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18. Mrs. Yonkers Is Bonkers!
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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 | junk /dʒʌŋk/ |
n. 废旧杂物；垃圾，破烂 | "They call it junk food for a reason." "What's the reason?" I asked." |
| 2 | weird /wɪrd/ |
adj. 奇怪的，不寻常的；怪异的，超自然的 | "My Weird School #18: Mrs. Yonkers Is Bonkers! 4 Sharpening Pencils Can Be Dangerous Mrs. Yonkers wasn't too worried about Speedy the turtle." |
| 3 | pencil /ˈpens(ə)l/ |
n. 铅笔；石墨芯，类似石墨芯的东西 | "My Weird School #18: Mrs. Yonkers Is Bonkers! 4 Sharpening Pencils Can Be Dangerous Mrs. Yonkers wasn't too worried about Speedy the turtle." |
| 4 | shout /ʃaʊt/ |
vi. 叫嚷，大声说；呼叫，喊叫 | "There he is!" we shouted when Mrs. Yonkers clicked on Turtle Cam." |
| 5 | joke /dʒoʊk/ |
n. 笑话，玩笑；荒唐可笑的人（或事物），笑料 | "Too bad there isn't a computer program that makes up jokes," Mr. Klutz said." |
| 6 | candy /ˈkændi/ |
n. 糖果，巧克力；冰糖 | "She has eyes that look like cotton candy, and she is beautiful." |
| 7 | yell /jel/ |
v. 叫喊，大喊； 喊叫帮忙 | "Freeze, dirtbag!" he yelled." |
| 8 | nude /nuːd/ |
adj. 裸体的，赤裸的；肉色的 | "Maybe he climbed out the window," Neil the nude kid guessed." |
| 9 | turtle /ˈtɜːrt(ə)l/ |
n. 海龟；海龟肉 | "My Weird School #18: Mrs. Yonkers Is Bonkers! 4 Sharpening Pencils Can Be Dangerous Mrs. Yonkers wasn't too worried about Speedy the turtle." |
| 10 | sharpener /ˈʃɑːrpnər/ |
n. 卷笔刀；[机] 磨具 | "It's the world's first remote control pencil sharpener!" "Wow!" we all said." |
| 11 | okay /oʊˈkeɪ/ |
int. 好，行；adj. 可以 | "Please?" "Well...okay." Mrs. Yonkers stuck a pencil into the sharpener." |
| 12 | soda /ˈsoʊdə/ |
n. 苏打；碳酸水 | "Did you know that a can of soda pop contains about nine teaspoons of sugar?" |
| 13 | clone /kloʊn/ |
n. （动植物的）无性繁殖，克隆；极为相似的人（或事物），复制品 | "EPub © Edition DECEMBER 2008 ISBN: 9780061973383 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 My Weird School #18: Mrs. Yonkers Is Bonkers! 11 Send in the Clones Keeping secrets is hard ." |
| 14 | invention /ɪnˈvenʃ(ə)n/ |
n. 发明物；发明，创造 | "In the meantime, would you like to see my latest top secret invention?" "Yeah!" we all shouted." |
| 15 | anymore /ˌeniˈmɔːr/ |
adv. （不）再，再也（不） | "Then we wouldn't have to go to school anymore! * Think about it." |
| 16 | cry /kraɪ/ |
v. 哭，哭泣；喊叫，呼喊 | "I guess I still have to work out some of the bugs." "How do we stop her?" cried Mrs. Cooney." |
| 17 | laugh /læf/ |
v. 笑，发笑；嘲笑，不以为然 | "Location?" Mr. Klutz bent over laughing and slapped his knee even though his joke was totally lame." |
| 18 | robot /ˈroʊbɑːt/ |
n. 机器人，自动操作装置；机器般的人 | "It was a robot !" |
| 19 | nobody /ˈnoʊbɑːdi/ |
pron. 没有人（=no one）；n. 小人物 | "We were out of harm's way, and nobody got hurt." |
| 20 | everybody /ˈevribɑːdi; ˈevribʌdi/ |
