Lesson 9 Flying cats 飞猫(免费下载).doc

Lesson 9 Flying cats 飞猫 【New words and expressions】 生词和短语 ◆fascinate v. 迷住，吸引住 ◆affectionate adj. 充满情深的，柔情的 ◆mysterious adj. 神秘的，难以理解的 ◆submissive adj. 服从的，顺从的 ◆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 ★fascinate v. 迷住，吸引住 vt. 主系表结构：be fascinated with被…迷住了，被…吸引住了 He is fascinated with chess. Are you fascinated with English. like, love, be fond of The boy is fond of football. be crazy about:着迷 be mad about He is crazy / mad about music. He is fascinated with music. fascination n. fascinating adj. Sweet music is fascinating. ★affectionate adj. 充满情深的，柔情的 Cats are affectionate animals. affectionately adv. The lady is looking that man affectionately. affection n. ★mysterious adj. 神秘的，难以理解的 a mysterious plan a mysterious explanation mystery n. 迷团，神秘感 His death is a mystery. ★submissive adj. 服从的，顺从的 obedient Are you obedient? Dogs and horses are submissive, but Cats are never submissive to us. be submissive to sb. submit v. Submit oneself to sb. / sth. 屈服于，顺从于 submission n. ★feline adj. 猫的 ★independence n. 独立，独立性 independent adj. You have already grown up, you must be independent. depend 依靠 You must depend on yourself. depend, dependence independence, independent ★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 【Text】 § Lesson 9 Flying cats 飞猫 Q: 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 fascinaes us most about cats is the popular belief that they have nine lives. Apparently, there is a good deal