Lesson9：Flying cats新概念英语第三册.docx

Lesson9：Flying cats新概念英语第三册为了便利同学们的学习，我为大家整理了新概念英语第三册Lesson9：Flying cats新概念英语作为一套世界著名的英语教程，以其全新的教学理念，好玩的课文内容和全面的技能训练，深受广阔英语学习者的欢迎和宠爱希望以下内容能够为大家的新概念英语学习供应帮助! Lesson 9 Flying cats　　飞猫　　Listen to the tape then answer the question below.　　听录音，然后回答以下问题　　How do cats try to protect themselves when falling from great heights?　　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 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 cat's ability to survive falls is based on fact.　　Recently the New York Animal Medical Center made a study of 132 cats 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 hit the ground.　　New words and expressions 生词和短语　　fascinate　　v. 迷住，吸引住　　affectionate　　adj. 充溢深情，柔情的　　mysterious　　adj. 神奇的，难以理解的　　submissive　　adj. 听从的，听从的　　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　　参考译文　　猫总能引起人们的极大爱好。

它们可以对人友好，充溢柔情但是，它们又有自己神奇的生活方式它们从不像狗和马一样变得那么听从结果是人们已经学会敬重猫的独立性在它们的一生中，大多数猫都对人存有戒心最使我们感爱好的一件事情就是一种通俗的信念——猫有九条命明显，这种说法里面包含着很多真实性猫在跌落时能够大难不死是有事实作为依据的　　最近，纽约动物医疗中心对132只猫进行了为期5个月的综合探讨全部这些猫有一个共同的经验：它们都曾从高层建筑上摔下来过，但只有其中的8只猫死于震荡或跌伤当然，纽约是进行这种好玩的试验的一个志向的地方，因为那里根本不缺乏高楼大厦，有的是高层的窗槛从上往下坠落有一只叫萨伯瑞的猫从32层楼上掉下来，但只摔断一颗牙猫就像训练有素的跳伞队员，” 一位医生说看起来，猫跌落的距离越长，它们就越不会损害自己在一个长长的跌落过程中，它们可以达到每小时60里甚至更快的速度在高速下落中，猫有时间放松自己它们伸展四肢，就像飞行中的松鼠一样这样就加大了空气阻力，并削减了它们着地时冲击力带来的振动本文来源：网络收集与整理，如有侵权，请联系作者删除，谢谢！第4页 共4页第 4 页 共 4 页第 4 页 共 4 页第 4 页 共 4 页第 4 页 共 4 页第 4 页 共 4 页第 4 页 共 4 页第 4 页 共 4 页第 4 页 共 4 页第 4 页 共 4 页第 4 页 共 4 页。