pron. 每个人，人人 | "She keeps one on her desk so she can look up words and show everybody how smart she is." |
| 21 | vegetable /ˈvedʒtəb(ə)l/ |
n. 蔬菜；植物人 | "Mrs. Cooney told us that kids need to eat more vegetables and other stuff that doesn't taste good." |
| 22 | vomitorium /ˌvoʊməˈtɔːriəm/ |
n. 出入通道；大通道 | "Now that the junk food machines were gone from the vomitorium, I was left with no choice." |
| 23 | spoon /spuːn/ |
n. 匙，勺子；（作打击乐器用的）调羹对 | "I can hang a spoon from my nose," Ryan said." |
| 24 | worry /ˈwɜːri/ |
v. 担心，发愁；使担忧，使发愁，使焦虑 | "My Weird School #18: Mrs. Yonkers Is Bonkers! 4 Sharpening Pencils Can Be Dangerous Mrs. Yonkers wasn't too worried about Speedy the turtle." |
| 25 | cheese /tʃiːz/ |
n. 干酪，奶酪；（拍照时让人微笑的用语）笑一笑 | "She was wearing a polka dot skirt and one of those big foam fake cheese things on her head." |
| 26 | gonna /ˈgɔːnə; ˈɡənə/ |
contr. 即将，将要（即 going to） | "This is gonna be worse than National Poetry Month!" said Ryan." |
| 27 | crash /kræʃ/ |
v. 撞车，坠毁；猛撞，发出巨响 | "Mrs. Robo-Yonkers was rolling crazily around the computer lab, crashing into everything in her path." |
| 28 | hang /hæŋ/ |
v. 悬挂，吊；（使）挂在墙上 | "I can hang a spoon from my nose," Ryan said." |
| 29 | sharpen /ˈʃɑːrpən/ |
v. （使）变锋利（尖锐，清晰）；（使）改善，提高 | "My Weird School #18: Mrs. Yonkers Is Bonkers! 4 Sharpening Pencils Can Be Dangerous Mrs. Yonkers wasn't too worried about Speedy the turtle." |
| 30 | freak /friːk/ |
n. 怪人，怪胎；狂热爱好者 | "I'm a remote control freak !" |
| 31 | microwave /ˈmaɪkrəweɪv/ |
n. 微波炉；微波 | "At home I use a remote control to open my garage, turn on the TV and microwave, and even start my car." |
| 32 | invent /ɪnˈvent/ |
v. 发明，创造；编造，虚构 | "You should invent a remote control remote control remote control," suggested Michael." |
| 33 | silly /ˈsɪli/ |
adj. 愚蠢的，傻的；嬉笑滑稽的 | "That would be silly," Mrs. Yonkers said." |
| 34 | anybody /ˈenibɑːdi/ |
pron. 任何人；有人，别人 | "Why would anybody want to do that?" asked Andrea." |
| 35 | explode /ɪkˈsploʊd/ |
v. （使）爆炸，（使）爆破；急剧扩大，激增 | "I thought Mrs. Yonkers was going to be upset that her remote control pencil sharpener had exploded into a million hundred pieces." |
分章摘要 · 13 章
Ch.1 A Computer in My Head：A.J. 幻想脑袋里装台电脑就不用上学。校长 Klutz 来访，说教育局长 Carbles 想让学校进入21世纪，于是请来了古怪的电脑老师 Yonkers 女士。
Ch.2 Say Good-bye to Sugar：Yonkers 女士戴着假奶酪头，说要教学生做网站和玩虚拟游戏。护士 Cooney 随后宣布，学校从明天起禁止汽水和垃圾食品。
Ch.3 Emily Is a Giant Hamster：电脑室里有个六英尺高的跑步轮，Emily 跑进去发电开机。结果螺丝松动，轮子撞墙，乌龟 Speedy 也趁机跑丢了。
Ch.4 Sharpening Pencils Can Be Dangerous：孩子们通过 Speedy 背上的海龟摄像头发现它进了树林。Yonkers 展示遥控卷笔刀，结果砰地爆炸，但她反而觉得这样更安全。
Ch.5 Sugar Shock：男生们为消失的零食机默哀，A.J. 还朗诵了一首'效忠汽水'的诗。他靠着后兜里一块沾满绒毛的旧 LifeSaver 糖熬过糖瘾。
Ch.6 Computers Can't Tell Jokes：Yonkers 用脚趾打字回自己的邮件。她做的讲笑话程序 Giggle 生成了无厘头的猪笑话，大家却笑得前仰后合。
Ch.7 Busted!：A.J. 偷带零食进校，被门厅的红外垃圾食品探测器抓个正着。保安 Spence 没收还自己吃掉，A.J. 为此迁怒 Yonkers。
Ch.8 Virtual Reality Day：Yonkers 道歉并带大家玩虚拟现实头盔。Emily 撞上门，Yonkers 也因工作压力和担心 Speedy 而哭泣。
