maybe our real principal is tied up to a chair in the dungeon down in the basement." |
| 22 | insist /ɪnˈsɪst/ |
v. 坚决要求，执意坚持；坚称 | "My friend Billy told me-" "There is no dungeon down in the basement," Emily insisted." |
| 23 | hurt /hɜːrt/ |
v. 使受伤，使疼痛；感到受伤，感到疼痛 | "And if you achieve this goal by Election Day, I will climb the flag pole in front of the school and recite the Pledge of Allegience when I get to the top." "I hope he doesn't hurt himself again," said Emily." |
| 24 | whisper /ˈwɪspər/ |
v. 耳语，低语，小声说；（私下或秘密地）传说（某事），谣传 | "She must have buns of steel!" Ryan whispered." |
| 25 | bungee /ˈbʌndʒi/ |
n. 蹦极；橡皮筋 | "If the students at our school read with their parents for one million minutes before school lets out, I will bungee-jump off the roof of the school dressed as Santa Claus!" Me and Ryan and Emily and Andrea and Michael all looked at one another." |
| 26 | eraser /ɪˈreɪsər/ |
n. 橡皮擦，黑板擦 | "For example, if I take a blackboard eraser in one hand and a book in the other hand, and I drop them at the same time, which one will hit the floor first?" "The eraser!" I said." |
| 27 | weird /wɪrd/ |
adj. 奇怪的，不寻常的；怪异的，超自然的 | "Mr. Klutz Is Nuts! 10 Mr. Klutz Is Getting Weirder "Your Election Day essays were fantastic," Mr. Klutz told our class the next morning." |
| 28 | crash /kræʃ/ |
v. 撞车，坠毁；猛撞，发出巨响 | "I'm guessing he must have either crashed his skateboard again or found another flagpole to fall off." |
| 29 | thousand /ˈθaʊz(ə)nd/ |
num. （数字）一千；许许多多，数以千计 | "If you students can write out a list of one hundred thousand spelling words by Thanksgiving, I will dress up in a turkey costume and ride a pogo stick down Main Street." "Yayyyyyyy!" everybody hollered." |
| 30 | costume /ˈkɑːstuːm/ |
n. 服装，装束；戏服，表演服装 | "If you students can write out a list of one hundred thousand spelling words by Thanksgiving, I will dress up in a turkey costume and ride a pogo stick down Main Street." "Yayyyyyyy!" everybody hollered." |
| 31 | loudspeaker /ˌlaʊdˈspiːkər/ |
n. 扩音器，喇叭；（收音机或乐器的）扬声器，喇叭 | "Mr. Klutz Is Nuts! 9 I Pledge Allegiance to Mr. Klutz "I want to congratulate all you kids," Mr. Klutz said over the loudspeaker on Monday morning during announcements." |
| 32 | afraid /əˈfreɪd/ |
adj. 害怕的；担心的 | "I was a little afraid that he was going to fall and break his leg or something, but he didn't." |
| 33 | kiss /kɪs/ |
v. 亲吻，接吻；轻拂，轻触 | "When he bent over and kissed the pig on the lips, the whole school went crazy." |
| 34 | pencil /ˈpens(ə)l/ |
n. 铅笔；石墨芯，类似石墨芯的东西 | "Try it with different objects." "Okay," Mr. Klutz said as he picked up a pencil off Miss Daisy's desk." |
| 35 | giraffe /dʒəˈræf/ |
n. 长颈鹿 | "He picked up a giraffe that was almost as big as I am." |
分章摘要 · 13 章
Ch.1 The Flying Principal：校长Mr. Klutz踩着滑板冲进学校，速度太快摔进灌木丛。他是个爱玩、不像传统校长的怪人，同学们都觉得他疯了。
Ch.2 Big Trouble：A.J.课间用网球打曲棍球，球砸到女生Annette，加上忘了带时事作业，被Miss Daisy罚去校长办公室。
Ch.3 The Principal Is Your Pal：A.J.以为校长会用地下室刑具折磨他，结果Mr. Klutz倒挂在天花板上，还用巧克力贿赂他好好学习，并说“校长是朋友（pal）”。
Ch.4 The Present：A.J.向朋友们炫耀校长给的巧克力，一向完美的Andrea十分嫉妒，认为奖励坏学生不公平。
