新概念英語(yǔ)第三冊(cè)+Lesson+9+課件

Lesson9FlyingcatsTextandlanguagepointsCatsneverfailto

fascinatehumanbeings.=Catsalwaysfascinatehumanbeings--…thereisnoshortageoftallbuildings.=Therearemanytallbuildings.--Iamnotunawareofthefacts.=IamawareofthefactsFascinate-vt.使著迷,使神魂顛倒--Oneofthethingsthatfascinatesusmostaboutcatsisthepopularbeliefthattheyhaveninelives.…Theycanbefriendlyandaffectionatetowardshumans,buttheyleadmysteriouslivesoftheirownaswell.affectionate-adj.(loving,devoted)親愛的,摯愛的,充滿深情的,有感情的,慈愛的--anaffectionatemother慈母--beonaffectionatetermswithsb.和...交情極好--Affectionate-yours(=yoursaffectionately)你的親愛的(英美人寫家信時(shí)結(jié)尾用語(yǔ))--Heisaffectionateto/towardsme.他愛我。Theyneverbecomesubmissivelikedogsandhorses.Submissive-adj.順從的(一種毫無(wú)反抗的屈服，而且有時(shí)對(duì)他人的控制懷有敬意的屈服傾向或意愿)

--“replacingthetroublemakerswithmoresubmissivepeoplefromthemassesofunemployed”“以失業(yè)群眾中順從者取代惹事生非者”tame-adj.(指動(dòng)物)馴服的--totameatiger馴虎obedient--adj.服從的,孝順的--anobedientpupil聽話的學(xué)生；--anobedientsoldier.服從命令的士兵。Asaresult,humanhavelearnedtorespectfelineindependence.asaresult-adv.結(jié)果--Theaccidentresultedfromhiscarelessness.事故源于他的粗心。--Actingbeforethinkingalwaysresultsinfailure.做事不先考慮總會(huì)導(dǎo)致失敗。--Theaccidentresultedinthedeathoftwopeople.這場(chǎng)意外事故造成兩人死亡。feline-adj.貓的,貓科的

n.貓科的動(dòng)物（lions,tigers）Mostcatsremainsuspiciousofhumansalltheirlives.suspicious-adj.可疑的,令人懷疑的--suspiciousbehavior.可疑行為

多疑的,對(duì)...起疑心的(of,about)doubtful-adj.可疑的,不確的,疑心的--Itisdoubtfulwhethershewillbeadmittedtograduateschool.她能否考上研究生很可疑。Hewassuspiciousofthenewtheory.=Hetendedtobelievethatthenewtheorywillnotwork.Hewasdoubtfulaboutthenewtheory.=Hewasuncertain/unsureaboutthenewtheoryHeissuspicious.=Itseemsthatheisnotagoodperson.Heisdoubtful.=Heisnotsureaboutsomething.Apparently,thereisagooddealoftruthinthisidea.--agood(great)dealofwater--agood[great]manypeopleAcat’sabilitytosurvivefallsisbasedonfacts.

Survive-vt.經(jīng)歷...后依然活著;幸免于--Onlyonepersonsurvivedtheaccident.

vi.活下來(lái),幸存Onlyonepersonsurvivedintheaccident.RecentlythenewYorkAnimalMedicalCentremadeastudyof132catsoveraperiodoffivemonths.makeastudyconductastudycarryoutastudyAllthesecatshadoneexperienceincommon:theyhadfallenoffhighbuildings,yetonlyeightofthemdiedfromshockorinjuries.havesth.incommonwithsomeone/sth.(與...)有共同之處--Hehasalotincommonwithmyfriend.havenothingincommon(with)(與...)沒(méi)有共同之處--Theyhadnothingincommonatall.falloff－從…落下--Thereareplentyofhigh-risewindowsillstofallfrom.--Onecatfell

32storeys…--Acat’sabilitytosurvivefallsisbasedonfact.Allthesecatshadoneexperienceincommon:theyhadfallenoffhighbuildings,yetonlyeightofthemdiedfromshockorinjuries.diefrom-(病以外)因某事而死dieout滅絕：完全的滅亡；滅絕：--Withthedevelopmentofglobalization,alotoftraditionshavediedout.dieof因某病而死--Manypeoplediedofcancerseachyear.

injure-vt.損害,傷害--Shewasbadlyinjuredinanaccident.

她在一次事故中被重傷injury--損害，損傷--aleginjury.一處腿傷

hurt,harm,damageOfcourse,NewYorkistheidealplaceforsuchaninterestingstudy,becausethereisnoshortageoftallbuildings.ideal-adj.理想的;完美的--anidealplaceforaholiday過(guò)假日的理想場(chǎng)所--idealhappiness理想中的幸福shortage-n.不足,缺乏--foodshortage/ashortageoffood糧食短缺--fundshortage/ashortageoffund資金不足/短缺shortof…供給不夠的：--We'reshortofcash.我們現(xiàn)在現(xiàn)金不足Thereareplentyofhigh-risewindowsillstofallfrom.plentyof很多--Thereareplentyofmenoutofwork.有很多人失業(yè)。--Wehaveplentyoftimetofinishthejob.我們有充裕的時(shí)間完成這項(xiàng)工作。high-rise--adj.多/高層的：多層并備有電梯的：--ahigh-riseapartmentbuilding.高層公寓樓windowsills-n.窗沿,窗臺(tái)sill-n.基石,門檻,窗臺(tái)Onecat,Sabrina,fell32storeys,yetonlysufferedfromabrokentooth.sufferfrom患...病;受...苦--sufferfromcoldandhunger饑寒交迫--sufferfromfloods遭受水災(zāi)--Hisbusinesssufferedgreatlyduringthewar.他的生意在戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)中蒙受了重大損失。--Hesufferedforhiscarelessness.他因粗心而吃了虧。--Thechildsuffersfromabadheadache.“Catsbehavelikewell-trained

