09-I Pledge Allegiance to Mr. Klutz 精读笔记 一、故事背景 校长克鲁兹在广播中宣布新挑战，若学生们在选举日前完成关于选举意义的个人作文，他将爬上旗杆顶端背诵效忠宣誓。学生们迅速完成任务，然而在校长爬上旗杆并下滑时发生意外，最终在戴西老师的帮助下成功脱险。 关于选举日的一点小知识： 美国的选举日（Election Day）通常在偶数年 11 月的第一个星期二举行。 选举日是美国各类政治选举中的重要日子，包括选举联邦官员（如总统、副总统、国会议员）、州官员（如州长、州议员）和地方官员（如市长、市议员等）。 在选举日，符合资格的选民前往指定的投票地点，通过填写选票或使用电子投票系统等方式，表达自己对候选人或议题的选择和支持。 选举日的设立旨在确保选举过程的统一和规范，以便公正、准确地统计选票和确定选举结果。在选举日前，候选人会进行竞选活动，宣传自己的政治主张和政策方案，以争取选民的支持。 需要注意的是，选举的具体规则和程序可能因州和地方的不同而有所差异。 二、重点词汇 1. allegiance [əˈliːdʒəns] n. 忠诚；效忠 2. accomplishment [əˈkʌmplɪʃmənt] n. 成就；完成 3. essay [ˈeseɪ] n. 散文；文章 4. shinny [ˈʃɪni] v. 攀爬 5. harness [ˈhɑːnɪs] n. 马具；安全带 6. lumberjack [ˈlʌmbədʒæk] n. 伐木工人 7. gasp [ɡɑːsp] v. 喘气；倒抽气 8. knot [nɒt] n. 结；疙瘩 9. pledge [pledʒ] n. 誓言；保证 v. 保证；许诺 10. recite [rɪˈsaɪt] v. 背诵；朗诵 11. costume [ˈkɒstjuːm] n. 服装；戏装 12. burn [bɜːn] v. 燃烧；烫伤 n. 烧伤；灼伤 三、重点短语 1. “congratulate...on” 就......向......祝贺 2. “come up” 走近；发生；被提出 3. “figure out” 想出；理解 4. “brush...off” 刷掉；掸去 四、语法知识 1. 一般将来时 - 文中：“I will climb the flag-pole in front of the school and recite the Pledge of Allegiance when I get to the top.” （“will climb”和“will recite”是一般将来时） - 讲解：一般将来时表示将来要发生的动作或存在的状态，通常由“will + 动词原形”构成。 2. 条件状语从句 - 例如：“If you want to see me shinny up the flagpole, each student must write their own essay.” （“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。 五、长难句分析 1. “The thought of the president of the United States reading our personal words was pretty cool, I had to admit.” - 句子结构：“The thought of...”是整个句子的主语，“I had to admit”是插入语。 - 译文：我不得不承认，想到美国总统会读我们的个人文字，这太酷了。 2. “When he got to the top, we all recited the Pledge of Allegiance with him.” - 句子结构：“When”引导时间状语从句，“we all recited...”是主句。 - 译文：当他到达顶端时，我们都和他一起背诵了效忠宣誓。 六、阅读理解 1. Why did Mr. Klutz challenge the students to write essays? A. To test their writing skills. B. To celebrate Election Day. C. To give them a difficult task. D. To have fun. 2. What did Mr. Klutz promise to do if the students achieved the goal? A. Buy them gifts. B. Climb the flagpole and recite the Pledge of Allegiance. C. Take them on a trip. D. Give them extra homework. 3. How did Mr. Klutz get into trouble when sliding down the flagpole? A. His foot was caught in the rope. B. He lost his balance. C. The flagpole broke. D. He was too scared to move. 4. Who came up with the idea to rescue Mr. Klutz? A. A.J. B. Mrs. Roopy. C. Mrs. Cooney. D. Miss Daisy. 5. What can we learn from the story? A. Mr. Klutz is very brave. B. Working together can solve problems. C. Writing essays is easy. D. Flagpoles are dangerous. 七、故事寓意与启示 这个故事充满了趣味和意外，展示了校长的勇敢和承诺，以及大家在面对困难时的团结和智慧。