新概念三lesson 9 by cassie

1、Lesson 9 flying cats飛飛 貓貓New words and expressions fascinate v. 迷住，迷住， 吸引住吸引住affectionate adj. 柔情的柔情的mysterious a. 神秘的神秘的submissive a. 服從的服從的feline a. 貓的貓的independence n. 獨立獨立high-rise a. 高層的高層的windowsill n. 窗臺窗臺paratrooper n. 傘兵傘兵squirrel n. 松鼠松鼠air-resistance n.空氣阻力空氣阻力impact n. 沖擊力沖擊力 fascinate 迷

2、住，吸引住 = appeal to / attract sb. fascination（n.魔力,入迷,魅力） fascinating（adj.令人著迷的） fascinated（adj.感到著迷的） be fascinated with迷上了He is fascinated with music. be crazy / mad about著迷于 affectionate 充滿深情，柔情的充滿深情，柔情的-an affectionate mother 慈母-be on affectionate terms with sb. 和.交情極好-Affectionate-yours(=yours af

3、fectionately) 你的親愛的(英美人寫家信時結(jié)尾用語)-He is affectionate to/towards me. 他愛我。 affection（n.友愛友愛,愛情愛情,影響）影響） affect（vt.影響影響,感動）感動） effect (n. 影響影響)mysterious 神秘的，難以理解的 We must pay special attention to the mysterious stranger. 對他來說，非洲是一片神秘的土地。 mystery（n. 神秘,神秘的事物 ） -His death is a mystery. myth 神話 legend (n)

4、傳奇submissive 服從的，順從的 be submissive to sb. Dogs and horses are , but cats are never to us. submit to （v.服從,順從） submit oneself to sb. /sth. give in 屈服 yield to 屈服 /surrender/ subject to submission（n.屈服,降服,服從）independence 獨立，獨立性 dependence（n.依靠, 依賴, 信任, 信賴） independent（adj.獨立自主的, 不受約束的） dependent（adj.依

5、靠的, 依賴的） - You have already grown up, you must be independent. depend（vi.依靠, 依賴） - You must depend on yourself.review What _(吸引)me is what you do but not what you say. As a brave boy, he is never _ (屈服于)any kinds of difficulties. She always works hard,_(因此)，she _(必定) pass the exam. After his dream t

6、o be a successful businessman became true, he _ (過著幸福的生活)Part ii when she was young , she was abandoned by her parents, which made her _(懷疑)everyones kindness to her. People say turtles can _(比活的久) other animals by many years. What you say to the public should _ (以為基礎(chǔ))the truth. We are best friends

7、for we _. (有很多相似之處)Part iii People cant live in the desert if there is _.(缺水) _ (伸開雙臂)，and feel the fresh air around you. Its time for class, he _(很有可能遲到) again.Listening objective How do cats try to protect themselves when falling from great height?Lets enjoy the flash!Lets enjoy the flash!textCats

8、 never fail to fascinate human beings. never fail to 必定， 一定會If you ask for help in the polite way, you never fail to succeed.If you receive requests like this, youll never fail to accept.無論如何，他必定會滿足女兒的一切要求。我每個月一定寫信給我的父母親 。meet ones needsSatisfy ones needs They can be friendly and affectionate toward

9、s humans, but they lead mysterious lives of their own as well. live/lead+adj+life 過著樣的日子 live a miserable life 痛苦的 live a simple life 簡單的 lead a hard life 艱難的 dream a dream die a death They never become submissive like dogs and horses.As a result, humans have learned to respect feline independence.

10、as a result 結(jié)果結(jié)果他不用功，結(jié)果考試不及格。 as a result of 由于由于由于大雪他遲到了。 result from 由于事故源于他的粗心carelessness。 result in 導(dǎo)致導(dǎo)致 這場意外事故造成兩人死亡。 Most cats remain suspicious of humans all their lives. remain 保持，依然保持，依然，剩余，留下，逗留 -He remained poor all his life. be suspicious of對表示懷疑,存有戒心-The locals tend to be suspicious of

11、 strangers. 當?shù)厝藢δ吧送薪湫?不要懷疑我的誠意。（不要懷疑我的誠意。（sincerity ） suspicion 懷疑 suspect sb. of (doing) sth. 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 cats ability to survive falls is based on fa

12、ct. survive (v)存活 survive the accident 從事故中幸存從事故中幸存 survive the plane crash survive sb by three years比某人多活三年比某人多活三年 survival (n) 生存生存 幸存者幸存者 survival of the fittest適者生存適者生存 survivor (n) 生還者生還者be based on 在基礎(chǔ)之上 base sth on 把某事建立在基礎(chǔ)之上 We base the theory on the fact. =The theory is based on fact. 判斷(ju

13、dgment)應(yīng)該以事實(truth/fact)為依據(jù) Recently the New York Animal Medical Center made a study of 132 cats over a period of five months. make a study conduct a study carry out a study All these cats had one experience in common: they had fallen off high buildings, yet only eight of them died from shock or inj

14、uries. have sth. in common (with sb.)有共同之處 = share with sb else 我們沒有一點相似的。 我們有很多相似之處。 die of+ illness, disease, hunger, thirst die from+ shock, injures, wound Of course, New York is the ideal place for such an interesting study, because there is no shortage of tall buildings. ideal 理想的; 完美的 -an idea

15、l place for a holiday 過假日的理想場所 -ideal happiness 理想中的幸福 這是一個野餐(picnic)的理想日子。 理想，典范，目標 Dream, life goal; aim, purposeshortage 不足,缺乏 =lack（n.缺乏,短缺），兩個詞都和of搭配There was a shortage/ lack of oxygen at the top of the mountain. 山頂上缺氧。 缺錢導(dǎo)致了這個實驗的失敗。The of money led to the failure of the experiment. =be / go s

16、hort of sth. = lack sth. -Were short of cash. 我們現(xiàn)在現(xiàn)金不足 There are plenty of high-rise windowsills to fall from! high-rise windows高層窗檻 a high-rise apartment building. 高層公寓樓 skyscraper (n)摩天大樓 mansion (n)大廈 官邸 (dreams of red mansion 紅樓夢) One cat, Sabrina, fell 32 storeys, yet only suffered from a broke

17、n tooth. suffer from 遭受什么痛苦 你常頭痛嗎?Most of the important cities of the world suffer from traffic jam. -suffer from cold and hunger 饑寒交迫-suffer from floods 遭受水災(zāi) Cats behave like well-trained paratroopers. a doctor said. well-trained =train well訓(xùn)練得好 well-known well done well-bred 有家教的 well-born It seem

18、s that the further cats fall, the less they are likely to injure themselves. the more.the more. （用定冠詞the+形容詞或副詞的比較級） 多多益善。 越是有趣，他們就越是高興。 你吃的越多，就越胖。be likely to do 有可能如何（強調(diào)可能性） In cold winter, we are likely to catch a cold. 她很有可能迷路了。 我很有可能誤會你了。 unlikely (adj)不太可能的 likelyhood (n)可能性 In a long drop, th

19、ey 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.reach/stretch out 伸展，延伸-stretch out a helping hand 伸出一只援助的手He stretched out his arm and try to reach the apple.He stretched himself out on the grass. This i

20、ncreases their air-resistance and reduces the shock of impact when they hit the ground. air-resistance空氣阻力 resistance 反抗, 抵抗, 抵抗力, 阻力 resist 抵抗,抵制;-resist aggression 抵抗侵略 常用于否定句忍住-I was unable to resist laughing. Questions-answers They are suspicious of humans, arent they? Do they How are they different from dogs and horses? W