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Lesson 9 Flying Cats课文Cats never fail to fascinate human beings. They can be friendly and affectionate towards humans, but they lead mysterious lives of their own as well. They never become submissive like dogs and horses. As a result, humans have learned to respect feline independence. Most cats remain suspicious of humans all their lives. One of the things that fascinates us most about cats is the popular belief that they have nine lives. Apparently, there is a good deal of truth in this idea. A cat’s ability to survive falls is based on fact.Recently the New York Animal Medical Centre made a study of 132 cats over a period of five months. All these cats had one experience in common: they had fallen off high buildings, yet only eight of them died from shock or injuries. Of course, New York is the ideal place for such an interesting study, because there is no shortage of tall buildings. There are plenty of high-rise windowsills to fall from! One cat, Sabrina, fell 32 storeys, yet only suffered from a broken tooth. ‘Cats behave like well-trained paratroopers,’ a doctor said. It seems that the further cats fall, the less they are likely to injure themselves. In a long drop, they reach speeds of 60 miles an hour and more. At high speeds, falling cats have time to relax. They stretch out their legs like flying squirrels. This increases their air-resistance and reduces the shock of impact when they hit the ground.单词和句子解析1. Cats never fail to fascinate human beings.→ Fail to do something，意为“没能做……”。
新概念英语第三册课堂笔记：第9课Lesson 9Flying cats飞猫【New words and expressions】生词和短语★fascinatev. 迷住，吸引住be fasinated withHe is fascinated with chess.Are you fascinated with English?like,love,be fond ofThe boy is fond of football.be crazy about：着迷be mad aboutHe is crazy/mad about music.He is fascinated with music.fascination,fascinatingSweet music is fascinating.★affectionateadj. 充满深情，柔情的Cats are affectionate animals.affectionately adv.The lady is looking that man affectionatelyaffection n.★mysteriousadj. 神秘的，难以理解的a mysterious plana mysterious explanationmystery n.谜面，神秘感His death is a mystery.★submissiveadj. 服从的，顺从的obedinentAre you obedient?Dogs and horses are submissive,but Cats are never submissive to us.be submissive to sb.submit v.submit oneself to sb/sthsubmission n.★felineadj. 猫的★independencen. 独立，独立性independent adj.You have already grown up,you must be independent. depend：依靠You must depend on yourselfdepend,dependenceindependence,independent★high-riseadj. 高层的★windowsilln. 窗槛★paratroopern. 伞兵★squirreln. 松鼠★air-resistancen. 空气阻力★impactn. 冲击力。
New concept English Lesson 9Flying cats 飞猫How do cats try to protect themselves when falling from great heights?从很高处落下时，猫是怎样努力保护它们自己的？Cats never fail to fascinate human beings.猫在诱惑人类方面，从未失手过fail to未能，使失望fascinate [ˈfæsɪneɪt]，诱惑They can be friendly and affectionate towards humans,他们可以对人类很友好很亲热affectionate [əˈfekʃənət]，亲热but they lead mysterious lives of their own as well.但它们还过着他们自己神秘的生活lead，过着（……生活）mysterious [mɪˈstɪəriəs]，神秘的They never become submissive like dogs and horses.它们从来不会变得像狗和马一样顺从submissive [səbˈmɪsɪv]，顺从的As a result, humans have learned to respect feline independence.结果，人类学会了尊重猫科动物的独立性respect [rɪˈspekt]，尊重feline [ˈfi:laɪn]猫科动物Most cats remain suspicious of humans all their lives.多数猫一生对人类保持怀疑suspicious [səˈspɪʃəs] of，怀疑One of the things that fascinates us most about cats is the popular流行的，大众的 belief信念 that they have nine lives.关于猫，最让我们着迷的事件之一是流行的说法，猫有九条命popular流行的，大众的belief信念Apparently, there is a good deal of truth in this idea.实际上，有很多关于这一说法的事实Apparently实际上a good deal of很多的A cat's ability to survive falls is based on fact.