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21. Ms. Krup Cracks Me Up!
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 | poop /puːp/ |
v. 排便;(使)筋疲力尽,(使)非常疲倦 | "Okay, keep reading. * Do you know what you get if you put poop in a toaster?" |
| 2 | candy /ˈkændi/ |
n. 糖果,巧克力;冰糖 | "My Weird School #21: Ms. Krup Cracks Me Up! 4 Wild Yak Attack It was a candy machine!" |
| 3 | cockroach /ˈkɑːkroʊtʃ/ |
n. 蟑螂 | "He's a very rare hissing cockroach from Madagascar." "WOW!" we all said, which is "MOM" upside-down." |
| 4 | dinosaur /ˈdaɪnəsɔːr/ |
n. 恐龙;守旧落伍的人,过时落后的东西 | "We're here to learn about dinosaurs and natural history." "I could learn a lot more about dinosaurs and natural history if I had candy," I told him." |
| 5 | hiss /hɪs/ |
vi. 发出嘘声;发嘘声 | "It was a hissing sound." |
| 6 | penguin /ˈpeŋɡwɪn/ |
n. 企鹅;空军地勤人员 | "Follow me!" * My Weird School #21: Ms. Krup Cracks Me Up! 10 Penguins Are Cool It was dark and quiet." |
| 7 | everybody /ˈevribɑːdi; ˈevribʌdi/ |
pron. 每个人,人人 | "We want candy!" everybody started chanting." |
| 8 | yell /jel/ |
v. 叫喊,大喊; 喊叫帮忙 | "AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!" yelled all the boys." |
| 9 | shout /ʃaʊt/ |
vi. 叫嚷,大声说;呼叫,喊叫 | "Are you boys and girls really good at keeping secrets?" "Yes!" we all shouted." |
| 10 | amaze /əˈmeɪz/ |
v. 使惊奇,使惊愕 | "It was even more amazing than a candy machine." |
| 11 | scary /ˈskeri/ |
adj. 骇人的,恐怖的;异乎寻常的,令人惊奇的 | "It was a little scary in the dark." |
| 12 | whisper /ˈwɪspər/ |
v. 耳语,低语,小声说;(私下或秘密地)传说(某事),谣传 | "The museum is a magical place at night," she whispered as she gave each of us a name tag." |
| 13 | giant /ˈdʒaɪənt/ |
n. (传说中的)巨人;高大健壮的人 | "I dreamed about a giant poop that was riding a bicycle." |
| 14 | nude /nuːd/ |
adj. 裸体的,赤裸的;肉色的 | "What's that?!" Neil the nude kid asked." |
| 15 | bore /bɔːr/ |
v. 使厌烦,使讨厌;钻(孔),挖(洞) | "She was just trying to make the boring museum seem interesting." |
| 16 | lie /laɪ/ |
v. 平躺,平卧;位于,坐落在 | "Why collect something that's just lying around on the ground?" |
| 17 | dumbhead /ˈdʌmhɛd/ |
n. 笨蛋 | "It can't walk over, dumbhead," I said." |
| 18 | gonna /ˈgɔːnə; ˈɡənə/ |
contr. 即将,将要(即 going to) | "I thought I was gonna die." |
| 19 | nose /noʊz/ |
n. 鼻子;(飞机、火箭等的)头部,机首 | "She had glasses, dark hair, and a pointy nose." |
| 20 | scar /skɑːr/ |
n. 伤疤,疤痕;(精神上的)创伤 | "Sorry I scared you," Ms. Krup said." |
| 21 | slink /slɪŋk/ |
vi. 潜逃;溜走 | "My Weird School #21: Ms. Krup Cracks Me Up! 9 Slinking Around The horrible sound got louder and louder!" |
| 22 | diorama /ˌdaɪəˈrɑːmə; ˌdaɪəˈræmə/ |
n. 透视画;西洋景 | "We should pick up one of the snoring grown-ups and put them in a diorama!" |
| 23 | anybody /ˈenibɑːdi/ |
pron. 任何人;有人,别人 | "Anybody could come in here and murder us." "The doors are locked, dumbhead," I told her." |
| 24 | nocturnal /nɑːkˈtɜːrn(ə)l/ |
