Lesson 9 Flying cats
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 fascinaes 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 cots 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 hid the ground.
Step 2詞匯的意思都在這里了哦�？纯茨愣疾聦α嗣�
fascinate v. 迷住，吸引住
affectionate adj. 充滿情深的，柔情的
mysterious adj. 神秘的，難以理解的
submissive adj. 服從的，順從的
feline adj. 貓的
independence n. 獨立，獨立性
high-rise adj. 高層的
windowsill n.窗檻
paratrooper n. 傘兵
squirrel n. 松鼠
air-resistance n. 空氣阻力
impact n. 沖擊力
Step 3 特別的單詞總是要特別的待遇，下面的單詞記住，有空多練習(xí)。：） 1. fascinate v. 迷住，吸引住
英釋 attract or interest greatly
詞組句子
be fascinated with被...迷住了，被...吸引住了
He is fascinated with chess.
Are you fascinated with English?
鏈接詞匯 fascination n.吸引力
hold/have a fascination for sth.
Stamp collecting holds a certain fascination for me.
聯(lián)想記憶
be absorbed in sth. 被......吸引住，專注于，聚精會神
She was sitting by the fire, bsorbed in a book.
The children were so absorbed in their game that they didn't notice us.
be obsessed with sth./doing sth. 著迷，纏住，被困擾
He was obsessed with computers six months ago.
be engrossed in sth. 全神貫注于
He's engrossed in his work.
The audience was completely engrossed by the actor's performance.
2. affectionate adj. 充滿情深的，柔情的
英釋 loving and tender.
詞句
affectionate kisses/words
an affectionate child
Cats are affectionate animals.
固定搭配
be affectionate towards 對......充滿柔情
She is very affectionate towards her son.
3. mysterious adj. 神秘的（與神無關(guān)），難以理解的
詞句
a mysterious plan
a mysterious explanation
鏈接詞匯
mystery n. 迷團(tuán)，神秘感
His death is a mystery.
聯(lián)想記憶
mystic adj.神靈的，與神有關(guān)的，神秘的（宗教界）
mystic rites and ceremonies 神秘的儀式
enigmatic adj. difficult to understand ,mysterious 難解的，神秘的
an enigmatic character,smile,statement 難以捉摸的性格，神秘的微笑，莫名其妙的聲明
unearthly adj. supernatural or mysterious or frightening 非塵世的，超自然的，神秘的，可怕的
4．submissive adj. 服從的，順從的
詞句
Dogs are submissive.
a humble and submissive servant
固定搭配
be submissive to sb./sth. 順從，服從，接受......的控制
She is always submissive to her husband.
近義表達(dá)
obedient adj. 服從，順從的，溫順的
obedient children
His dog is very obedient.
docile adj.溫順，可教的
a docile dog
docile personality 溫順的性格
聯(lián)想記憶
submit to sb./sth 服從，聽從，聽任
I refuse to submit to his control.
yield to sb./sth. 向 ......讓步，低頭
The little boy yielded to temptation and had another chocolate.
bow to sb./sth. 向......低頭，接受，同意
Though I should have thought otherwise,I will bow to your judgement.
be subject to sb./sth.應(yīng)服從......的，受制于......的
The employees are subject to the rules and regulations of the company.
5. independence n. 獨立，獨立性
詞句
the American Declaration of Independence 美國獨立宣言
聯(lián)想記憶
be independent of 獨立出來
As you must have seen from my work,I'm perfectly independent of him.
dependent on/upon sb./sth. (for sth.)依靠，依賴，取決于
Success is dependent on how hard you work.
6. impact n. 沖擊力
詞句
on /upon impact 在撞擊時
The bomb exploded on impact.
He collapsed under the full impact of blow.
7. survive vt.幸免，從......逃生 vi.活下來，幸存
句子
[survive +n. ] 存活，幸存
Only one baby survived the terrible car crash.
Few houses in this district have survived (after)the storm.
Of the ten people in the plane that crashed,only one survived.
[survive +n. ] 比......活的長久
The man survived his sister by there years.
He is survived by his wife and two babies.
Step4 記住一些常用前綴，以后就可以望詞生義了。呵呵，我們試試哦，不好就扔磚頭。
構(gòu)詞方法
-ine ......科的動物
feline 貓的
aquiline 鷹的： an aquiline nose
canine 犬的：canine tooth
asinine 愚蠢的，頑固的
Step5 講解看再多還不如自己動手一練。會用詞匯，那才是境界。今天就造句吧。
Choice 1: Write a story by using the following words or phrases.
Choice 2: If you can't make up a story ,you can make sentences instead
Choice 3: otherwise you can comment on other's stories.
survive
fascinate
affectionate
in common
shortage of
fascinating
submissive