Ch.5 My Big Mouth：A.J.出主意把图钉放在老师椅子上，结果图钉落在Miss Daisy臀部中央没扎到。Ryan去办公室却没拿到糖，还被叫家长，大家惹上麻烦。
Ch.6 The Chocolate Party：Mr. Klutz用巧克力派对激励全校做一百万道数学题，并承诺派对当晚亲猪嘴，孩子们兴奋答应。
Ch.7 Teacher for a Day：Miss Daisy看牙医，Mr. Klutz代课教物理。他演示物体下落实验时踩到蜡笔从桌上摔下，逗得全班大笑。
Ch.8 Mr. Klutz Puckers Up：全校完成一百万道数学题，巧克力派对上Mr. Klutz真的亲了猪嘴，全场沸腾。
Ch.9 I Pledge Allegiance to Mr. Klutz：校长挑战写选举日作文，达标后他扮成Uncle Sam爬旗杆，却脚卡绳子倒挂半空，Miss Daisy放绳救下他。
Ch.10 Mr. Klutz Is Getting Weirder：Mr. Klutz又许诺火鸡装踩弹簧单高跷。Andrea担心他心理有问题、只是想被人喜欢，同学们议论他是否“疯了”。
Ch.11 The Last Straw：Mr. Klutz宣布读满一百万分钟就扮圣诞老人跳楼蹦极，Andrea说“这是最后一根稻草”，孩子们决定干预校长。
Ch.12 A Hard Bargain：孩子们与Mr. Klutz谈判：只要他不跳楼，他们就和家长共读。校长让步，答应不再跳任何东西。
Ch.13 Poor Mr. Klutz：计划改为达标去Water World水上乐园，全校疯读达成目标。孩子们拥抱感谢校长，但他仍惦记着各种“跳楼”点子。
第 1 关 Chapter Questions 分章问答 · 26 题
Ch.1
1
How does Mr. Klutz get to school at the start of the book?开头Mr. Klutz怎么来学校的？
Ans: He rides a skateboard down the hill and crashes into the bushes.他踩滑板冲下山坡，摔进灌木丛。
2
Why do the kids think Mr. Klutz is 'nuts'?孩子们为什么觉得校长疯了？
Ans: Because he acts like a grown-up kid, skateboarding and crashing but staying calm.因为他像个长大版小孩，滑板摔了还若无其事。
Ch.2
3
What gets A.J. sent to the principal's office?A.J.为什么被送去办公室？
Ans: His hockey ball hit Annette and he forgot his current-event article three weeks in a row.曲棍球砸到Annette，且连续三周忘带时事作业。
4
What joke do the boys make about Annette?男孩们对Annette开了什么玩笑？
Ans: They joke that hitting her with the puck counts as a 'goal' because Annette sounds like 'a net'.他们玩笑说球打中她算“进球”，因为Annette听似“a net（一个球网）”。
Ch.3
5
What is Mr. Klutz doing when A.J. enters his office?A.J.进办公室时校长在做什么？
Ans: He is hanging upside down from a bar near the ceiling to help him think.他倒挂在接近天花板的一根杠子上，说这样有助思考。
6
How does Mr. Klutz get A.J. to promise to bring his current event?校长如何让A.J.答应带时事作业？
Ans: He bribes him with a chocolate bar and calls himself A.J.'s 'pal'.他用巧克力糖贿赂，并自称是A.J.的“朋友（pal）”。
Ch.4
7
How does Andrea feel about A.J. getting candy?Andrea对A.J.拿到糖什么感受？
Ans: She is jealous and angry, saying it is unfair to reward a bad student.她又嫉妒又生气，认为奖励坏学生不公平。
8
What does A.J. say to make Andrea madder?A.J.说了什么让Andrea更生气？
Ans: He says Mr. Klutz told him he can come for a candy bar anytime he wants.他说校长让他随时去拿糖，其实那是吹牛。
Ch.5
9
Why doesn't the tack on Miss Daisy's chair hurt her?椅子上的图钉为何没扎到老师？
Ans: Ryan put it in the middle of the chair, so it just stuck to her backside without hurting.图钉放在椅子正中，只粘在屁股中央，没扎到。
10
What trouble follows the tack prank?恶作剧后惹了什么麻烦？
Ans: Mr. Klutz gets upset and says he will call Ryan's parents; the boys are in big trouble.校长生气说要叫Ryan家长，男孩们闯了大祸。
Ch.6
11
What deal does Mr. Klutz make for a chocolate party?校长用巧克力派对换了什么？
Ans: The school must do one million math problems; then he will kiss a pig on the lips.全校做一百万道数学题，他就亲猪嘴。
12
Which word does Andrea define as a reward that encourages hard work?Andrea把哪个词解释为“激励努力的奖赏”？
Ans: She defines 'incentive' as a reward that encourages a person to work harder.她解释“incentive（激励）”是鼓励人更努力的奖赏。
Ch.7
13
What physics rule does Mr. Klutz demonstrate?Mr. Klutz演示了什么物理规律？