adj. (动物)夜间活动的;夜间发生的 | "These are nocturnal animals," Ms. Krup told us." |
| 25 | climb /klaɪm/ |
v. 攀登,攀爬;爬升,升高 | "Finally, I climbed out of my sleeping bag to see what was making all that noise." |
| 26 | snore /snɔːr/ |
v. 打鼾;n. 鼾声,呼噜声 | "Kids don't snore like that." |
| 27 | disgust /dɪsˈɡʌst/ |
n. 反感,憎恶;厌恶,憎恶 | "We had to look at disgusting bugs." |
| 28 | cage /keɪdʒ/ |
n. 笼子;监狱 | "We went inside and saw lots of animals in cages: snakes, tortoises, South American poison dart frogs, and a blue-tongued skink." |
| 29 | suddenly /ˈsʌd(ə)nli/ |
adv. 突然地,出乎意料地 | "We were all grumbling about the candy when I suddenly noticed something out of the corner of my eye." |
| 30 | throw /θroʊ/ |
v. 投,掷,抛,扔;掷(色子),掷出(色子的点数) | "That's when the wild yak threw off its wild yak fur." |
| 31 | flashlight /ˈflæʃlaɪt/ |
n. 手电筒;闪光灯 | "On her belt were a walkie-talkie and a flashlight." |
| 32 | kick /kɪk/ |
v. 踢,踢腿;对(自己)生气 | "You kicked me in the head, Arlo!" Ugh, it was Andrea!" |
| 33 | crybaby /ˈkraɪbeɪbi/ |
n. 爱哭的人;软弱容易哭的人 | "It was that crybaby Emily." |
| 34 | moose /muːs/ |
n. 麋,驼鹿 | "We looked at the moose again, and the buffalo and the gorillas." |
| 35 | pound /paʊnd/ |
n. 磅(重量单位);英镑(英国货币单位) | "Like a 400-pound piece of broccoli, and a hippopotamus." |
分章摘要 · 13 章
Ch.1 Field Trips Are Boring:A.J. 讨厌学校,更讨厌无聊的实地考察。当老师 Daisy 宣布全班要去自然历史博物馆过夜时,男生们唉声叹气,女生们却很兴奋。A.J. 觉得博物馆一定是世界上最无聊的地方。
Ch.2 Weird People:午餐时男生们做出各种搞怪行为,Ryan 连不是食物的东西都吃。A.J. 和朋友嘲笑自然历史博物馆只会讲石头和空气,Andrea 则反驳说自然历史包含植物和动物。
Ch.3 The Giganotosaurus:校车司机 Kormel 太太用自创的密语和孩子们聊天。到了博物馆,大家见到巨大的 Giganotosaurus 恐龙骨架,并在它脚下铺开睡袋准备过夜。
Ch.4 Wild Yak Attack:一只‘野牦牛’突然动了起来,吓得大家尖叫,结果牦牛皮下面是导游 Ms. Krup。她发给大家名贴,并用对讲机谎称 T. rex 失踪,带孩子们展开夜间探险。
Ch.5 The Scary, Dead Zombie Buffalo:孩子们用手电在立体透视模型间寻找 T. rex,看到各种动物标本。Emily 唱错歌词闹了笑话,Ms. Krup 介绍了夜行动物,并拒绝透露‘秘密房间’里有什么。
Ch.6 The Hall of Dinosaurs:大家在二楼找到了‘失踪’的 T. rex,了解了它的名字含义和身体特征。Ms. Krup 带他们做化石拓印、在沙箱找骨头,还发了恐龙形饼干,并说博物馆里也有活体动物。
Ch.7 It's Alive!:Ms. Krup 带大家看了活体动物、蝴蝶和‘恐怖小生物’房间,并介绍了一只叫 General Muffin 的稀有的马达加斯加嘶鸣蟑螂。男生用‘不抱蟑螂就说明爱 Andrea’激将,A.J. 被迫把它捧在手上。
Ch.8 We Have a Problem:General Muffin 从 A.J. 手上跳走失踪了,大家吓得乱作一团。孩子们被带去看爬行动物视频,之后回到 Giganotosaurus 下睡觉,A.J. 因为害怕迟迟睡不着。
Ch.9 Slinking Around:A.J. 发现吓人的声音其实是 Docker 和 Macky 老师在打鼾。他拉上 Michael、Andrea 和 Emily 偷偷溜出去想买糖果,发现糖果箱免费,四人开心地大吃特吃。
Ch.10 Penguins Are Cool:吃太多糖的 A.J. 睡不着,和大家溜达到企鹅立体模型前。他太爱企鹅了,甚至产生幻觉,听见企鹅邀请他去没有老师和父母的南极 paradise(其实是糖分过量的反应)。
Ch.11 How to Stuff Stuff:孩子们溜进‘秘密房间’,发现 Ms. Krup 正在做标本。她其实是兼职动物剥制师(taxidermist),并带大家去看一个尚未公开的特别展览。
Ch.12 The Amazing World of Poop:这个特别展览竟然全是‘便便’!Ms. Krup 兴奋地讲解便便的奥秘、各国对便便的称呼,还说‘poop’是回文词(palindrome)。A.J. 发现便便其实很有趣。
Ch.13 Stuff Like This Happens Every Day:General Muffin 钻进 Emily 睡袋,大家追着她跑时撞倒了巨熊压在 Emily 身上。Ms. Krup 用网捉回蟑螂,孩子们得到‘初级自然爱好者’证书,并谎称糖果是蟑螂吃的后回家。
第 1 关 Chapter Questions 分章问答 · 26 题
Ch.1
1
Why were the boys unhappy about the field trip?男生们为什么对实地考察不开心?
