新概念英语三-Lesson-9(1)3页

1、A gloved cat catches no mice. / The cat in gloves catches no mice. 参考译文猫儿戴手套，老鼠捉不到。/ 戴手套的猫捉不到老鼠。/ 四肢不勤的人，什么事也做不出来。All cats are gray in the dark. / When candles are out all cats are gray.参考译文猫在黑暗中都是灰色的。/ 人在未成名时，很难看出什么差别。The cat would eat fish and would not wet her feet. / All cats love fish but fear

2、to wet their paws.参考译文猫儿爱鱼却怕弄湿爪子。/ 猫想吃鱼，又怕湿了脚。/ 想坐享其成，不劳而获。Curiosity killed a cat.参考译文好奇心杀猫。/ 太爱管闲事会带来麻烦。A baited cat may grow as fierce as a lion.参考译文被逼急的猫，凶得象狮子。A scalded cat fears cold water.参考译文一朝被蛇咬，十年怕草绳。Cats hide their paws.参考译文猫儿不露爪。A cat has nine lives. / A cat has nine lives. For three he

3、plays, for three he strays, and for the last three he stays.参考译文猫有九命。/ 猫有九命，玩掉三命，逃掉三命，保住三命。Care killed a cat. / Care killed the cat.参考译文忧虑杀猫。/ 忧虑伤身。/ 忧虑能杀人。It is said that “ a cat hath nine lives”, yet care would wear them all out.参考译文据说猫有九条命，忧虑能让九命亡。A cat may look at a king.参考译文猫也有权见国王。/ 地位虽不同，人人应平

4、等。/ 小人物也是人，*应平等。Ale will make cat speak.参考译文猫喝啤酒，也会开口。A cat is hungry when a crust contents her.参考译文饥不择食。A blate cat makes a proud mouse. / A shy cat makes a proud mouse.参考译文猫儿害羞，老鼠上房。/ 猫儿胆小耗子闹。The cat and dog may kiss, yet are none the better friends.参考译文猫狗虽然能亲嘴，但也难成好朋友。That cat wont jump. / That c

5、at wont fight.参考译文那只猫不会跳（打架）。/ 这个办法行不通；问题不是这样。Thats like putting the cat near the goldfish bowl.参考译文这等于把猫放在金鱼缸旁。/ 自找麻烦；自讨苦吃；开门揖盗。That that comes of a cat will catch mice. 参考译文没有不会捉老鼠的猫。In a cat's eyes, all things belong to cats.参考译文猫眼里的一切都是她自己的。Lesson 9 Flying cats1. What does a cat look like?2.

6、 What do the words below mean? What words would you like to use to describe cats?friendly cute curious mysterious suspicious independent affectionate submissive3. Translate the following English idioms and sayings about cats into Chinese.1) let the cat out of the bag2) rain cats and dogs3) Cats hide

7、 their claws4) When the cat is away, the mice will play.5) The cat in gloves catches no mice. 6) All cats are gray in the dark. 7) Curiosity killed a cat.8) The cat and dog may kiss, yet are none the better friends.9) In a cat's eyes, all things belong to cats.10) A cat has nine lives.4. (1) Com

8、plete the paragraph with the words right form in Exercise 2. Cats never fail to fascinate human beings. They can be 1_ and 2_ towards humans, but they lead 3_ lives of their own as well. They never become 4_ like dogs and horses. As a result, humans have learned to respect feline independence. Most

9、cats remain 5_ 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 cats ability to survive falls is based on fact. (2) Listen to the first paragraph and check. (3) W

10、hat will be written in the next paragraph?(4) Listen and complete the paragraph.Recently the New York Animal medical Centre made a study of 1_ cats over a period of 2_ months. All these cats had one experience in common: they had fallen off high buildings, yet only 3_ of them died from shock or inju

11、ries. 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 4_ 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 5 _miles an hour and more. At high spe