Lesson 9 Flying cats飞猫 if条件状语从句

Cats never fail to fascinate human beings.

双重否定 = 加强肯定

• because there is no shortage of tall buildings. §
• Nor is the city without its moments of beauty. ^NCE3-41
• not uncommon to hear that a shipping company has made a claim for the cost of salvaging a sunken ship.^NCE3-43
• She did not fail to keep her word.
• Nobody is without his faults. ^人无完人
• Nothing is impossible to a willing mind. ^{世上无难事，只怕有心人。}
• No one has nothing to contribute to society. ^{没有人对社会没有贡献。}
• I will never read books without falling asleep. ^{一看书就睡觉。}

Cats are endlessly fascinating. ^本句替换

• We find cats endlessly fascinating.

They can be friendly and affectionate towards humans, but they lead mysterious lives of their own as well.

live / lead a ... life ^{生活一种生活（过...的生活）}

• sing a song ^唱一首歌
• He breathed his last breath. ^{呼吸最后一口呼吸}
• Liu Hulan died a glorious death. ^死得光荣
• A great life, a glorious death ^{生得伟大，死得光荣}

... of one's own ^{属于某人自己的（own用单数）}

• I want a room of my own.

They never become submissive like dogs and horses.

As a result, humans have learned to respect feline independence.

成年男子独立后的美德

sovereignty ^国家主权

• Chinese people cherish their independence and sovereignty.^{中国人民珍视他们的独立和主权。}

autonomy ^n.自治权

• the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region

Most cats remain suspicious of humans all their lives. ^主系表

all one's life = throughout one's life ^终身

• for life = for the rest of one's life ^余生
• The accident crippled him for life. ^{终身(余生)残疾}

One of the things that fascinates us most about cats is the popular belief that they have nine lives.

One of sbs. / sths. is  ^{三单（the one of ... 只能是三单）}

• Jasper White is one of those rare people who believes in ancient myths.
• The Cutty Sark was one of the fastest sailing ships that has ever been built.
• John is the only one of the students in the class (A) that never (B) admit making a mistake even when (C) it is ( D) pointed out to him. ^{(B:三单) the one 永远为单数}

(the) most + v. ^{修饰动词可以省略the}

• Those who work (the) most often get paid (the) least.

造句：One of the things that saddens us most is a depressing saying that whenever we are in trouble or danger in the street no one will come to our assistance.^{最令我们感到伤心的一件事是一种令人沮丧的说法：每当我们在街上有麻烦或者有危险时没有人来帮助我们。}

Apparently, there is a good deal of truth in this idea.

there is a good deal of truth in ...  ^很有道理

• Perhaps there is an element of truth in both this pictures, but few of us have had the opportunity to find out. ^{有一点儿道理}
• There is probably an element of truth in this argument, but they ignore a more basic fact that the freedom of the press is often abused.
• Albert Einstein once attributed the creativity in a famous scientist to the fact that he never went to school.There is undoubtedly a truth in his observation, but such a truth is not criticism of schools.

A cat's ability to survive falls is based on fact.

survive ^{vt.经历...没死}

• In the battle, only 4 soldiers survived. ^vi.幸存
• Only 4 soldiers survived the battle. ^{vt.经历了战斗幸存了下来}
• | am especially proud of it, not only because it has survived several severe winters, but because it occasionally produces luscious peaches.^NCE3-54

Recently the New York Animal Medical Centre made a study of 132 cats over a period of five months.

make a study of ... = study ... ^研究

• make a study of human nature 人性的研究
• make a study of human nature carefully
• .., advertisers have made a close study of human nature.

All these cats had one experience in common: they had fallen off high buildings, yet only eight of them died from shock or injuries.

have sth. in common ^{有相同的经历}

• ...because people's descriptions of the puma had a lot in common.
• These two species have certain features in common.^{有某些共同的特征}

share sth. ^{有共同的...}

• We share an interest in history. ^{有共同的兴趣}
• These two species share certain features. ^{共同的特征}
• All these cats shared one experience: ... ^{共同的经历}

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!

• fall from high-rise windowsills ^{从高楼的窗台上摔下来}

One cat, Sabrina, fell 32 storeys, yet only suffered from a broken tooth.

suffer (from) sth. ^经历痛苦

• He suffered terribly the last few days.  ^{他过去的几天痛苦不堪。}
• He was eventually diagnosed as suffering from terminal cancer. ^{他最后被诊断为癌症晚期。}

造句：One taxi driver, Mike, was involved in a serious car accident, yet only suffered from two broken ribs.一个叫Mike的出租司机出了一次严重的车祸，然而只断了两根肋骨。

* It seems that the further cats fall, the less they are likely to injure themselves. ^越...就...

the further cats fall, the less they are likely.. ^{猫掉得越跳受到伤害的可能性就越小（按顺序翻译）}

• A telescope would have to be as far away as the planet Jupiter to look for life in outer space, because the dust becomes thinner the further we travel towards the outer edges of our own solar system. ^NCE3-55
• The younger the child is, the more is the child's need of sleep. ^{主句太长可以倒装}
• The younger the child, the more the child's need of sleep. ^{be 动词可以省略}
• The further off this solid obstruction, the longer time will elapse for the return of the echo. ^NCE4-7
• The further off this solid obstruction is, the longer time will elapse.for the return of the echo. ^不省略

In a long drop, they reach speeds of 60 miles an hour and more.

• The raid was all over in three minutes, for the men scrambled back into the car and it moved off at a fantastic speed.
• The winning car reached a speed of forty miles an hour.
• Racing drivers have reached speeds over 600 miles an hour.
• Though the new rudder was fitted at tremendous speed, it was impossible for the Cutty Sark to win.
• It now came straight towards them at tremendous speed.

They stretch out their legs like flying squirrels.

stretch out ^伸展

• you can enjoy the extraordinary sight of unbroken cloud plains that stretch out for miles before you, ... ^NCE3-44
• You can stretch your legs on the spacious decks, ...... ^{stretch one's legs (习语) 坐太久出去走走}

本文篇章分析

“现象一解释〞型说明类文章。题目新奇，引其读者的兴趣。

1. 第一段：引文（猫很迷人，略做陈述）→ 引出主题（最迷人之处在于有九条命一跌落时不死）
2. 第二段：介绍一项研究并举例 → 借用医生的话展开解释原理（语言生动风趣）→ 未尾点 (flying squirrels → flying cats)