Ans: They thought a natural history museum would be the most boring place in the world.他们认为自然历史博物馆是世界上最无聊的地方。
2
What did Mrs. Daisy used to be called before she got married?Daisy 老师结婚前叫什么?
Ans: She used to be called Miss Daisy, before marrying reading specialist Mr. Macky.她婚前叫 Miss Daisy,后来嫁给了阅读专家 Macky 老师。
Ch.2
3
What strange collection does Ryan's uncle have?Ryan 的叔叔有什么奇怪的收藏?
Ans: He collects air in bottles from all over the world when he travels.他旅行时把各地的空气装进瓶子收藏。
4
What does A.J. say is 'the first rule of being a kid' when someone is mean to you?A.J. 说别人欺负你时‘做孩子的第一条规矩’是什么?
Ans: Just say 'So is your face.'只要回一句‘So is your face(你脸也是)’。
Ch.3
5
What secret language does the bus driver Mrs. Kormel use?校车司机 Kormel 太太用什么秘密语言?
Ans: She invented her own language, e.g. saying 'Bingle boo' for hello and 'Limpus kidoodle' for sit down.她自创语言,比如用‘Bingle boo’打招呼、‘Limpus kidoodle’表示坐下。
6
According to Andrea, how much did the Giganotosaurus weigh?Andrea 说 Giganotosaurus 有多重?
Ans: Eight tons.八吨。
Ch.4
7
Who was hiding inside the wild yak fur?野牦牛皮里藏着谁?
Ans: Ms. Krup, the museum tour guide.博物馆导游 Ms. Krup。
8
What did Ms. Krup say over the walkie-talkie to start the adventure?Ms. Krup 通过对讲机说了什么来开启冒险?
Ans: She said 'Tyrannosaurus rex is missing!' to send the kids searching for Rexy.她说‘霸王龙不见了!’让孩子们去找 Rexy。
Ch.5
9
What silly mistake did Emily make when singing the buffalo song?Emily 唱水牛歌时犯了什么傻错误?
Ans: She sang 'cantaloupe' instead of 'antelope'.她把‘antelope(羚羊)’唱成了‘cantaloupe(哈密瓜)’。
10
What are nocturnal animals, as Andrea explained?Andrea 解释夜行动物是什么?
Ans: Animals that sleep during the day and come out at night.白天睡觉、晚上出来活动的动物。
Ch.6
11
What does 'Tyrannosaurus rex' mean?‘Tyrannosaurus rex’是什么意思?
Ans: It means 'tyrant lizard king'.意思是‘暴君蜥蜴王’。
12
Why did T. rex and Giganotosaurus never fight, according to Ms. Krup?Ms. Krup 说 T. rex 和 Giganotosaurus 为什么从不打架?
Ans: They lived millions of years apart.它们生活的年代相隔数百万年。
Ch.7
13
Where does General Muffin the cockroach come from?蟑螂 General Muffin 来自哪里?
Ans: Madagascar, and he is a rare hissing cockroach.来自马达加斯加,是一种稀有的嘶鸣蟑螂。
14
Why did A.J. agree to hold the cockroach?A.J. 为什么同意捧那只蟑螂?
