11-The Last Straw 精读笔记 一、故事背景 克鲁兹校长不断提出各种奇特的挑战和奖励，行为愈发古怪。当他宣称若学生在寒假前与家长共读达一定时长，他将扮成圣诞老人从学校屋顶蹦极时，大家觉得无法再忍受，决定采取行动。 二、重点词汇 1. mumbo jumbo [ˌmʌmbəʊ ˈdʒʌmbəʊ] n. 莫名其妙的话；胡言乱语 2. bald [bɔːld] adj. 秃头的；无毛的 3. bungee-jump [ˈbʌndʒiː dʒʌmp] v. 蹦极 4. disturbed [dɪˈstɜːbd] adj. 有心理障碍的；精神紊乱的 5. intervention [ˌɪntəˈvenʃn] n. 干涉；干预 6. incentive [ɪnˈsentɪv] n. 激励；刺激；鼓励 7. puck [pʌk] n. 冰球；顽皮的小妖精 8. protest [ˈprəʊtest] v. 抗议；反对 n. 抗议；反对 三、重点短语 1. “go off the deep end” 失去理智；发疯 2. “the last straw” 最后一根稻草；使人无法忍受的最后一件事 3. “look at” 看；考虑；着眼于 4. “in one's case” 就某人的情况而言 四、语法知识 1. 条件状语从句 - 文中：“If the students at our school read with their parents for one million minutes before school lets out, I will bungee-jump off the roof of the school dressed as Santa Claus!” - 讲解：“if”引导条件状语从句，表示假设的情况。在条件状语从句中，遵循“主将从现”原则，即主句用将来时，从句用一般现在时。 2. 一般过去时 - 例如：“I did not!” - 讲解：一般过去时表示过去发生的动作或状态，通常动词要用过去式。 五、长难句分析 1. “If the students at our school read with their parents for one million minutes before school lets out, I will bungee-jump off the roof of the school dressed as Santa Claus!” - 句子结构：“If”引导条件状语从句，“the students at our school read with their parents for one million minutes before school lets out”是从句，“I will bungee-jump off the roof of the school dressed as Santa Claus!”是主句。 - 译文：如果我们学校的学生在放假前和他们的父母共读达到一百万分钟，我就会扮成圣诞老人从学校的屋顶蹦极！ 2. “It’s when you sit down and tell somebody they have a problem,” Andrea explained. - 句子结构：这是一个主从复合句，“It’s when...”是主句，“you sit down and tell somebody they have a problem”是表语从句。 - 译文：这就是当你坐下来告诉某人他们有问题的时候，”安德烈亚解释说。 六、阅读理解 1. Why did Mr. Klutz offer to do strange things? A. To have fun. B. To encourage students to learn. C. Because he was crazy. D. It's not clear. 2. What did Andrea suggest they do about Mr. Klutz? A. Ignore him. B. Have an intervention. C. Report him to the principal. D. Continue to follow his challenges. 3. What did A.J. think of Andrea's idea of not learning anymore? A. It was a good idea. B. It was impossible. C. It was too extreme. D. He supported it. 4. Why did Andrea think they should do something about Mr. Klutz? A. To stop him from doing crazy things. B. To get more rewards. C. To show they were brave. D. To prove they were smarter. 5. What did Andrea say to A.J. when he protested? A. She agreed with him. B. She encouraged him. C. She made fun of him. D. She ignored him. 七、故事寓意与启示 这个故事展现了孩子们对校长行为的关注和思考，也让我们看到孩子们在面对问题时试图去解决的勇气和决心。同时，也提醒我们要关注他人的心理健康。