新概念第三冊 Lesson 9 Flying Cats

1、Flying CatsLesson 9Lesson 9New words and expressions Fascinate v.迷住，吸引住迷住，吸引住 Fascination n.魔力魔力, 入迷入迷, 魅力魅力 Fascinating adj.令人著迷的令人著迷的 Sweet music is fascinating. Fascinated adj.感到著迷的感到著迷的 He is fascinated with music.New words and expressions Fascinate v.迷住，吸引住迷住，吸引住 Be crazy about 著迷于著迷于 He is cra

2、zy about music. Be mad about 著迷于著迷于 He is mad about music. Like, Love, Be fond of 喜歡喜歡 The boy is fond of football.New words and expressions Fascinate v.迷住，吸引住迷住，吸引住 be absorbed in sth. 聚精會神聚精會神 She was sitting by the fire, absorbed in a book. be obsessed with 著迷，被困擾著迷，被困擾 He is obsessed with comput

3、er.New words and expressions Affectionate adj.充滿深情，柔情的充滿深情，柔情的 Cats are affectionate animals. affectionate kiss/words She is very affectionate toward him. Affectionately adv.充滿深情的充滿深情的, 有感情有感情的的, 慈愛的慈愛的 The lady is looking that man affectionately affection n.友愛友愛, 愛情愛情, 情感情感New words and expressions

4、 Mysterious adj.神秘的，難以理解的神秘的，難以理解的 a mysterious plan / a mysterious explanation mystery（n.謎面，神秘感）謎面，神秘感） His death is a mystery.New words and expressions Submissive adj.服從的，順從的服從的，順從的 a humble and submissive servant She is always submissive to her husband. Obedient adj.服從的服從的, 孝順的孝順的 obedient childr

5、en docile a. 溫順的，易教的溫順的，易教的 a docile dog/personalityNew words and expressions submit to sth/sb. I refuse to submit to his control. He will not submit to being parting away from her. yield to sth/sb. The little boy yield to temptation and had another chocolate. be subject to The employees are subject

6、 to the rules of the company.New words and expressions independence n. 獨立，獨立性獨立，獨立性 Declaration of Independence be independent of be dependent on It depends.New words and expressions high-rise a. 高的高的 skyscraper 摩天大樓摩天大樓 mansion 大廈，巨宅大廈，巨宅 high-tech 高科技的高科技的 highway 高速公路高速公路 hi-jack 劫機(jī)劫機(jī) high sea 公海

7、公海How do cat try to protect themselves when falling from great heights?Text Cats never fail to fascinate human beings. It is not uncommon for us to make mistakes. He doesnt have any meal without meats. There is nothing that he cant do.Text They can be friendly and affectionate towards humans, but th

8、ey lead mysterious lives of their own as well. may/canbut They may have used wood and skins, but these have rotted away. (N4-1) lead a mysterious life live a luxurious life live a miserable life live a decent lifeText They can be friendly and affectionate towards humans, but they lead mysterious liv

9、es of their own as well. affectionate passionate 激情的激情的 tender 溫柔的溫柔的 amiable 和藹可親的和藹可親的 cordial 熱情的熱情的Text As a result, humans have learned to respect feline independence. as a result: 引出結(jié)果引出結(jié)果 Jobs are hard to find. As a result, a great many young man choose to continue their education. consequent

10、ly My car broke down and consequently Im late.Text Most cats remain suspicious of humans all their lives. remain + 形容詞形容詞/名詞名詞/分詞分詞/介詞短語介詞短語 She always claims she will remain single. We can remain friends. She remained unconvinced. He remained standing for an hour. You cant let the room remain like

11、this.Text Most cats remain suspicious of humans all their lives. be suspicious of/about sth./sb. I am always suspicious of anyone who wants to sell me anything. That man looks suspicious.Text One of the things that fascinates us most about cats is the popular belief that they have nine lives. One of

12、 the things that fascinates us most about planes is the undoubted fact that they are safe and fast.Text One of the things that fascinates us most about cats is the popular belief that they have nine lives. He came to me in the belief that I could help him. It is my belief that you can write about th

13、em. Apparently, there is a good deal of truth in this idea. apparently obviously: Shes obviously thirsty, for she drinks a lot. evidently: Evidently he was sensitive on this topic. a good deal of /a large sum of/ a great amount of+不可數(shù)名詞不可數(shù)名詞 a great many/a good many/ a large number of + 可數(shù)名詞可數(shù)名詞 ple

14、nty of/a large quantity of/ a lot of + 均可均可Text A cats ability to survive falls is based on fact. survive v. 幸免于，存活幸免于，存活 Few buildings survived the bombing raid. He survived his wife for two years. Many customs survived from earlier times. be based on sth./ base sth. on = be founded on sth./ found

15、sth. on My argument is based on facts.Text Recently the New York Animal Medical Center made a study of 132 cats over a period of five months.Text All these cats had one experience in common: they had fallen off high buildings, yet only eight of them died from shock or injuries. I have nothing in com

16、mon with her. They have nothing in common. We share a some hobby, fishing. die from 由于由于而死而死 He die from a wound. die of 患病而亡患病而亡 Im dying of boredomText Of course, New York is the ideal place for such an interesting study, because there is no shortage of tall buildings. Shortage n.不足不足, 缺乏缺乏 = lack

17、 n.缺乏缺乏, 短缺短缺 Shortage of money led to the failure of the experiments.Text There are plenty of high-rise windowsills to fall from! One cat, Sabrina, fell 32 storeys, yet only suffered from a broken tooth. suffer from 遭受某種痛苦遭受某種痛苦 Do you suffer from headache? Do you suffer from the stress?Text Cats b

18、ehave like well-trained paratroopers, a doctor said. well-educated well-bred well-behaved well-read well-meantText At high speeds, falling cats have time to relax. They stretch out their legs like flying squirrels. stretch He took off his shoes and stretch himself out on the bed. squirrel 松鼠松鼠Text It seems that the further cats fall, the less they are likely to injure themselves. the more.the more The harder you study English, the better you can learn it. It seems that nobody knew what had