1、Lesson 9Flying cats 第1页nPeople:ngood,kind,kindhearted,soft,warm,beautiful,peaceful,excellent,affectionate,friendly,lovely,smart,clever,wise,inspiring,bright,active,positive,thoughtful,loyal,responsible,cooperative,able,generous,enthusiasm,determined,brave,strongnbad,selfish,cruel,cold-blooded,negati
2、ve,sentimental,emotionalHow to describe people and animals?第2页Qualities of some animals nRat ncharming,humorous,passionate,intelligentnTigernpowerful,strong,independent,courageous,self-assurednMonkeynlively,fascinating,amusing,lazy,intelligent,skillful,quick,charmingnRabbit:naffectionate,loving,plea
3、sant,quiet,peaceful,intelligent,beautiful第3页nOx(牛)牛)nhardworking,patient,strong,slow,responsiblenHorse:npopular,friendly,comfortable,hardworking,skillful,patient,peaceful,romanticnRooster/cock:hardworking,talented,powerful,open,elegantnDog:loyal,cheerful,ambitious,generous,effective,hardworking,inte
4、lligentnSheepnnice,pleasant,mild,warmhearted,kind,weak,patientQualities of some animals 第4页nasslyasafoxn(像狐狸一样狡猾)nassillyasagoosen(像鹅一样愚蠢)nasfastasaharen(像野兔一样快)nasgentleasalambn(像小羊一样温和)nasgracefulasaswann(像天鹅一样优美)n(像骡子一样顽固)nasstubbornasamulen(像猫头鹰一样聪明)naswiseasanowln(像乌龟一样迟缓)nasslowasaturtlen(像狮子一
5、样勇敢)nasbraveasalionn(像狼一样贪婪)nasgreedyasawolfIdioms with some animals 第5页 New words and expression第6页nfascinatev.迷住,吸引住naffectionateadj.充满深情,柔情nmysteriousadj.神秘,难以处理nsubmissiveadj.服从,顺从nfelineadj.猫independencen.独立,独立性high-riseadj.高层windowsilln.窗台paratroopern.伞兵squirreln.松鼠air-resistancen.空气阻力impactn.
6、冲击力 New words and expressions第7页fascinatefsineit v.使入迷attract or interest(sb)greatly nfascin(魅力 charm)+ate(v.suffix)ne.g.The children were fascinated by the toys in the shop.He has fascinated with computer games.n同根词:fascination(n.魔力,入迷,魅力)fascinating(adj.令人着迷)fascinated(adj.感到着迷)n 惯用搭配be fascinated
7、 with迷上了=be crazy/mad about.neg.He is fascinated with chess/music.n第8页affectionate fknit a.充满深情having or displaying warmth or affection n affect +tion +ate v.影响,感动 n.suffix a.suffixneg.The lady is looking that man affectionately.那个女人深情款款地望着那个男人。He is very affectionate to/towards his children.他很爱他孩子.
8、n同根词 affect(v.影响,感动)affection(n.影响,喜爱,感情)affectionately 第9页mysterious mistiris a.神秘n mystery+ous(a.)ne.g.a mysterious event/plan 神秘事件/计划 He is very mysterious.他神秘莫测。n同根词:mysteryn.secret,strangethingmysteriousadj.beingsecret,strangemysteriously adv.inamysteriousmannermysticism:神秘主义第10页ne.g.Dogs and h
9、orses are,but cats are never to us.n 同根词 submit(v.服从 顺从;提交)submission(n.顺从,服从;提交)submissively(ad.顺从地,服从地)n近义词:obedient n惯用搭配:submit to sb/sth 服从,顺从某人/某事物 submit oneself to sb./sth.屈服于 be submissive to sb/sth nsubmissive sbmsv a.顺从 willing to submit to orders or wishes of others 第11页feline filan a.n.
