13-Poor Mr. Klutz 精读笔记 一、故事背景 孩子们成功阻止了克鲁兹校长从学校屋顶蹦极，校长改为承诺若未达成阅读目标就取消去水上世界的旅行，大家因此努力完成了阅读目标。在水上世界游玩时，孩子们向校长表示感谢，而校长仍有尝试危险举动的想法。 二、重点词汇 1. disappointed [ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪntɪd] adj. 失望的；沮丧的 2. announcement [əˈnaʊnsmənt] n. 公告；宣告；发表 3. choice [tʃɔɪs] n. 选择；抉择 4. slide [slaɪd] v. 滑动；滑行 n. 滑梯；幻灯片 5. laser [ˈleɪzə(r)] n. 激光 6. inflatable [ɪnˈfleɪtəbl] adj. 可充气的；可膨胀的 7. throw up 呕吐 8. cure [kjʊə(r)] v. 治愈；治好 n. 疗法；药物 9. bounce [baʊns] v. 弹起；反弹 n. 弹跳 10. thingies n. （非正式）东西；玩意儿 11. junk [dʒʌŋk] n. 垃圾；废旧杂物 12. cord [kɔːd] n. 绳索；粗线 三、重点短语 1. “field trip” 实地考察旅行；校外旅行 2. “let out” 放出；释放；放学 3. “jump around” 跳来跳去 4. “moon bounce thingy” 充气月球蹦床 5. “be called off” 被取消 6. “look for” 寻找 7. “get over” 克服；恢复 四、语法知识 1. 一般过去时 - 文中：“The kids in the other grades were disappointed when they heard that Mr. Klutz had changed his mind...” （“were disappointed”和“had changed”是一般过去时） - 讲解：一般过去时表示过去发生的动作或状态。 2. 条件状语从句 - 例如：“I hate to do this, but if you don’t reach your goal by Friday, the field trip to Water World will be called off and I will have no choice but to jump off the roof.” （“if”引导条件状语从句） - 讲解：条件状语从句常用来表达假设或条件，以及可能产生的结果。 五、长难句分析 1. “They had about a hundred giant water slides, and in some of them you slid in the dark with laser beams shooting all over the place.” - 句子结构：“They had...”是主句，“and”连接两个并列句，“in some of them...”是一个状语从句。 - 译文：他们有大约一百个巨大的水滑梯，在其中一些里面，你在黑暗中滑行，到处都是激光束。 2. “I think it’s going to be very hard work helping Mr. Klutz get over this need he has to do nutty things.” - 句子结构：“I think...”是主句，“it’s going to be...”是宾语从句，“he has...”是定语从句修饰“need”。 - 译文：我认为帮助克鲁兹先生克服他这种做疯狂事情的需求将会是非常艰难的工作。 六、阅读理解 1. Why were the kids in other grades disappointed at first? A. Because Mr. Klutz didn't bungee-jump. B. Because they didn't go to Water World. C. Because they had too much reading to do. D. Because the field trip was cancelled. 2. What made everyone start reading crazily? A. The threat of Mr. Klutz jumping off the roof. B. The promise of a field trip to Water World. C. The desire to reach the reading goal. D. The fear of having more homework. 3. How was the field trip to Water World? A. Boring. B. Terrible. C. Awesome. D. Ordinary. 4. What did Mr. Klutz suggest when they were at Water World? A. Bringing a moon bounce to the school. B. Jumping off the roof with a bungee cord. C. Jumping on the moon bounce from the roof. D. Buying more junk food. 5. What do the kids think of helping Mr. Klutz get over his need to do nutty things? A. It will be easy. B. It will be very difficult. C. It is impossible. D. It doesn't matter. 七、故事寓意与启示 这个故事展现了孩子们的努力和团结，以及帮助他人改变不良习惯的决心。同时也让我们明白，通过积极的方式可以激励大家共同进步。