新概念3lesson 9

1、She is a cat.（她是个包藏祸心的女人）.Mrs. Smith is a perfect cat.（史密斯太太是个地地道道的长舌妇）.A gloved cat catches no mice.Cats hide their claws.Rain cats and dogsA cat-and-dog life戴手套的猫抓不到老鼠-不愿吃苦的人成不了大事业猫总是藏起自己的爪子-知人知面不知心倾盆大雨争争吵吵的日子 PART II: NEW WORDS AND PHRASES生词生词和短语和短语fascinate attract or interest (sb) greatly 使（某人）

2、着迷 神魂颠倒或极感兴趣: The children were fascinated by the toys in the shop window.fascination 迷惑力；魅力 Sth. have/hold a fascination for ab.Stamp collecting holds a certain fascination for me. fascinatedI was fascinated to hear about his travels in China.They were absolutely fascinated by the game. fascinating

3、 吸引人的; 迷人的; 使人神魂颠倒的The book offers a fascinating glimpse of the lives of the rich and famous.I found the whole film fascinating. attract吸引:Like attracts like. 物以类聚 引起; 激起: The new play has attracted a good deal of criticism. affectionate （向某人）示爱的; 爱的: an affectionate childaffectionate kisses, words

4、深情的吻、话affection affection He had a deep affection for his girlfriend. 深爱the object of ones affections 意中人mysterious 神秘的; 不可思议的: a mysterious event, crime, etc Mystery1 神秘的事物Its a complete mystery that she married him!2 Ca mystery thriller 惊险悬疑作品.submissive服从的; 顺从的a humble and submissive servantsubmi

5、t (to sb/sth) （某人某事物）; 服从, 顺从（某人某事物）submit to arrangement sth (to sb/sth) 提交或呈递某事物: submit an essay to ones tutorfeline 猫科动物 Kitten n. 小猫 Kitty n. （US nickname） 小猫independence (from sb/sth) 独立; 自主; 自立 young people who want independence from their parentsindependent (of sb/sth) 独立的; 自主的; 自立的old enoug

6、h to be independent of ones parentsParatrooper 伞兵伞兵Parachute Trooper骑兵；装甲兵骑兵；装甲兵squirrel n. 松鼠 Seaman水兵水兵Navy soldierPART III: TEXT: FLYING CATS Cats never fail to fascinate human beings. They can be friendly and affectionate towards humans, but they lead mysterious life of their own as well. never

7、fail to 双重否定 Lead life/ lead lives 过着的生活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.suspicious (about/of sth/sb) 有疑心的; 表示怀疑的:Im very suspicious about her motives. as a result

8、 & with the result罗斯大伯工作努力，结果是身体垮了。Uncle Ross worked hard；as a result, he failed in healthUncle Ross worked hard with the result that he failed in health 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 trut

9、h in this idea. A cats ability to survive falls is based on fact. base on/upon & Sth. be based on =establish on; rest on 把建立在；以为基础One should always base ones opinion on factsThis novel is based on historical facts. Recently the New York Animal Medical Center made a study of 132 cats over a perio

10、d 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. In commonWe have very little in common in our tasteDie from=死于The man died from the snakes bitingThe horse died from overworkfall off 1fall fromWhen

11、you are learning to ride a bicycle，you often fall off2数量下降；削减Our sales have fallen off seriously during the past six months。The number of passengers fell off slightly in January3. 降低；衰退；质量下降His support has greatly fallen offOf course, New York is the ideal place for such an interesting study, becaus

12、e there is no shortage of tall buildings. There are plenty of high-rise windowsills to fall from! A cat, Sabrina, fell 32 storeys, yet only suffered from a broken tooth. suffer from 1患（病）He always suffers from stomach trouble2因受困扰; 受之苦She suffers from poverty Cats behave like well-trained paratroope

13、rs. 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-resistan

14、ce and reduces the shock of impact when they hit the ground.It seems the further cats fall, the less they are likely to injure themselves. “the +比较级，比较级，the+比较级比较级” 越越就越就越The harder you study English, the better you can learn it.The more you eat, the fatter you will be. be likely to do:有可能如何，强调可能性Th

15、ey stretch out their legs like flying squirrels. Stretch out 伸展Let us stretch out our arms to embrace spring.PART IV: GRAMMARDouble Negation 双重否定 Whenever I see this film, I will be moved to tears. I will never be unmoved whenever I see this film.英语双重否定句的常用句型1否定词 nonot等表示否定意义的形容词。例如：No way is impossible to courage勇士面前无险路。It is not uncommon for students to have friendly relationship with their teachers学生与老师建立友好关系并不罕见。Nothing is unnecessary没有什么是不必要的。 2否定词 nonotnever等without例如：No smoke without fireproverbNothing to be got without pains but povertyproverbPART