Ch.9 The Truth About Mrs. Yonkers：Yonkers 请假，男生们胡猜她是绑架真电脑老师的邪恶天才。Andrea 则担心妈妈常说的'精神崩溃'会发生在她身上。
Ch.10 The Greatest Invention in the History of the World：Yonkers 发明'垃圾食品转化器'JFT，把西兰花变成薄荷糖、青豆变巧克力。男生们狂喜，并把多余糖果藏进衣柜当作秘密。
Ch.11 Send in the Clones：Yonkers 缺席，机器人 Robo-Yonkers 代课。A.J. 说无厘头句子让它短路发疯，撞出藏的糖果，正遇上 Carbles 局长来视察。
Ch.12 One Way to Handle a Sub：Yonkers 赶到，用遥控自毁键炸掉机器人。Andrea 怪 A.J. 害死它，A.J. 用电影台词反呛回去。
Ch.13 The Moral of the Story：走失的乌龟 Speedy 归来，大家拥抱 Yonkers。结尾 A.J. 说故事没有寓意，怪事就是会莫名发生。
第 1 关 Chapter Questions 分章问答 · 26 题
Ch.1
1
Why does A.J. wish he had a computer built into his head?A.J. 为什么想脑袋里装电脑？
Ans: So he would not have to go to school and could spend time playing and eating junk food.这样就不必上学，可以玩和吃零食。
2
What does Mr. Klutz say Dr. Carbles wants for Ella Mentry School?Klutz 说教育局长想让学校怎样？
Ans: To bring it into the 21st century with new equipment, a security guard, a computer lab, and a computer teacher.添置新设备、保安、电脑室和电脑老师，进入21世纪。
Ch.2
3
What strange thing is Mrs. Yonkers wearing on her head?Yonkers 头上戴了什么奇怪东西？
Ans: A big foam fake piece of cheese she bought on eBay.一个她在 eBay 买的泡沫假奶酪。
4
What new rule does Mrs. Cooney announce?Cooney 护士宣布了什么新规？
Ans: Soda pop and junk food are no longer allowed inside the school.校内禁止汽水和垃圾食品。
Ch.3
5
What does the six-foot wheel in the computer lab do?电脑室的大轮子有什么用？
Ans: When someone runs inside it, it generates electricity to power the computer.人跑进去能发电驱动电脑。
6
What goes wrong when Emily runs on the wheel?Emily 跑步时出了什么意外？
Ans: The bolts loosen, the wheel rolls and crashes into the wall, and Speedy escapes.螺丝松动，轮子撞墙，乌龟 Speedy 跑丢了。
Ch.4
7
How do the kids find out where Speedy went?孩子们怎么知道 Speedy 去哪了？
Ans: They watch Turtle Cam, the tiny camera on Speedy's back, on the computer.通过 Speedy 背上的海龟摄像头在电脑上查看。
8
What happens to Mrs. Yonkers's remote control pencil sharpener?遥控卷笔刀发生了什么？
Ans: It explodes with a huge BAM, but no one is hurt because they used the remote.砰地爆炸，但因用了遥控无人受伤。
Ch.5
9
How do the boys say goodbye to the junk food machines?男生们如何向零食机告别？
Ans: They hold a moment of silence and A.J. recites a pledge poem to soda and chips.默哀并念了一首'效忠汽水'的诗。
10
What saves A.J. from his sugar craving at school?什么让 A.J. 熬过糖瘾？
Ans: An old lint-covered LifeSaver he finds in his back pocket.后兜里一块沾满绒毛的旧 LifeSaver 糖。
Ch.6
11
Why does Mrs. Yonkers type with her toes?Yonkers 为什么用脚趾打字？
Ans: To keep her hands free and get twice as much work done, a 'win-win'.解放双手做别的事，自称效率翻倍的'双赢'。
12
What joke does the Giggle program produce for 'PIG'?Giggle 程序为'猪'生成了什么笑话？
Ans: A nonsense joke: 'Why do pigs go oink? Because firemen banana stomach pitchfork!'无厘头笑话：'猪为什么哼哼？因为消防员香蕉胃草叉！'
Ch.7
13
What device catches A.J. bringing junk food to school?什么装置抓到 A.J. 带零食？
Ans: Mrs. Yonkers's infrared heat-sensing digital junk food detector at the front door.Yonkers 发明的门厅红外垃圾食品探测器。
