加载中…Lesson 9 ★★ Flying Cats
Cats never fail to fascinate human beings.
never fail to… 双重否定
Nothing is impossible to a willing heart.
They can be friendly and affectionate towards humans, but they lead mysterious lives of their own as well.
can / may … but… 或许……但是……
affectionate 柔情似水的
passionate 激情如火的
amiable 和蔼可亲的
companionable 和善亲善的
tender
They can be friendly and affectionate towards humans, but they lead mysterious lives of their own as well.
live a luxurious life
过奢侈的生活
miserable 凄惨
wretched 悲惨
They never become submissive like dogs and horses.
be submissive to sb
submit oneself to sb / sth
submission
submissive = obedient , tame
As a result, humans have learned to respect feline independence.
feline animal 猫科动物
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.
be based on 基于……基础上
hyperbole 夸张修辞
I haven’t seen you for a million years.
I can eat a horse.
I could sleep for a whole year.
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.
= the same experience
die from shock / injures / wound （外因）
die of illness / hunger / thirst （内因）
Of course, New York is the ideal place for such an interesting study, because there is no shortage of tall buildings.
= no lack of
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.
乬It seems that the further cats fall, the less they are likely to injure themselves.
the +比较级，the+比较级。越……越……
把句子状语或标表语的比较级提前。
原句：A man is richer and he is greedier.
The richer a man is, the greedier he is .
乬It seems that the further cats fall, the less they are likely to injure themselves.
the +比较级，the+比较级。越……越……
原句：Your success is bigger and your fame is bigger.
The bigger your success is , the bigger your fame is.
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.
Lesson 10★★★ The loss of Titanic
The great ship, Titanic, sailed for New York from Southampton on April 10th, 1912.
sail from A to B
sail for B from A
sail out of A towards B
The great ship, Titanic, sailed for New York from Southampton on April 10th, 1912.
The Boeing 747 flies nonstop from Kunming to Beijing
Nonstop: 没有间歇
Direct：面对面的
Immediate: 最直接的
In person: 面对面
She was carrying 1,316 passengers and a crew of 891.
Even by modern standards, the 46,000 ton Titanic was a colossal
ship.
colossus – colossal
巨大的世贸中心倒塌了。
The colossal World Trade Center twin towers collapsed.
At that time, however, she was not only the largest ship that had ever been built, but was regarded as unsinkable, for she had sixteen watertight compartments.
电脑不但被人们看作是有史以来最重要的发明，而且还被人们认为是不可替代的。
The computer is not only the most important invention that has ever been made, but is regarded as irreplaceable.
watertight compartment 密封舱
water-resistant 防水
water-proof
傻瓜相机：fool-proof camera
Even if two of these were flooded, she would still be able to float.
The tragic sinking of this great liner will always be remembered, for she went down on her first voyage with heavy loss of life.
First voyage 首航
maiden voyage / virgin voyage
原始森林
处女地
Four days after setting out, while the Titanic was sailing across the icy waters of the North Atlantic, a huge iceberg was suddenly spotted by a lookout.
Four days after setting out
= after setting out for four days.
Four days after setting out, while the Titanic was sailing across the icy waters of the North Atlantic, a huge iceberg was suddenly spotted by a lookout.
Four days after setting out, while the Titanic was sailing across the icy waters of the North Atlantic, a huge iceberg was suddenly spotted by a lookout.
小专题：单复数意思不一致的名词
advice 建议 advices 通知
air空气 airs氛围；神态
glass玻璃 glasses 眼镜
time时间 times时代
people人民 peoples民族，种族
wood木头 woods森林
snow雪 snows雪地；积雪
Four days after setting out, while the Titanic was sailing across the icy waters of the North Atlantic, a huge iceberg was suddenly spotted by a lookout.
age年龄 ages很长一段时间
arm胳膊 arms武器
authority权威 authorities当局
manner 方法 manners 礼仪，风俗
paper纸张 papers论文
quarter 四分之一 quarters 住所
sand 沙子 sands 沙滩
spirit 精神 spirits 情绪
Four days after setting out, while the Titanic was sailing across the icy waters of the North Atlantic, a huge iceberg was suddenly spotted by a lookout.
Four days after setting out, while the Titanic was sailing across the icy waters of the North Atlantic, a huge iceberg was suddenly spotted by a lookout.
天气状态的词多以-y结尾
icy
snowy
rainy
windy
foggy
sunny
cloudy
名词+y=某物很多adj
stony
starry
bloody
wordy
After the alarm had been given, the great ship turned sharply to avoid a direct collision.
give an alarm 发警报
sound an alarm 发警报
sound a siren 发警报
sound a false alarm发假警报
alarmist 杞人忧天者
A collide with B. 运动物体的碰撞
A crash into B 运动物体碰撞静止物体
The Titanic turned just in time, narrowly missing the immense wall of ice which rose over 100 feet out of the water beside her.
narrowly missing 勉强通过
Suddenly, there was a slight trembling sound from below, and the captain went down to see what had happened.
from below 从下面
from above 从上面
from inside 从里面
from outside 从外面
from behind 从后面
from ahead 从前面
The noise had been so faint that no one though that the ship had been damaged.
Below, the captain realized to his horror that the Titanic was sinking rapidly, for five of her sixteen watertight compartments had already been flooded!
To one’s + 抽象名词
1.放在简单句的句首。
To their surprise, the precious parcel was full of stones and sand.
2. 如果句子里面有宾语从句，则放在宾语从句之前，谓语动词之后。
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The order to abandon ship was given and hundreds of people plunged into the icy water.
As there were not enough lifeboats for everybody, 1,500 lives were lost.
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