Ans: The boys dared him, saying if he didn't hold it, it meant he loved Andrea.男生激将他说不抱就是爱 Andrea,他只好答应。
Ch.8
15
What happened to General Muffin during the chapter?本章里 General Muffin 发生了什么?
Ans: He jumped off A.J.'s hand and went missing under a table.他从 A.J. 手上跳走,在桌子下失踪了。
16
What scary noise kept A.J. awake at night?夜里是什么可怕的声音让 A.J. 睡不着?
Ans: It was actually Mr. Docker and Mr. Macky snoring.其实是 Docker 和 Macky 老师在打鼾。
Ch.9
17
How did the kids get candy without money?孩子们没有钱怎么拿到糖果的?
Ans: They found free boxes of candy next to the candy machine.他们在糖果机旁发现了一箱箱免费糖果。
18
What does A.J. say 'SOR-reeee' means?A.J. 说‘SOR-reeee’是什么意思?
Ans: It is the opposite of sorry — you say it when you aren't really sorry.那是‘sorry’的反义,假装道歉其实一点都不抱歉。
Ch.10
19
What did A.J. imagine the penguins inviting him to do?A.J. 想象企鹅邀请他去做什么?
Ans: To go to Antarctica where there are no teachers, parents, or school.去南极,那里没有老师、家长和学校。
20
Why did A.J. likely hear the penguins talking?A.J. 为什么会‘听见’企鹅说话?
Ans: It was the sugar from all the candy he ate keeping him awake.是他吃太多糖果里的糖分让他产生幻觉。
Ch.11
21
What is Ms. Krup's part-time job revealed in the Secret Room?秘密房间里揭晓 Ms. Krup 的兼职是什么?
Ans: She is a part-time taxidermist who mounts dead animals for display.她是兼职动物剥制师,把动物标本装架展示。
22
What excuse did A.J. give for the kids being in the Secret Room?A.J. 给孩子们出现在秘密房间找了什么借口?
Ans: He said they were sleepwalking together.他说他们是在一起梦游。
Ch.12
23
What is a palindrome, as Andrea explained?Andrea 解释的‘回文词’是什么?
Ans: A word spelled the same forward and backward, like 'poop'.正着反着拼写都一样的词,比如‘poop’。
24
What surprising use of elephant poop did Ms. Krup mention?Ms. Krup 提到大象便便有什么惊人用途?
Ans: In some places elephant poop is made into paper.在一些地方大象便便被制成纸。
Ch.13
25
How was the missing cockroach finally caught?失踪的蟑螂最后怎么被抓住的?
Ans: Ms. Krup caught General Muffin with a net and put him back in a cage.Ms. Krup 用网捉住 General Muffin 放回笼子。
26
What did the kids blame for eating all the candy?孩子们把吃光糖果的事赖在谁头上?
Ans: They lied and said General Muffin ate the candy.他们撒谎说是 General Muffin 吃了糖果。
第 2 关 Vocabulary & Language Points 词汇与语言点 · 5 题
27
What does the slang 'off his rocker' mean (used for Mr. Docker)?俚语‘off his rocker’(形容 Docker 老师)是什么意思?
Ans: Crazy or eccentric.疯疯癫癫的、古怪的。
28
What is a 'chaperone' as used in the story?文中‘chaperone’指什么?
Ans: A grown-up who accompanies kids to keep an eye on them.陪伴孩子、看管他们的成年人( chaperone 本义为监护/陪同的成人)。
29
What is a 'taxidermist'?‘taxidermist’是什么?
Ans: A person who mounts the skins of dead animals on skeletons for display.把动物皮装架在骨架上做成标本的人(动物剥制师)。
30
What does 'yanking our chain' mean when A.J. says Ms. Krup was yanking their chain?A.J. 说 Ms. Krup‘yanking our chain’是什么意思?
Ans: It means teasing or tricking someone, not being serious.开玩笑、戏弄人,不是认真的(类似‘逗你玩’)。
31
What is a 'palindrome'?‘palindrome’是什么?
Ans: A word or phrase that reads the same backward as forward, e.g. 'poop'.正读反读都一样的词或短语,如‘poop’。
第 3 关 Discussion & Open Questions 综合与开放思考 · 4 题
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A.J. thought the museum would be boring but ended up having fun. Tell about a time you changed your mind about something.A.J. 原以为博物馆很无聊结果玩得很开心。说说你改变对某件事看法的经历。
Ans: Think of a place, food, or activity you expected to dislike but enjoyed.想想一个你原以为不喜欢、后来却觉得有意思的地方、食物或活动。
33
Ms. Krup lied about capturing General Muffin, and the kids lied about the candy. Is it ever okay for grown-ups to lie? Why or why not?Ms. Krup 谎称捉住了蟑螂,孩子们谎称糖果是蟑螂吃的。大人说谎可以接受吗?为什么?