10、像猫;猫科动物 n fel+ine(n./a.suffix.动物)猫科()canine 犬科()bovine 牛类()swine 猪类()n neg.She She walkwalkeded with a feline grace with a feline grace 她她轻巧地走轻巧地走着着.第12页independence,indipendnsn.独立 nin +depend +ent +ce 否定前缀 依靠 a.suffix n.suffix ne.g.Young people always want independence from their parents.independen
11、ce celebrations 独立庆典n 同根词:depend(v.依靠)dependent(a.依靠)independent(a.独立)independently(ad.独立地)n惯用搭配 ndepend on/upon=be dependent on/upon 依靠,取决于nbe independent of 独立于e.g.We need to be dependent on ourselves that means being independent of our parents.第13页high-rise hairaiza.高层第14页windowsillwndsln.窗台 para
12、trooper pr,trup n.伞兵npara(n.suffix降落伞)+troop(军队)+er nParachute 降落伞nParachute jump squirrel skwirl n.松鼠第15页air-resistance er-rzstns n.空气阻力第16页nair-resistancentheeffectsofairresistancentheinfluenceofairresistancenairport,airsicknessair-conditionernimpact碰撞压力冲击试验噪声冲击impactpressureimpacttestnoiseimpact第
13、17页Detailed Study of the text第18页nCatsneverfailtofascinatehumanbeings.Theycanbefriendlyandaffectionatetowardshumans,buttheyleadmysteriouslivesoftheirownaswell.Theyneverbecomesubmissivelikedogsandhorses.Asaresult,humanshavelearnedtorespectfelineindependence.n1.Howdocatsoftenbehavetowardshumans?n2.But
14、theyresuspiciousofhumansaswell,arentthey?n3.Dotheyleadmysteriouslivesoftheirown?n4.Howaretheydifferentfromdogsandhorses?n5.Whathavehumanslearnedtorespectaboutcats?第19页Cats never fail to fascinate human beings.nnever fail to 必定,一定会e.g.Ifyoucantryyourbesttodosomething,Ibelieveyoullnever fail tosucceed
15、oneday.Ifyoureceiverequestslikethis,youllnever fail toaccept.(NCE2)第20页惯用双重否定用双重否定结构构(加强语气)1neverfailto,cantfailto,dontfailto,否定词+failto(语气较强烈)2否定形容词之前加以否定unreasonable-notunreasonablee.g.Whathesaidisnotunreasonable.Itisquitecommon(notuncommon)forustomakemistakes.3not+withoute.g.YoucantobtainEnglishw
16、ithoutworkinghard.第21页Theycanbefriendlyandaffectionate towardshumans,buttheylead mysterious livesoftheirownaswell.nlive/lead+adj+life过着样日子nliveasimplelife简单nleadahardlife艰难nofonesown自己nononesown依靠自己第22页Theyneverbecomesubmissivelikedogsandhorses.As a result,humanshavelearnedtorespectfeline independen
17、ce.nas a result adv.结果e.g.Theaccidentresulted from hiscarelessness.事故源于他粗心。Actingbeforethinkingalwaysresults in failure.做事不先考虑总会造成失败。Theaccidentresulted in thedeathoftwopeople.这场意外事故造成两人死亡。第23页nMostcatsremainsuspiciousofhumansalltheirlives.Oneofthethingsthatfascinatesusmostaboutcatsisthepopularbelie
18、fthattheyhaveninelives.Apparently,thereisagooddealoftruthinthisidea.Acatsabilitytosurvivefallsisbasedonfact.6.Whatisthepopularbeliefaboutcats?7.Isthereanytruthinthisbelief?Onlyonepersonsurvived(in)theaccident.basedonexperience以正规教育为基础以正规教育为基础依据经验依据经验basedonformaleducation第24页Mostcatsremainsuspicious
19、 ofhumansalltheirlives.nbe/remainsuspiciousof/about:bedoubtfulabout对表示怀疑,存有戒心ne.g.Thelocalstendtobesuspiciousofstrangers.当地人对陌生人往往有戒心.nHewassuspiciousofthenewtheory.=Hewasdoubtfulaboutthenewtheoryn同根词:suspicionn.怀疑suspectv.sb.of(doing)sth.第25页1)survivev.幸存nsurvive the accident 从事故中幸存从事故中幸存nsurvive t
20、he plane crashnsurvival n.生存生存 幸存者幸存者nsurvival of the fittest适者生存适者生存nsurvivor n.生生还者者Apparently,thereisagooddealoftruthinthisidea.Acatsabilitytosurvive fallsis based onfact.第26页2)bebasedon在基础之上nbasesthon把某事建立在基础之上nWebasethetheoryonthefact.=Thetheoryisbasedonfact.这个理论是建立在事实基础上。第27页RecentlytheNewYork