14
What does Officer Spence do with A.J.'s confiscated candy?保安 Spence 怎么处理没收的糖？
Ans: He 'tests' it by eating it himself.他边'检测'边自己吃掉。
Ch.8
15
Why is A.J. mad at Mrs. Yonkers at the start of the chapter?开头 A.J. 为何生 Yonkers 的气？
Ans: Because her junk food detector got him busted and humiliated by Officer Spence.她的探测器让他被抓、当众出丑。
16
What makes Mrs. Yonkers cry in this chapter?什么让 Yonkers 哭了？
Ans: The pressure of her new job, bugs in the VR helmets, and worry about missing Speedy.工作压力大、VR 头盔有故障，以及担心走失的 Speedy。
Ch.9
17
What wild theory do the boys invent about Mrs. Yonkers?男生们瞎猜 Yonkers 是什么人？
Ans: That she is an evil genius who kidnapped the real computer teacher.说她是绑架了真电脑老师的邪恶天才。
18
Why is Andrea worried about Mrs. Yonkers?Andrea 为什么担心 Yonkers？
Ans: Her mother is a psychologist; she fears Mrs. Yonkers may have a nervous breakdown from pressure.妈妈是心理医生，她怕 Yonkers 压力太大精神崩溃。
Ch.10
19
What does the JFT (Junk Food Transformer) do?JFT 转化器有什么用？
Ans: It turns health food like broccoli into junk food like candy, keeping the nutrients.把西兰花等健康食品变成带营养的糖果。
20
How do the kids keep the JFT a secret?孩子们如何保守 JFT 的秘密？
Ans: They stash extra candy in Mrs. Yonkers's closet and do not tell anyone yet.把多余糖果藏进衣柜，暂不外传。
Ch.11
21
Who teaches the class when Mrs. Yonkers is absent?Yonkers 缺席时谁代课？
Ans: Mrs. Robo-Yonkers, a robot clone she built.她造的机器人分身 Robo-Yonkers。
22
What causes the robot to go berserk?机器人为何发疯？
Ans: A.J.'s nonsense sentences confuse it, causing a system error and short circuit.A.J. 的胡言乱语让它系统错误、短路发疯。
Ch.12
23
How is Mrs. Robo-Yonkers finally stopped?机器人最终如何被制止？
Ans: Mrs. Cooney pushes the SELF-DESTRUCT button on the remote, blowing it up.Cooney 按遥控上的自毁键将其炸毁。
24
Who does Andrea blame for the robot's destruction?Andrea 把责任怪在谁身上？
Ans: She blames A.J. for saying weird sentences that confused the robot.她怪 A.J. 说怪话导致机器人崩溃。
Ch.13
25
Who returns at the very end of the book?故事结尾谁回来了？
Ans: Speedy the turtle returns to the computer lab.乌龟 Speedy 回到了电脑室。
26
What 'moral' does A.J. say the story has?A.J. 说故事有什么寓意？
Ans: There is no moral—weird stuff just happens for no reason.没有寓意，怪事就是会莫名发生。
第 2 关 Vocabulary & Language Points 词汇与语言点 · 5 题
27
Mrs. Yonkers is described as 'bonkers' throughout the book. What does 'bonkers' mean?书中反复说 Yonkers 是 bonkers，这词什么意思？
Ans: Crazy, silly, or eccentric.疯疯癫癫的、古怪可笑的。
28
Mrs. Yonkers often says a plan is a 'win-win'. What does 'win-win' mean?Yonkers 常说某方案是 win-win，指什么？
Ans: A situation that is good for both sides; everyone benefits.双赢，对双方都有好处。
29
She keeps saying she is 'still ironing out the bugs'. Is she doing laundry?她总说'iron out the bugs'，是在熨衣服吗？
Ans: No. It means fixing small problems or errors in a device or plan.不是。意思是排除故障、解决小毛病。
30
A.J. says she should get the 'No Bell Prize'. Is that a real award?A.J. 说她该得 No Bell Prize，是真奖项吗？