paratroopers,”adoctorsaid.well-trainedwell-knownwell-meant-adj.出自善意的,沒(méi)有惡意的

newly-builtparatrooper-n.傘兵

paratroop-n.[pl.]【軍】傘兵部隊(duì)Itseemsthatthefurthercatsfall,thelesstheyarelikelytoinjurethemselves.Far-further-furthestthemore…themore…--Themorestudentsyouinvite,themoreinterestingthepartywillbe.--Thesoonerthebetter.越快越好belikelytodosth.They

arelikelytobecomeangrywithhim.他們可能會(huì)對(duì)他發(fā)怒Theystretchouttheirlegslikeflyingsquirrels.--stretchoutahelpinghand伸出一只援助的手Thisincreasestheirair-resistanceandreducestheshockofimpactwhentheyhittheground.resistance-n.反抗,抵抗,抵抗力,阻力resist-vt.抵抗,抵制;--resistaggression抵抗侵略

vt.[常用于否定句]忍住--Iwasunabletoresistlaughing.我忍不住笑了。shock-n.打擊,震動(dòng),沖突--shockofexplosion--electricshockimpact-n.碰撞,沖擊,沖突,影響,效果---aspeechthatlackedimpact.毫無(wú)影響力的演說(shuō)questionsYes,theyaresuspiciousofhumans.Yes,theyleadmysteriouslivesoftheirown.Theyaredifferentfromdogandhorsesinthattheyneverbecomesubmissive.Humanshavelearnedtorespecttheirindependence.Thepopularbeliefaboutcatsisthattheyhaveninelives.Yes,thereisagooddealoftruthinthisbelief.TheNewYorkAnimalMedicalCentrerecentlymadeastudyofcats.132catstookpartinthisstudy.Allthesecatshaveoneexperienceincommonthattheyhadfallenoffhighbuildings.Onlyeightofthemdied.NewYorkistheidealplaceforthiskindofstudybecausethereisnoshortageoftallbuildings.ThecatcalledSabrinasufferedfromabrokentooth.Adoctorcomparedfallingcatswithwell-trainedparatroopers.Inalongdrop,theyreachspeedsofsixtymilesanhourandmore.Duringalongdropcatshavetimetorelax.Whenfalling,catsstretchouttheirlegs.Theotheranimalsthatdothisareflyingsquirrels.Increasedair-resistancereducestheshockofimpactwhentheyhittheground.Questions-answersTheyaresuspiciousofhumans,aren’tthey?--Yes,theyaresuspiciousofhumans.Dotheyleadmysteriouslivesoftheirown?--Yes,theyleadmysteriouslivesoftheirown.Howaretheydifferentfromdogsandhorses?--Theyaredifferentfromdogandhorsesinthattheyneverbecomesubmissive.Whathavehumanslearnedtorespectaboutcats?--Humanshavelearnedtorespecttheirindependence.Whatisthepopularbeliefaboutcats?--Thepopularbeliefaboutcatsisthattheyhaveninelives.Isthereanytruthinthisbelief?--Yes,thereisagooddealoftruthinthisbelief.Whatinstitutionrecentlymadeastudyofcats?--TheNewYorkAnimalMedicalCentrerecentlymadeastudyofcats.Howmanycatstookpartinthisstudy?--132catstookpartinthisstudy.Whatdidthesecatshaveincommon?--Allthesecatshaveoneexperienceincommonthattheyhadfallenoffhighbuildings.Howmanyofthemhaddied?--Onlyeightofthemdied.WhyisNewYorktheidealplaceforthiskindofstudy?--NewYorkistheidealplaceforthiskindofstudybecausethereisnoshortageoftallbuildings.WhatdidthecatcalledSabrinasufferfrom?--ThecatcalledSabrinasufferedfromabrokentooth.Whatdidadoctorcomparefallingcatswith?--Adoctorcomparedfallingcatswithwell-trainedparatroopers.Whatspeedsdotheyreachinalongdrop?--Inalongdrop,theyreachspeedsofsixtymilesanhourandmore.Whatdocatshavetimetododuringalongdrop?--Duringalongdropcatshavetimetorelax.Whatdocatsdowiththeirlegswhenfalling?--Whenfalling,catsstretchouttheirlegs.Whatotheranimalsdothis?--Theotheranimalsthatdothisareflyingsquirrels.Whateffectsdoesincreasedair-resistancehave?--Increasedair-resistancereducestheshockofimpactwhentheyhittheground.ThestudyofcatsRecently-NewYork-studyof132cats—fivemonthsAllthesecats—oneexperienceincommon-fallen-highbuildings-eightdiedNewYork-idealplace-study-noshortage-highbuildingsPlenty-high-risewindowsills-fallfromOnecat-Sabrina-32storeys-brokentooth“cats-welltrainedparatroopers”doctorsaidFurthertheyfall-lesslikely-injurethemselvesLongdrop-speeds60milesanhourandmoreHighspeeds-timetorelaxStrechoutlegs-flyingsquirrel-air-res