Ans: All objects fall at the exact same rate regardless of size or weight.所有物体不论大小轻重，下落速度相同。
14
How does Mr. Klutz get hurt in class?校长课上怎么受伤的？
Ans: He stepped on a crayon on the desk, slipped, and fell headfirst off the desk.他踩到桌上的蜡笔打滑，头朝下摔下桌子。
Ch.8
15
How does the school reach the million-math-problem goal?全校如何达成百万数学题目标？
Ans: Everybody, even teachers, does math problems; Andrea does the final one.连老师都一起做题，最后由Andrea完成关键一题。
16
What happens when Mr. Klutz kisses the pig?校长亲猪时发生了什么？
Ans: The whole school goes crazy and the pig freaks out, oinking and running around.全场沸腾，猪吓得尖叫乱窜。
Ch.9
17
Why does Mr. Klutz climb the flagpole?校长为何爬旗杆？
Ans: To keep his promise: recite the Pledge of Allegiance from the top after the essay challenge.兑现承诺：作文挑战成功后他在杆顶背诵效忠誓词。
18
Who rescues Mr. Klutz when he is stuck upside down?谁救下了倒挂的校长？
Ans: Miss Daisy unties the rope at the bottom and slowly lowers him down.Miss Daisy解开杆底绳结，慢慢把他放下来。
Ch.10
19
What new stunt does Mr. Klutz promise for spelling words?为拼写单词校长又承诺什么绝活？
Ans: He will dress as a turkey and ride a pogo stick down Main Street.他扮成火鸡踩弹簧单高跷穿过主街。
20
What does Andrea worry about Mr. Klutz?Andrea担心校长什么？
Ans: She worries he is sad and does nutty things only because he wants to be liked.她担心他并不快乐，做怪事只是想被人喜欢。
Ch.11
21
What challenge makes the kids say 'that's the last straw'?什么挑战让孩子们说“忍无可忍”？
Ans: Mr. Klutz offers to bungee-jump off the roof as Santa if they read a million minutes.校长说若读满一百万分钟就扮圣诞老人跳楼蹦极。
22
What plan do the kids make about Mr. Klutz?孩子们对校长制定了什么计划？
Ans: They decide to hold an intervention and stop his dangerous stunts.他们决定进行干预，阻止他危险的特技。
Ch.12
23
What deal do the kids offer Mr. Klutz?孩子们向校长提出什么交易？
Ans: They will read a million minutes only if he promises not to jump off anything.只要他保证不跳任何东西，他们就和家长共读。
24
Does Mr. Klutz agree to the kids' deal?校长同意孩子们的提议吗？
Ans: Yes, he sighs and says they drive a hard bargain, then promises not to jump.同意了，他叹气说他们“不好对付”，承诺不跳。
Ch.13
25
What replaces the roof bungee jump as the reward?什么替代了跳楼蹦极作为奖励？
Ans: A field trip to Water World if the school reaches the reading goal.若达成阅读目标，就去Water World水上乐园。
26
How does the book end for Mr. Klutz?本书结尾校长怎样？
Ans: Kids hug and thank him, but he still dreams up new 'soft' ways to jump.孩子们拥抱感谢他，可他仍在琢磨各种“软着陆”跳法。
第 2 关 Vocabulary & Language Points 词汇与语言点 · 5 题
27
What does the idiom 'the last straw' mean in Chapter 11?第11章里习语'the last straw'是什么意思？
Ans: The final problem that makes a situation unbearable; you can't take it anymore.压垮骆驼的最后一根稻草，指再也无法忍受的最后一桩事。
28
A.J. makes a pun: 'motor-vation' for 'motivation'. What is the joke?A.J.把motivation说成motor-vation，笑点何在？
Ans: He says motivation is like a motor inside you, so it's 'motor-vation'.他认为动力像体内的马达，于是把motivation玩笑成motor-vation（马达-动力）。
29
Ryan says Miss Daisy must have 'buns of steel' after the tack fails. What does it mean?图钉没扎到，Ryan说老师有'buns of steel'，啥意思？
Ans: A pun: 'buns' means buttocks, so it jokes her rear is as hard as steel.双关：buns指屁股，玩笑说老师的屁股硬如钢铁，所以图钉扎不进。
30
