新概念英语第三册lesson9.ppt

die of+ illness, disease, die from+ shock, injures, wound die of ”因......而死” （死因存在于人体之上或之内，主要指情感、冻饿、疾病、衰老等自身的原因)，后常加这样的名词如：die of illness (heart trouble, cancer, a fever, hunger,cold,poison,oldage,boredom,thirst,sorrow) die from ”由于......而死”（死因不是存在人体之内或之上，而是由环境造成的，主要指事故等方面的外部原因)，后常加这样的名词如： die from an earthquake (a traffic accident, a lightning, wound,lack of food,over work,carelessness,drinking,some unknown cause etc) 死于地震(交通事故，雷击,受伤，缺少食物，工作过量，粗心，过度饮酒，不明原因等) Of course, New York is the  ideal place for such an interesting study, because there is no shortage of tall buildings. ideal adj. 理想的; 完美的 --an ideal place for a holiday 过假日的理想场所 --ideal happiness 理想中的幸福 shortage n.不足,缺乏 =lack（n.缺乏,短缺），两个词都和of搭配 There was a shortage/ lack of oxygen at the top of the mountain. 缺钱导致了这个实验的失败。（翻译） =be short of sth. = lack sth. --Were short of cash. There are plenty of high-rise windowsills to fall from! high-rise windows高层窗户 a high-rise apartment building. 高层公寓楼 skyscraper (n)摩天大楼 mansion (n)大厦 官邸 (dreams of red mansion 红楼梦) One cat, Sabrina, fell 32 storeys, yet only suffered from a broken tooth. suffer from 遭受什么痛苦 Most of the important cities of the world suffer from traffic jam. --suffer from cold and hunger 饥寒交迫 --suffer from floods 遭受水灾 It seems that the further cats fall, the less they are likely to injure themselves. the more...the more... 越...越... 作文里就可以应用 （用定冠词the+形容词或副词的比较级） be likely to do sth. They are likely to become angry with him. 他们可能会对他发怒 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. stretch out 伸展，延伸 --stretch out a helping hand 伸出一只援助的手 He stretched out his arm and try to reach the apple. This increases their air-resistance and reduces the shock of impact when they hit the ground. air-resistance空气阻力 resistance n.反