Ans: Think about honesty, protecting feelings, and trust between kids and adults.想想诚实、保护他人感受,以及大人和孩子之间的信任。
34
Predict: what do you think happens on the class's next field trip?预测:下一趟班级实地考察会发生什么?
Ans: Use the pattern of weird adults and surprises from this book.参考本书中古怪的大人和各种意外的套路来设想。
35
If you could design your own museum exhibit like 'The Amazing World of Poop', what would it be about and why?如果让你像‘便便奇妙世界’一样设计一个博物馆展览,你会做什么主题?为什么?
Ans: Pick something you find fascinating and explain what visitors would learn.选一个你觉得有趣的主题,并说明参观者能学到什么。
第 4 关 Multiple Choice 选择题 · 13 题
1
Where does Mrs. Daisy take the class for the field trip?Daisy 老师带全班去哪里实地考察?
Ans: A. A natural history museum正确答案是 A。老师宣布去自然历史博物馆过夜,男生觉得无聊,女生很兴奋。
2
Who says 'So is your face' is the first rule of being a kid?谁说‘So is your face’是做孩子的第一条规矩?
Ans: B. A.J.正确答案是 B(A.J.)。他说别人欺负你时就回‘So is your face’。
3
What does the bus driver Mrs. Kormel say instead of 'Hello'?校车司机 Kormel 太太用哪句话代替‘你好’?
Ans: B. Bingle boo正确答案是 B。‘Bingle boo’是她的密语‘你好’,‘Limpus kidoodle’是坐下,‘Pinkle burflenobin’是下车。
4
Who was hiding inside the wild yak costume?野牦牛皮里藏着谁?
Ans: B. Ms. Krup正确答案是 B。牦牛皮下是博物馆导游 Ms. Krup,她用它来吓唬孩子。
5
What mistake did Emily make singing the buffalo song?Emily 唱水牛歌时犯了什么错?
Ans: A. She sang 'cantaloupe' instead of 'antelope'正确答案是 A。她把‘antelope(羚羊)’唱成‘cantaloupe(哈密瓜)’,惹得大家大笑。
6
What does 'Tyrannosaurus rex' mean?‘Tyrannosaurus rex’是什么意思?
Ans: A. Tyrant lizard king正确答案是 A(暴君蜥蜴王)。Ms. Krup 在恐龙厅告诉大家这个含义。
7
Where does General Muffin the cockroach come from?蟑螂 General Muffin 来自哪里?
Ans: B. Madagascar正确答案是 B。Ms. Krup 说它是马达加斯加稀有的嘶鸣蟑螂。
8
Why did A.J. finally agree to hold General Muffin?A.J. 最后为什么同意捧 General Muffin?
Ans: B. The boys dared him, saying it meant he loved Andrea正确答案是 B。男生激将说不还手就说明他爱 Andrea,他只好答应。
9
What kept A.J. awake and sounded like a monster?是什么发出像怪物一样的声音让 A.J. 睡不着?
Ans: B. Mr. Docker and Mr. Macky snoring正确答案是 B。可怕的‘怪物声’其实是两位老师打鼾。
10
How did the kids get candy without any money?孩子们没钱怎么拿到糖果?
Ans: B. They found free boxes of candy正确答案是 B。糖果机不收十美元,但他们发现机器旁有免费糖果箱。
11
What is Ms. Krup's part-time job revealed in the Secret Room?秘密房间揭晓 Ms. Krup 的兼职是什么?
Ans: C. A taxidermist正确答案是 C。她是兼职动物剥制师,把动物皮装架做标本。
12
What was the special exhibit Ms. Krup showed the kids?Ms. Krup 给孩子们看的特别展览是什么?
Ans: A. The Amazing World of Poop正确答案是 A。未公开的展览是‘便便奇妙世界’,专门讲便便。
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How was General Muffin finally caught at the end?结尾 General Muffin 最后是怎么被抓到的?
Ans: B. Ms. Krup caught it with a net正确答案是 B。它钻进 Emily 睡袋,Ms. Krup 用网捉住放回笼子。