猫在坠落中幸存是基于事实survive从…中幸存is based on基于Recently the New York Animal Medical Center made a study of 132 cats over a period of five months. 最近，纽约动物医疗中心在五个月的时间里对132只猫做了研究made a study of，做研究over+数字=超过，over后跟不是数字=duringa period of，一段时期All these cats had one experience in common:所有这些猫有共同的经历：have……in common，具有……共同点they had fallen off high buildings,它们曾经从高楼上坠落yet only eight of them died from shock or injuries.然而，他们中只有8只死于撞击或损伤yet，然而died from，死于外因（如事故），die of死于内因（如疾病）shock，（通常用作）震惊；（由爆炸、地震等引起的）剧烈震动；有撞击的意思injury，（对躯体的）伤害，损伤Of course, New York is the ideal place for such an interesting study,当然，纽约是做这种有趣研究的理想地方（我个人不认为这种残酷的研究有趣）because there is no shortage of tall buildings.因为不缺少高楼shortage [ˈʃɔ:tɪdʒ]，缺少shortage of，缺少，不足There are plenty of high-rise windowsills to fall from!有很多高楼大厦的窗台用于坠落plenty of，很多high-rise，高楼大厦windowsills，窗台One cat, Sabrina, fell 32 storeys, yet only suffered from a broken tooth.一只猫，萨布丽娜，从32层楼上坠落，然而，只是伤到牙齿32 storeys，名词短语做状语，表距离或高度suffer，（因疾病、痛苦、悲伤等）受苦，受难，受折磨；遭受；蒙受；变差；变糟suffer from，受害于，遭受到……伤害'Cats behave like well-trained paratroopers .' a doctor said.“猫的表现像收到良好训练的伞兵。
新概念英语第三册必背词汇表（9）comedian n.滑稽演员，喜剧演员distasteful a.讨厌的pester v.一再要求，纠缠dread v.惧怕recovery n.康复plaster n.熟石膏console v.安慰，慰问hobble v.瘸着腿走compensate v.补偿mumble v.喃喃而语labourer n.劳动者(也做laborer)overnight ad.一夜期间hay n.干草corn n.谷物moonlight n.月光conscientious a.认真的suspect v.怀疑desert v.(军队中)开小差regiment n.(军队)团action n.战斗recluse n.隐士lovable a.可爱的eccentric n.(行为)古怪的人disregard v.不顾，无视convention n.习俗，风俗conscious a.感觉到的，意识到的invariably ad.总是，经常地routine n.常规;惯例; a.常规的shrewd a.精明的eccentricity n.怪癖legendary a.传奇般的snob n.势利小人，谄上欺下的人intensely ad.强烈地bedraggled a.拖泥带水的;又脏又湿的dump v.把……砰的一声抛下apologetic a.道歉的reprimand v.训斥stage v.暗中策划elaborate a.精心构思的;精致的salvage v./n.救助，营救，打捞;Barents n.巴伦支(海) sunken a.沉没的cargo n.货物bullion n.金条;银条scour v.彻底搜索chest n.大箱子contents n.(复数)所装的东西belongings n.(复数)所有物item n.物件cruiser n.巡洋舰。
Lesson 9 Flying Cats 飞猫课文Cats never fail to fascinate human beings. They can be friendly and affectionate towards humans, but they lead mysterious lives of their own as well. They never become submissive like dogs and horses. As a result, humans have learned to respect feline independence. Most cats remain suspicious of humans all their lives. One of the things that fascinates us most about cats is the popular belief that they have nine lives. Apparently, there is a good deal of truth in this idea. A cat’s ability to survive falls is based on fact.Recently the New York Animal Medical Centre made a study of 132 cats over a period of five months. All these cats had one experience in common: they had fallen off high buildings, yet only eight of them died from shock or injuries. Of course, New York is the ideal place for such an interesting study, because there is no shortage of tall buildings. There are plenty of high-rise windowsills to fall from! One cat, Sabrina, fell 32 storeys, yet only suffered from a broken tooth. ‘Cats behave like well-trained paratroopers,’ a doctor said. It seems that the further cats fall, the less they are likely to injure themselves. In a long drop, they reach speeds of 60 miles an hour and more. At high speeds, falling cats have time to relax. They stretch out their legs like flying squirrels. This increases their air-resistance and reduces the shock of impact when they hit the ground.New words and expressions 生词和短语fascinate v. 迷住，吸引住affectionate adj. 充满深情，柔情的mysterious adj. 神秘的，难以理解的submissive adj. 服从的，顺从的feline adj. 猫的independence n. 独立，独立性high-rise adj. 高层的windowsill n. 窗槛paratrooper n. 伞兵squirrel n. 松鼠air-resistance n. 空气阻力impact n. 冲击力译文猫总是能让人着迷。