Mr. Klutz says 'Poppycock!' in Chapter 7. What does this word mean?第7章校长说'Poppycock!'，这词什么意思？
Ans: An old-fashioned word meaning nonsense or silly talk.旧式用语，意为“胡说八道、一派胡言”。
31
The book uses 'gone off the deep end' for Mr. Klutz. What does it mean?书中说Mr. Klutz'gone off the deep end'，怎么理解？
Ans: An idiom meaning to start acting crazy or losing self-control.习语，指人突然举止失常、失去理智或疯疯癫癫。
第 3 关 Discussion & Open Questions 综合与开放思考 · 4 题
32
Do you think Mr. Klutz's crazy incentives are a good way to make kids learn? Why or why not?你认为校长用疯狂奖励催孩子学习好不好？说出理由。
Ans: Think about fun vs. real learning; rewards can motivate but may be unsafe.想想乐趣与真正学习的区别；奖励能激励人，但也可能危险。
33
Predict what nutty stunt Mr. Klutz might try next after the book ends.预测本书结束后校长还可能搞什么疯狂特技？
Ans: He keeps inventing dangerous 'soft' jumps; what else could he try?他总在发明危险的“软着陆”跳法，还可能尝试什么？
34
Have you ever done something silly to make friends like you, like Mr. Klutz?你有没有像校长那样，为讨人喜欢做过傻事？
Ans: Connect to a time you acted funny or did a dare to fit in.联想自己曾为合群而搞笑或逞能的经历。
35
Should the kids have intervened in Mr. Klutz's behavior, or left him alone?孩子们该不该干预校长的行为？
Ans: Balance caring for others with respecting their choices.在关心他人与尊重其选择之间权衡。
第 4 关 Multiple Choice 选择题 · 13 题
1
How does Mr. Klutz arrive at school on the first morning?开学第一天早晨Mr. Klutz怎么来学校？
Ans: A. On a skateboard他踩滑板冲下山坡摔进灌木丛；书中没提自行车或汽车。
2
Why is A.J. sent to the principal's office in Chapter 2?第2章A.J.为何被送去办公室？
Ans: A. He hit Annette with a hockey ball and missed current events因曲棍球砸到Annette及连续忘带时事作业；偷吸管是他误解的玩笑。
3
What does Mr. Klutz give A.J. in his office?校长在办公室给了A.J.什么？
Ans: A. A chocolate bar校长用巧克力糖贿赂他；并未给滑板或留校处分。
4
How does Andrea react when A.J. gets candy for being bad?A.J.因捣蛋得糖，Andrea什么反应？
Ans: A. She is jealous and thinks it is unfair她嫉妒并认为奖励坏学生不公平；并非高兴或漠视。
5
What happens when Miss Daisy sits on the tack?Miss Daisy坐到图钉上发生了什么？
Ans: A. Nothing, it sticks to her backside图钉在椅子正中只粘在屁股上没扎到；她并未跳起或叫护士。
6
What does Mr. Klutz promise for one million math problems?做满一百万道数学题校长承诺什么？
Ans: A. A chocolate party and he will kiss a pig巧克力派对加亲猪嘴；并非免作业或免费动物园。
7
What physics lesson does Mr. Klutz teach the class?校长给全班上了什么物理课？
Ans: A. All objects fall at the same rate演示所有物体下落速度相同；重更快或轻的不落都是错的。
8
At the chocolate party, what does Mr. Klutz actually do?巧克力派对上校长真做了什么？
Ans: A. Kisses a pig on the lips他亲了猪嘴；骑摩托和爬旗杆是别处的情节。
9
How is Mr. Klutz rescued from the flagpole?倒挂旗杆的校长如何得救？
Ans: A. Miss Daisy lowers the rope from the bottomMiss Daisy解绳慢慢放他下来；并非消防锯杆或他自己爬下。
10
For 100,000 correct spelling words, Mr. Klutz offers to...为十万拼写词校长答应……
Ans: A. Dress as a turkey and ride a pogo stick扮火鸡踩弹簧单高跷；染蓝发或睡教室均非书中内容。
11
In this book, 'the last straw' means...书中'the last straw'指……
Ans: A. The final thing that is too much to bear指再也无法忍受的最后一桩事；并非真吸管或课间结束。
12
What deal do the kids make with Mr. Klutz in Chapter 12?第12章孩子们和校长谈成什么？
Ans: A. They read if he promises not to jump off anything只要他不跳任何东西，他们就和家长共读；其余选项不符。
13
What reward replaces the roof bungee jump?什么替代了屋顶蹦极作为奖励？
Ans: A. A field trip to Water World改为达标去Water World水上乐园；并非新图书馆或延长暑假。