21、AnimalMedicalCentermadeastudyof132catsoveraperiodoffivemonths.Allthesecatshadoneexperienceincommon:theyhadfallenoffhighbuildings,yetonlyeightofthemdiedfromshockorinjuries.8.Whichinstitutionrecentlymadeastudyofcats?.9.Howmanycatstookpartinthisstudy?10.Whatdidallthesecatshaveincommon?11.Howmanyofthemh
22、addied?nhavesthincommonwithsb/sthnHehadalotincommonwithoneofmyfriends.第28页 die of+(illness,disease etc.),die from+(shock,injures,wound etc.)ndieof”因.而死”(死因存在于人体之上或之内,主要指情感、冻饿、疾病、衰老等本身原因),后常加这么名词如:dieofillness(hearttrouble,cancer,afever,hunger,cold,poison,oldage,boredom,thirst,sorrow,disappointedlove
23、etc)死于疾病(心脏病,癌症,发烧,饥饿,严寒,毒药,年老,无聊,口渴,悲伤,失恋等)nndiefrom”因为.而死”(死因不是存在人体之内或之上,而是由环境造成,主要指事故等方面外部原因),后常加这么名词如:diefromanearthquake(atrafficaccident,alightning,wound,lackoffood,overwork,carelessness,drinking,someunknowncauseetc)死于地震(交通事故,雷击,受伤,缺乏食物,工作过量,粗心,过分饮酒,不明原因等)第29页Ofcourse,NewYorkistheidealplacefor
24、suchaninterestingstudy,becausethereisnoshortageoftallbuildings.Thereareplentyofhigh-risewindowsillstofallfrom!Onecat,Sabrina,fell32storeys,yetonlysufferedfromabrokentooth.12.WhyisNewYorktheidealplaceforthiskindofstudy?13.WhathadthecatcalledSabrinasufferedfrom?reachtheidealheight/inanidealworld第30页sh
25、ortagen.缺乏=lack(n.缺乏,短缺),两个词都和of搭配Therewasashortage/lackofoxygenatthetopofthemountain.山顶上缺氧。Thenationwasexperiencingacriticalshortage of food/foodshortage.缺钱造成了这个试验失败。(翻译)Theofmoneyledtothefailureoftheexperiment.=be short of sth.=lack sth.-Were short of cash.第31页 One cat,Sabrina,fell 32 storeys,yet
26、only suffered from a broken tooth.nsuffer from 遭受什么痛苦nMost of the important cities of the world suffer from traffic jam.-suffer from cold and hunger 饥寒交迫-suffer from floods 遭受水灾第32页nCatsbehavelikewell-trainedparatroopers.adoctorsaid.Itseemsthatthefurthercatsfall,thelesstheyarelikelytoinjurethemselve
27、s.Inalongdrop,theyreachspeedsof60milesanhourandmore.Athighspeeds,fallingcatshavetimetorelax.Theystretchouttheirlegslikeflyingsquirrels.Thisincreasestheirair-resistanceandreducestheshockofimpactwhentheyhittheground.第33页n1)Well-trained:thosewhoaretrainedverywellwell-known:sththatisknownwellwell-educat
28、ed:thosewhoareeducatedwellwell-written/well-born/well-done/well-organised/well-meant 2)stretchout伸展,延伸e.g.stretchoutahelpinghand伸出一只援助手Hestretchedouthisarmandtrytoreachtheapple.第34页 It seems that the further cats fall,the less they are likely to injure themselves.n1)themore.themore.越.越.(用定冠词the+形容词或
29、副词比较级)n2)belikelytodosth.Theyare likely to becomeangrywithhim.他们可能会对他发怒。第35页Qualitiesofcatsfascinatefriendly affectionatemysterious suspiciousnever submissive independentText Analysis and Summary 第36页 New York AnimalMedical Centerhave oneexperience in common60 miles an hour and more behavespeeds 8 d
30、ied one cat fell 32 storeys a broken tooth well-trained paratroopersstretch out their legsincrease air resistancereduce the shock of impact ideal placetall-buildingshigh-rise windowsills 132 cats第37页distance the further in a long trip at high speed 第38页heightHigh buildingsTall buildings High-rise wi
31、ndow sills第39页Special Difficulties uThisstudyofcatsissointeresting.Itssuchaninterestingstudy.uTheyfoundeditsodifficulttostudythebehaviorofcats.Theyhadsuchdifficultystudyingthebehaviorofcats.第40页Summary Writing TheNewYorkAnimalMedicalCentrerecentlymadeastudyof132cats.Allthesecatshadonethingincommon:theyhadfallenoffhighbuildings,yetonlyeighthaddiedfromshockorinjuries.Onecat,Sabrina,hadfallen32storeysbutonlysufferedfromabrokentooth.Whenfallingatspeedsupto60milesperhour,catsstretchouttheirlegswhichincreasestheirair-resistanceandreducestheshockofimpactonhittingtheground.(79 words)第41页第42页