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Lesson9flyingcats飞猫fascinatev.迷住，吸引住•fascination（n.魔力,入迷,魅力）•fascinating（adj.令人着迷的）•fascinated（adj.感到着迷的）sthfascinatesb=sbbefascinatedwith/by…迷上了appealto/attract/interest/impresssb.becrazy/madabout物以类聚。Likeattractslike.affectionateadj.充满深情，柔情的--anaffectionatemother慈母--beonaffectionatetermswithsb.和...交情极好--Affectionate-yours(=yoursaffectionately)你的亲爱的(英美人写家信时结尾用语)--Heisaffectionateto/towardsme.他爱我。•affection（n.友爱,爱情,影响）•affect（vt.影响,感动）•effect(n.影响)mysteriousadj.神秘的，难以理解的•Wemustpayspecialattentiontothemysteriousstranger.•对他来说，非洲是一片神秘的土地。•mystery（n.神秘,神秘的事物）--Hisdeathisamystery.•mythn.神话•legend(n)传奇submissiveadj.服从的，顺从的•besubmissivetosb.Dogsandhorsesare~,butcatsarenever~tous.•submitto（v.服从,顺从）•submitoneselftosb./sth.•givein屈服•yieldto屈服/surrender/subjectto•submission（n.屈服,降服,服从）textCatsneverfailtofascinatehumanbeings.neverfailto双重否定意味肯定必定，一定会Ifyouaskforhelpinthepoliteway,youneverfailtosucceed.Ifyoureceiverequestslikethis,you'llneverfailtoaccept.无论如何，他必定会满足女儿的一切要求。我每个月一定写信给我的父母亲。meetone’sneedsSatisfyone’sneedsTheycanbefriendlyandaffectionatetowardshumans,buttheyleadmysteriouslivesoftheirownaswell.•live/lead+adj+life过着~样的日子•liveamiserablelife痛苦的•liveasimplelife简单的•leadahardlife艰难的•dreama~dream•diea~deathTheyneverbecomesubmissivelikedogsandhorses.Asaresult,humanshavelearnedtorespectfelineindependence.•asaresult结果他不用功，结果考试不及格。•asaresultof由于由于大雪他迟到了。•resultfrom由于事故源于他的粗心carelessness。•resultin导致•这场意外事故造成两人死亡。Mostcatsremainsuspiciousofhumansalltheirlives.•remainv.保持，依然，剩余，留下，逗留---Heremainedpoorallhislife.•besuspiciousof…对…表示怀疑,存有戒心---Thelocalstendtobesuspiciousofstrangers.当地人对陌生人往往有戒心.不要怀疑我的诚意。（sincerity）•suspicionn怀疑•suspectv.~sb.of(doing)sth.Oneofthethingsthatfascinatesusmostaboutcatsisthepopularbeliefthattheyhaveninelives.Apparently,thereisagooddealoftruthinthisidea.Acat'sabilitytosurvivefallsisbasedonfact.survive(v)存活•survivetheaccident从事故中幸存•survivetheplanecrash•survivesbbythreeyears比某人多活三年•survival(n)生存幸存者•survivalofthefittest适者生存•survivor(n)生还者bebasedon在…基础之上•basesthon…把某事建立在…基础之上•Webasethetheoryonthefact.=Thetheoryisbasedonfact.判断(judgment)应该以事实(truth/fact)为依据RecentlytheNewYorkAnimalMedicalCentermadeastudyof132catsoveraperiodoffivemonths.•makeastudy•conductastudy•carryoutastudyAllthesecatshadoneexperienceincommon:theyhadfallenoffhighbuildings,yetonlyeightofthemdiedfromshockorinjuries.•havesth.incommon(withsb.)有共同之处=sharewithsbelse我们没有一点相似的。我们有很多相似之处。•dieof+illness,disease,hunger,thirst•diefrom+shock,injures,woundOfcourse,NewYorkistheidealplaceforsuchaninterestingstudy,becausethereisnoshortageoftallbuildings.•idealadj.理想的;完美的--anidealplaceforaholiday过假日的理想场所--idealhappiness理想中的幸福这是一个野餐(picnic)的理想日子。•n.理想，典范，目标•Dream,lifegoal;aim,purposeshortagen.不足,缺乏=lack（n.缺乏,短缺），两个词都和of搭配Therewasashortage/lackofoxygenatthetopofthemountain.山顶上缺氧。缺钱导致了这个实验的失败。The~ofmoneyledtothefailureoftheexperiment.=be/goshortofsth.=lacksth.--We'reshortofcash.我们现在现金不足Thereareplentyofhigh-risewindowsillstofallfrom!•high-risewindows高层窗槛•ahigh-riseapartmentbuilding.高层公寓楼•skyscraper(n)摩天大楼•mansion(n)大厦官邸(dreamsofredmansion红楼梦)Onecat,Sabrina,fell32storeys,yetonlysufferedfromabrokentooth.•sufferfrom遭受什么痛苦你常头痛吗?Mostoftheimportantcitiesoftheworldsufferfromtrafficjam.--sufferfromcoldandhunger饥寒交迫--sufferfromfloods遭受水灾'Catsbehavelikewell-trainedparatroopers.'adoctorsaid.•well-trained=trainwell训练得好•well-known•well–done•well-bred有家教的•well-bornItseemsthatthefurthercatsfall,thelesstheyarelikelytoinjurethemselves.•themore...themore...（用定冠词the+形容词或副词的比较级）多多益善。人越富有，就越贪婪。你吃的越多，就越胖。belikelytodo有可能如何（强调可能性）•Incoldwinter,wearelikelytocatchacold.•她很有可能迷路了。•我很有可能误会你了。•unlikely(adj)不太可能的•likelyhood(n)可能性Inalongdrop,theyreachspeedsof60milesanhourandmore.Athighspeeds,fallingcatshavetimetorelax.Theystretchouttheirlegslikeflyingsquirrels.reach/stretchout伸展，延伸--stretchoutahelpinghand伸出一只援助的手•Hestretchedouthisarmandtrytoreachtheapple.•Hestretchedhimselfoutonthegrass.Thisincreasestheirair-resistanceandreducestheshockofimpactwhentheyhittheground.•air-resistance空气阻力•resistancen.反抗,抵抗,抵抗力,阻力•resistvt.抵抗,抵制;--resistaggression抵抗侵略vt.[常用于否定句]忍住--Iwasunabletoresistlaughing.Questions-answers•Theyaresuspiciousofhumans,aren’tthey?•Dotheyleadmysteriouslivesoftheirown?•Howaretheydifferentfromdogsandhorses?•Whathavehumanslearnedtorespectaboutcats?•Whatisthepopularbeliefaboutcats?Questions-answers•Isthereanytruthinthisbelief?•Whatinstitutionrecentlymadeastudyofcats?•Howmanycatstookpartinthisstudy?•Whatdidthesecatshaveincommon?•Howmanyofthemhaddied?•WhyisNewYorktheidealplaceforthiskindofstudy?•WhatdidthecatcalledSabrinasufferfrom?Questions-answers•Whatdidadoctorcomparefallingcatswith?•Whatspeedsdotheyreachinalongdrop?•Whatdocatshavetimetododuringalongdrop?•Whatdocatsdowiththeirlegswhenfalling?•Whatotheranimalsdothis?•Whateffectsdoesincreasedair-resistancehave?review•What______(吸引)meiswhatyoudobutnotwhatyousay.•Asabraveboy,heisnever_______(屈服于)anykindsofdifficulties.•Shealwaysworkshard,______(因此)，she_________(必定)passtheexam.•Afterhisdreamtobeasuccessfulbu