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词汇的意思都在这里了哦。看看你都猜对了么
fascinate v. 迷住，吸引住
affectionate adj. 充满情深的，柔情的
mysterious adj. 神秘的，难以理解的
submissive adj. 服从的，顺从的
feline adj. 猫的
independence n. 独立，独立性
high-rise adj. 高层的
windowsill n.窗槛
paratrooper n. 伞兵
squirrel n. 松鼠
air-resistance n. 空气阻力
impact n. 冲击力
Step 3 特别的单词总是要特别的待遇，下面的单词记住，有空多练习。：） 1. fascinate v. 迷住，吸引住
英释 attract or interest greatly
词组句子
be fascinated with被...迷住了，被...吸引住了
He is fascinated with chess.
Are you fascinated with English?
链接词汇 fascination n.吸引力
hold/have a fascination for sth.
Stamp collecting holds a certain fascination for me.
联想记忆
be absorbed in sth. 被......吸引住，专注于，聚精会神
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. 着迷，缠住，被困扰
He was obsessed with computers six months ago.
be engrossed in sth. 全神贯注于
He's engrossed in his work.
The audience was completely engrossed by the actor's performance.
2. affectionate adj. 充满情深的，柔情的
英释 loving and tender.
词句
affectionate kisses/words
an affectionate child
Cats are affectionate animals.
固定搭配
be affectionate towards 对......充满柔情
She is very affectionate towards her son.
3. mysterious adj. 神秘的（与神无关），难以理解的
词句
a mysterious plan
a mysterious explanation
链接词汇
mystery n. 迷团，神秘感
His death is a mystery.
联想记忆
mystic adj.神灵的，与神有关的，神秘的（宗教界）
mystic rites and ceremonies 神秘的仪式
enigmatic adj. difficult to understand ,mysterious 难解的，神秘的
an enigmatic character,smile,statement 难以捉摸的性格，神秘的微笑，莫名其妙的声明
unearthly adj. supernatural or mysterious or frightening 非尘世的，超自然的，神秘的，可怕的
4．submissive adj. 服从的，顺从的
词句
Dogs are submissive.
a humble and submissive servant
固定搭配
be submissive to sb./sth. 顺从，服从，接受......的控制
She is always submissive to her husband.
近义表达
obedient adj. 服从，顺从的，温顺的
obedient children
His dog is very obedient.
docile adj.温顺，可教的
a docile dog
docile personality 温顺的性格
联想记忆
submit to sb./sth 服从，听从，听任
I refuse to submit to his control.
yield to sb./sth. 向 ......让步，低头
The little boy yielded to temptation and had another chocolate.
bow to sb./sth. 向......低头，接受，同意
Though I should have thought otherwise,I will bow to your judgement.
be subject to sb./sth.应服从......的，受制于......的
The employees are subject to the rules and regulations of the company.
5. independence n. 独立，独立性
词句
the American Declaration of Independence 美国独立宣言
联想记忆
be independent of 独立出来
As you must have seen from my work,I'm perfectly independent of him.
dependent on/upon sb./sth. (for sth.)依靠，依赖，取决于
Success is dependent on how hard you work.
6. impact n. 冲击力
词句
on /upon impact 在撞击时
The bomb exploded on impact.
He collapsed under the full impact of blow.
7. survive vt.幸免，从......逃生 vi.活下来，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......活的长久
The man survived his sister by there years.
He is survived by his wife and two babies.
Step4 记住一些常用前缀，以后就可以望词生义了。呵呵，我们试试哦，不好就扔砖头。
构词方法
-ine ......科的动物
feline 猫的
aquiline 鹰的： an aquiline nose
canine 犬的：canine tooth
asinine 愚蠢的，顽固的
Step5 讲解看再多还不如自己动手一练。会用词汇，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
