新概念第三册第九课_Flying_Cats.ppt

Lesson 9  flying cats 飞 猫 Warm up Warm up New words high-rise [hairaiz]a.高层的 windowsill[w?nd??s?l]n.窗台 paratrooper [p?r?,tru?p?] n.伞兵 para(n.suffix降落伞)+ troop(军队) +er Parachute 降落伞 Parachute jump squirrel [skwir?l] n.松鼠 air-resistance [e?r-r?z?st?ns] n. 空气阻力 text Cats never fail to fascinate human beings. never fail to 双重否定意味肯定 必定， 一定会 If you ask for help in the polite way, you never fail to succeed. If you can try your best to do something, I believe youll never fail to success one day. They can be friendly and affectionate towards humans, but they lead mysterious lives of their own as well. live/lead+adj+life 过着~样的日子 live a miserable life 痛苦的 live a simple life 简单的 lead a hard life 艰难的 Of one’s own 自己的 On one’s own依靠自己的 They never become submissive like dogs and horses. As a result, humans have learned to respect feline independence. as a result 结果 他不用功，结果考试不及格。 as a result of 由于 由于大雪他迟到了。 result from 由于 事故源于他的粗心carelessness。 result in 导致 这场意外事故造成两人死亡。 Most cats remain suspicious of humans all their lives. remain v.保持，依然 ;剩余，留下，逗留 ---He remained poor all his life. be suspicious of…对…表示怀疑,存有戒心 ---The locals tend to be suspicious of strangers. 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. One of the things that fascinates 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 cats ability to survive falls is based on fact. survive (v)幸存 survive the accident 从事故中幸存 survive the plane crash survival (n) 生存 幸存者 survival of the fittest适者生存 survivor (n) 生还者 be based on 在…基础之上 base sth on … 把某事建立在…基础之上 We base the theory on the fact. =The theory is based on fact. 判断(judgment)应该以事实(truth/fact)为依据 Recently the New York Animal Medical Center made a study of 132 cats over a period of fiv