新概念英語(yǔ)課件NCE3-lesson09（共28張）-2

Flyingcats

People:

good,kind,kindhearted,soft,warm,beautiful,peaceful,excellent,affectionate,friendly,lovely,smart,clever,wise,inspiring,bright,active,positive,thoughtful,loyal,responsible,cooperative,able,generous,enthusiasm,determined,brave,strongbad,selfish,cruel,cold-blooded,negative,sentimental,emotionalHowtodescribepeopleandanimals?Qualitiesofsomeanimals

Ratcharming,humorous,passionate,intelligentTigerpowerful,strong,independent,courageous,self-assuredMonkey

lively,fascinating,amusing,lazy,intelligent,skillful,quick,charmingRabbit:

affectionate,loving,pleasant,quiet,peaceful,intelligent,beautifulOx(牛）hardworking,patient,strong,slow,responsibleHorse:

popular,friendly,comfortable,hardworking,skillful,patient,peaceful,romanticRooster/cock:hardworking,talented,powerful,open,elegantDog:loyal,cheerful,ambitious,generous,effective,hardworking,intelligentSheep

nice,pleasant,mild,warmhearted,kind,weak,patientQualitiesofsomeanimals

asslyasafox(像狐貍一樣狡猾)assillyasagoose(像鵝一樣愚蠢)asfastasahare(像野兔一樣快)asquickasarabbit(像兔子一樣快)asgentleasalamb(像小羊一樣溫和)asbraveasalion(像獅子一樣勇敢)(像騾子一樣頑固)asstubbornasamule(像貓頭鷹一樣聰明)aswiseasanowl(像蝸牛一樣緩慢)asslowasasnail(像天鵝一樣優(yōu)美)asgracefulasaswan(像狼一樣貪婪)asgreedyasawolf(像烏龜一樣緩慢)asslowasaturtleCatsneverfailto

fascinatehumanbeings.Theycanbefriendlyandaffectionatetowardshumans,buttheyleadmysteriouslivesoftheirownaswell.Theyneverbecomesubmissivelikedogsandhorses.Asaresult,humanshavelearnedtorespectfelineindependence.1.Howdocatsoftenbehavetowardshumans?2.Butthey’resuspiciousofhumansaswell,aren’tthey?3.Dotheyleadmysteriouslivesoftheirown?4.Howaretheydifferentfromdogsandhorses?5.Whathavehumanslearnedtorespectaboutcats?Mostcatsremainsuspiciousof

humansalltheirlives.Oneofthethingsthatfascinatesusmostaboutcatsisthepopularbeliefthattheyhaveninelives.Apparently,thereisagooddealoftruthinthisidea.Acat'sabilitytosurvivefallsisbasedonfact.6.Whatisthepopularbeliefaboutcats?7.Isthereanytruthinthisbelief?Onlyonepersonsurvived(in)theaccident.based

onexperience以正規(guī)教育為基礎(chǔ)根據(jù)經(jīng)驗(yàn)based

onformaleducationRecentlytheNewYorkAnimalMedicalCentermadeastudyof132catsoveraperiodoffivemonths.Allthesecatshadoneexperienceincommon:theyhadfallenoffhighbuildings,yetonlyeightofthemdiedfromshockorinjuries.

8.Whichinstitutionrecentlymadeastudyofcats?.9.Howmanycatstookpartinthisstudy?10.Whatdidallthesecatshaveincommon?11.Howmanyofthemhaddied?havesthincommonwithsb/sth

Hehadalotincommonwithoneofmyfriends.Ofcourse,NewYorkistheidealplaceforsuchaninterestingstudy,becausethereisno

shortage

oftallbuildings.Thereareplentyofhigh-risewindowsillstofallfrom!Onecat,Sabrina,fell32storeys,yetonlysufferedfromabrokentooth.