Ans: It is a pun on the Nobel Prize; 'no bell' means a prize for people without bells.是诺贝尔奖金奖的谐音玩笑，字面是'没有铃铛奖'。
31
A.J. says he is 'yanking her chain' with the robot. What does that mean?A.J. 说在 yanking her chain，什么意思？
Ans: Teasing or messing with someone, like pulling their leg.戏弄、捉弄某人（类似开玩笑）。
第 3 关 Discussion & Open Questions 综合与开放思考 · 4 题
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If you could invent one gadget like Mrs. Yonkers, what would it be and why?若你能像 Yonkers 一样发明一件装置，会是什么？
Ans: Think about a problem at school or home you would like to solve.想想学校或家里你想解决的一个小麻烦。
33
Do you think banning junk food at school is a good idea? Why or why not?你认为学校禁止零食是好主意吗？
Ans: Consider both health benefits and personal choice.从健康好处和个人选择权两方面思考。
34
Predict what Mrs. Yonkers might invent next after the JFT and Robo-Yonkers.猜猜 Yonkers 之后还会发明什么？
Ans: Recall her idea of a computer you plug into your head.回想她想做的'脑内电脑'。
35
Have you ever felt nervous before a big test or a special visit like Dr. Carbles's? What helped?你有过像 Carbles 视察那样紧张的时刻吗？
Ans: Share a real moment and a coping tip that works for you.讲一次真实经历，以及对你有效的缓解办法。
第 4 关 Multiple Choice 选择题 · 13 题
1
Who is the new computer teacher at Ella Mentry School?Ella Mentry 学校的新电脑老师是谁？
Ans: B. Mrs. Yonkers新电脑老师是戴假奶酪头的 Yonkers 女士；Cooney 是校医，Todd 是以前想害 Daisy 老师的代课老师。
2
What does Mrs. Cooney ban from the school?Cooney 护士下令禁止校内有什么？
Ans: B. Soda pop and junk food学校禁止汽水和垃圾食品，并搬走了零食机；电脑室和电玩都不在禁令内。
3
Which animal wears the tiny camera called Turtle Cam?哪只动物背着叫 Turtle Cam 的小摄像头？
Ans: B. Speedy the turtleSpeedy 是 Yonkers 的乌龟，背上装了 Turtle Cam 让大家追踪它的行踪。
4
Why does Mrs. Yonkers type with her toes?Yonkers 为什么用脚趾打字？
Ans: B. To keep hands free and work twice as fast脚趾打字能解放双手做别的事，自称效率翻倍的'双赢'。
5
What catches A.J. sneaking junk food into school?什么装置抓到 A.J. 偷带零食？
Ans: B. An infrared junk food detector是 Yonkers 发明的门厅红外垃圾食品探测器报警抓到他。
6
What does the Giggle computer program do?Giggle 电脑程序有什么用？
Ans: B. Makes up jokes about a typed word输入一个单词，它就会编（无意义的）笑话。
7
What happens inside the JFT (Junk Food Transformer)?JFT 垃圾食品转化器里发生了什么？
Ans: B. Health food turns into junk foodJFT 把西兰花、青豆等健康食品变成带营养的糖果。
8
Who is Mrs. Robo-Yonkers?Robo-Yonkers 女士其实是谁？
Ans: B. A robot clone built by Mrs. Yonkers是 Yonkers 自己造的机器人分身，代她上课。
9
What makes Mrs. Robo-Yonkers go berserk?什么让机器人 Robo-Yonkers 发疯？
Ans: B. A.J.'s nonsense sentencesA.J. 说无厘头句子让机器人系统错误、短路失控。
10
How is Mrs. Robo-Yonkers finally destroyed?机器人最终如何被摧毁？
Ans: B. Mrs. Cooney pushes SELF-DESTRUCTCooney 按下了遥控上的自毁键把它炸毁。
11
Where was the leftover candy stashed?多出来的糖果被藏在哪里？
Ans: B. Mrs. Yonkers's closet孩子们把多余糖果藏在 Yonkers 的衣柜里，结果被机器人撞出来。
12
Who is Dr. Carbles?Carbles 博士是谁？
Ans: B. President of the Board of EducationCarbles 是教育局长，来学校视察'进入21世纪'的进展。
13
Who returns at the very end of the story?故事结尾谁回来了？
Ans: A. Speedy the turtle走失的乌龟 Speedy 回到电脑室，让大家非常开心。