新概念英语课件NCE3-lesson09（共31张）

Lesson9

flyingcats飞猫

fascinate<v.>

迷住，吸引住=appealto/attractsb.fascination（n.魔力,入迷,魅力）fascinating（adj.令人着迷的）fascinated（adj.感到着迷的）befascinatedwith…迷上了…Heisfascinatedwithmusic.becrazy/madabout…着迷于…affectionate<adj.>

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)mysterious<adj.>

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.myth<n.>神话legend(n)传奇submissive<adj.>

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/subjecttosubmission（n.屈服,降服,服从）textCatsneverfailtofascinate

humanbeings.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~dreamdiea~deathTheyneverbecomesubmissivelikedogsandhorses.Asaresult,humanshavelearnedtorespect

feline

independence.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。Mostcatsremain

suspicious

ofhumansalltheirlives.remain<v.>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）suspicion<n>怀疑suspect<v.>~sb.of(doing)sth.Oneofthethingsthat

fascinatesusmostaboutcatsisthepopularbeliefthattheyhaveninelives.Apparently,thereisagooddealoftruthinthisidea.Acat'sabilitytosurvivefalls

isbasedon

fact.survive(v)存活survivetheaccident从事故中幸存survivetheplanecrashsurvivesbbythreeyears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RecentlytheNewYorkAnimalMedicalCentermadeastudyof132

catsoveraperiodoffivemonths.makeastudyconductastudycarryoutastudyAllthesecatshadone

experienceincommon: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,thirstdiefrom+shock,injures,woundOfcourse,NewYorkisthe

idealplaceforsuchaninterestingstudy,becausethereisnoshortageoftallbuildings.ideal<adj.>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,purposeshortage<n.>

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-trained

paratroopers.'adoctorsaid.well-trained=trainwell训练得好well-knownwell–donewell-bred有家教的well-bornItseemsthatthefurther

catsfall,thelesstheyarelikelytoinjurethemselves.themore...themore...（用定冠词the+形容词或副词的比较级）多多益善。越是有趣，他们就越是高兴。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resistance<n.>反抗,抵抗,抵抗力,阻力resist<vt.>抵抗,抵制;--resistaggression抵抗侵略

<vt.>[常用于否定句]忍住--Iwasunabletoresistlaughing.Questions-answersTheyaresuspiciousofhumans,aren’tthey?Dotheyleadmysteriouslivesoftheirown?Howaretheydifferentfromdogsandhorses?Whathavehumanslearnedtorespectaboutcats?Whatisthepopularbeliefaboutcats?Questions-answersIsthereanytruthinthisbelief?Whatinstitutionrecentlymadeastudyofcats?Howmanycatstookpartinthisstudy?Whatdidthesecatshaveincommon?Howmanyofthemhaddied?WhyisNewYorktheidealplaceforthiskindofstudy?WhatdidthecatcalledSabrinasufferfrom?Questions-answersWhatdidadoctorcomparefallingcatswith?Whatspeedsdotheyreachinalongdrop?Whatdocatshavetimetododuringalongdrop?Whatdocatsdowiththeirlegswhenfalling?Whatotheranimalsdothis?Whateffectsdoesincreasedair-resistancehave?reviewWhat______(吸引)meiswhatyoudobutnotwhatyousay.As