12-A Hard Bargain 精读笔记 一、故事背景 孩子们为了阻止克鲁兹校长做出危险的蹦极举动，前往他的办公室与其进行谈判。 二、重点词汇 1. bargain [ˈbɑːɡən] n. 交易；便宜货 v. 讨价还价 2. punch [pʌntʃ] v. 用拳猛击 n. 拳打 3. puzzled [ˈpʌzld] adj. 困惑的；茫然的 4. unusual [ʌnˈjuːʒuəl] adj. 不寻常的；与众不同的 5. guilty [ˈɡɪlti] adj. 内疚的；有罪的 6. foam [fəʊm] n. 泡沫；泡沫材料 7. bubble wrap 气泡膜；气泡垫 8. shove [ʃʌv] v. 推；猛推 n. 推；挤 9. auditorium [ˌɔːdɪˈtɔːriəm] n. 礼堂；会堂 三、重点短语 1. “a matter of life and death” 生死攸关的问题 2. “make a deal” 达成交易；做个交易 3. “get sth. straight” 弄清楚；搞明白 4. “drive a hard bargain” 极力讨价还价；杀价 5. “only if” 只有；只要......就 6. “what if” 要是......会怎么样 7. “not if” 如果不 四、语法知识 1. 条件状语从句 - 文中：“We decided that we will read a million minutes with our parents, but only if you don’t jump off the roof.” （“only if”引导条件状语从句） - 讲解：条件状语从句表示在某种条件下会产生某种结果。 2. 一般过去时 - 例如：“The secretary let us in.” （“let”是过去式） - 讲解：一般过去时用于描述过去发生的动作。 五、长难句分析 1. “Now, let me get this straight,” Mr. Klutz said. “I offered to jump off the roof if you read a million minutes at night with your parents. But you are saying you will only read a million minutes with your parents if I don’t jump off the roof. Correct?” - 句子结构：这是一个包含直接引语和多个条件状语从句的复合句。直接引语中，“if you read a million minutes at night with your parents”和“if I don’t jump off the roof”都是条件状语从句。 - 译文：“现在，让我弄清楚，”克鲁兹先生说。“我提出如果你们晚上和父母共读一百万分钟，我就从屋顶跳下去。但你们说只有我不从屋顶跳下去，你们才会共读一百万分钟。对吗？” 2. “No jumping off anything,” Andrea insisted. “Not if you want us to read or write or do math. That’s our final offer. Take it or leave it.” - 句子结构：“Not if...”是条件状语从句，“That’s our final offer.”是主句。 - 译文：“任何东西都不许跳，”安德烈亚坚持说。“如果你想让我们读书、写字或做数学题，就不行。这是我们的最终提议。接受或放弃。” 六、阅读理解 1. Why did the kids go to Mr. Klutz's office? A. To ask for more incentives. B. To stop him from jumping off the roof. C. To complain about the homework. D. To show their reading results. 2. What did Mr. Klutz do when the kids entered his office? A. He was working on his computer. B. He was hanging from the ceiling. C. He was punching his punching bag. D. He was having a meeting. 3. What was Mr. Klutz's initial offer? A. To jump off the roof if the kids read a million minutes. B. To give the kids more homework. C. To buy the kids presents. D. To take the kids on a trip. 4. What did the kids insist on? A. Letting Mr. Klutz jump off something safe. B. Stopping Mr. Klutz from jumping at all. C. Making Mr. Klutz offer more incentives. D. Having less homework. 5. How did the story end? A. Mr. Klutz agreed not to jump. B. The kids agreed to let Mr. Klutz jump. C. They decided to think about it later. D. They had an argument. 七、故事寓意与启示 这个故事体现了孩子们对校长的关心，以及通过沟通和协商解决问题的重要性。