12.WhyisNewYorktheidealplaceforthiskindofstudy?13.WhathadthecatcalledSabrinasufferedfrom?reachthe

idealheight/inanidealworld'Catsbehavelikewell-trained

paratroopers.'adoctorsaid.Itseemsthatthefurthercatsfall,thelesstheyarelikelytoinjurethemselves.Inalongdrop,theyreachspeedsof60milesanhourandmore.Athighspeeds,fallingcatshavetimetorelax.Theystretchouttheirlegslikeflyingsquirrels.Thisincreasestheirair-resistanceandreducestheshockofimpactwhentheyhittheground....neverfailtofascinate:alwaysfascinate

E.g.Thereisnoshortageoftallbuildings.Iamnotunawareofthefacts.Itisnotuncommon….Itisnotimpossible

Itisnotunnecessary….

fascinate（使著迷）.v:interest

befascinatedby=be

crazy/madabout=beattractedbyfascination.n:thestateofbeingfascinatedfascinating.Adj:havinggreatattractionanddilight

Herbeautyfascinatedeveryboy.Thechildrenwerefascinatedbythetoysintheshopwindow.Theyoungarewatchingthefilmwithfascination.

afascinatingvoice/story/ideaaffect.V.:showalikingforsthaffectionate.adj:loving,warmaffectionately.adv.:inaaffectionatemanneraffection.n.:tenderfeeling,warmliking--Heaffectsthepainting--Catsareaffectionateanimals.---Sheisanaffectionatechildandlovestobehuggedandkissed.---Heis

affectionatetome--Sheislookingatthatmanaffectionately.

Herheartisfullofdeepaffection.mystery.n.:secret,strangething

mysterious:adj.:beingsecret,strange

mysteriously:adv.inamysteriousmanner

mysticism:神秘主義mythsubmitv.surrendertothepower;handover

submitoneselftosb/sthIwon’tsubmittothefate.Submissive.adj.

:

obedient,tamebesubmissivetosb.

Dogsandhorsesaresubmissive,butCatsareneversubmissivetous.

Submissively.adv.:inasubmissivemannerIndividualwomenservetheirfathersandhusbandssubmissively

asservants.Submission.n.theactofsurrenderingTheyfrightenedhimintosubmission.depend(on)—dependence---dependentItalldepends.independent.adjChildrenshouldbeencouragedtobeindependentthinkers.Heiseconomicallyindependent.independently.advThetestmustbeindependentlyconducted.independence.n:AmericanWarofIndependence.

be/remainsuspiciousof/about:bedoubtfulaboutE.g.Hewassuspiciousofthenewtheory.Hewasdoubtfulaboutthenewtheory.Alittlebodyoftenharborsagreatsoul.濃縮的都是精品。Allgoodthingscometoanend.天下沒(méi)有不散的筵席。

Allriversrunintosea.海納百川。AllroadsleadtoRome.條條大路通羅馬。

Amanwithoutmoneyisnomanatall一分錢難倒英雄漢。Aneyeforaneyeandatoothforatooth.以眼還眼，以牙還牙。

Asnowyear,arichyear.瑞雪兆豐年。Badnewshaswings.好事不出門，壞事傳千里。Bloodisthickerthanwater.血濃于水。

DoastheRomansdo.入鄉(xiāng)隨俗。

Don‘tputofftilltomorrowwhatshouldbedonetoday.今日事，今日畢。

Don‘ttroubletroubleuntiltroubletroublesyou.不要自找麻煩。

Dowellandhavewell.善有善報(bào)。Shortage.n

Thenationwasexperiencingacriticalshortageoffood/foodshortage.Theproblemsthateconomycrisishascausedconsistsofemploymentshortage,investmentshortage,consumptionshortageandevencurrencyshortage.

Well-trained:thosewhoaretrainedverywellWell-known:sththatisknownwellWell-educated:thosewhoareeducatedwellWell-written/well-born/well-done/well-organised/well-meant

Paratrooper:

solidertrainedtodropfromaircraftPara:1)beside---parathyroid甲狀腺旁的---paramedical

輔助義務(wù)的2）verysimilarto---paratyphoid傷寒樣的3）protectingagainst---parachute

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