└in private私下的
l Thanksgiving Day感恩节 ├Easter
├Halloween万圣节
├The Spring Festival春节 └Christmas Eve on Christmas Day =at Christmas
l minus /?/ “－”负 l prefer to
*I prefer A to B. 宁可A也不喜欢B
I prefer classical music to pop music. *I prefer doing to doing
I prefer studying English at home to taking advanced study abroad. *prefer to do rather than do *I prefer than＋句子（宁可） l greater freedom更大自由 l warm welcome热烈的 ├hearty welcome真心实意的 ├sincere welcome真诚的
└heated discussion热烈讨论 l at the railway station ├in a tiny village ├in a small town
└at the capital airport 功能单一时用“at”
功能复杂或无功能用“in” *at the meeting
只要是活动有关用“at” at the party
at the performance
l sb. be fond of sth. 喜欢 ├sb. be keen of sth.
└sb. be carried away by sth.迷恋，被吸引走了 Music fascinates me. 音乐使我着迷 *attract one?s attention吸引某人注意 *sth. charm sb. 吸引
her beauty could charm the fish in the water. His eyes charm me always. *allure魅力，吸引
Exercise
1. The highest mountain pass in Europe is 2,473 metres high… at＋数＋metres=数＋metres high
2. –a few people who are rash enough to cross the Pass on foot.
3. With so many people about, the dogs have to be kept in an enclosure. *with＋名词＋about
4. The monks let them wander outside their enclosure. *let sb. do sth.
5. Parties of skiers visit the monastery in winter. *visit＋地点
*pay a visit to只有此时加to
6. The great St. Bernard Pass lies between Switzerland and Italy.
7. The dogs are sent out into the snow if ever a traveler is in difficulty.
*is ever = whenever *while一般后有doing
8. Thousands of people drive over the Pass.
9. They are allowed to roam漫步 outside their enclosure. *graze放牧 *drift流浪 *roam漫步
*wonder想知道
Lesson 9 Flying cats
Cats never fail to(=aways) 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 fascinates us most about cats is the popular belief that they have nine lives. Apparently明显的, 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 Centre made a study of 132 cats over为期 a period of five months. All these cats had on experience in common: they had fallen off high buildings, yet only eight of them died from shock or injuries. Of course, New York is the idea理想的 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 32 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 60 miles an hour and more. At high speeds, falling cats have time to relax. They stretch out their legs like flying squirrels. This这一切 increases their air-resistance and reduces the shock of impact when they hit the ground.
New words and expressions fascinate 迷住
affectionate 充满深情的 mysterious 难以理解的 submissive 服从的 feline 猫的 independence 独立 high-rise 高层的 windowsill 窗槛 paratrooper 伞兵 squirrel 松鼠
air-resistance 空气阻力 impact 冲击力
Notes on the text
l affectionate充满深情的 ├sentimental多情的 ├sensitive敏感的 ├emotional情感的 └beloved深爱着的
l mysterious只要对某事不明白
├confusing迷惑的 └mystic神秘兮兮的
l give up smoking主动屈服 ├give in屈服
├yield to ┐
└submit to ┴屈从于 l 男人三大美德
┌sence of independence ├sence of humor └honesty
Forbidden city never fails to fascinate foreign tourists. 紫禁城 l can be指非人时为“可能” l a shop of my own = my own shop
all kinds of people => People of all kinds a girl of 15
= fifteen-year-old girl important topic
=> topic of important
l prostitude职业的妓女 ├whore（忌）
├street walker ┐
├call girl ┴应招女 └show girl舞
l As a result结果 ＝Consequently结果 As usual象往常一样
l I believe you. 相信（话） Please trust me. 信认
Don?t count on him. 别指望他 I believe in God. 信仰
remain suspicious of保持怀疑 不信（人、动物共用）
l Obviously（最）明显的 ├Clearly
├Sure enough
└Apparently（最弱的） As a matter of fact实际上 ＝actually
l 三“力”和一“梦”
有些名词只能用to do做定语 *right
I have right to vote. *ability
He has ability to speak Spanish. *effort努力
In his effort to run business he earns good money. 很多*dream
I have a dream to become an artist.
I dream of becoming an artist. 做动词时加of或from l 补充习语
1．Let?s agree to disagree. 各持已见，让我保留已见
Are you kidding? 你开玩笑吗 You?re teasing me. 你开我玩笑 You?re killing me. 笑死了
2．You own me one. 你欠我一顿
3．I can?t follow you. 我不明白你的话 I?ll put it in this way. 我会再说一遍 4．It?s no big deal. 没什么大不了的 5．Most likely. 很有可能的
l 有些动词表面看要加介词，实际上不用 ┌survive…（不加介词）幸免 ├interview sb. 会见
├divorce sb. 与…离婚 /marry └contact you联系
The little girl survive the flood. I will marry my daughter to him. get married with sb. l book－＞订 v. ├study－＞书房 n. ├safe－＞保险柜 n.
└fall－＞落体，下落 n.
l die of cancer死于内在原因 ├die by drowning淹死（表方式） └die from shock死于外因
l These is shortage of water in ShanXi. He is no teacher. 决不可能是 He is not teacher. 不是 no more than = only not more than不多于
l His teeth were broken.
=>He suffered from broken teeth. 不幸地… the＋比较级，the＋比较级：
The more you give, the more you get. 越…越 The more the better. 越多越好 l Most likely.
It is possible for me to go there. = I?m likely to go there. 可能 Deep Impact天地大冲撞 have impact on sb.
Exercise
Supply so, such, such a, or such an:
1 The film was so funny, we laughed all the way through it一直笑到尾. 2 We all had such fun at the seaside. It?s a pity you weren?t there. 3 It?s such an如此 unusual exhibition, I?m sure you?ll enjoy it.
4 The twins are so alike, you can?t tell the difference between them. 5 There was such loud noise, everyone jumped.
1. Cats have an unfailing fascination for most people.
2. Cats never become submissive in the way that dogs and horses do. *as后应引导一句子
3. It is popularly believed that cats have nine lives.
4. New York is ideal for this study because there are plenty of high-rise buildings.
*of the large number of
5. Over a period of five months, there was a study of 132 cats in New York. 6. Most cats are suspicious of human beings throughout their lives. 7. It would seem there is a good deal of truth in this idea. *It would seem看起来象
8. That cats can survive falls from great heights is supported by the facts. 9. One cat fell 32 storeys. Even so she only suffered a broken tooth.
Lesson 10 The loss of the Titanic
The great ship, Titanic, sailed for航向 New York from Southampton on April
10th, 1912. She was carrying 1,316 passengers and a crew of 891. Even by modern standards, the 46,000 ton Titanic was a colossal ship. At that time(then), however, she was not only the largest ship that had ever曾经 been built, but was regarded as unsinkable, for shi had sixteen watertight compartments. Even if即使 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.
Four days after setting out出发, while the Titanic was sailing across the icy waters of the North Atlantic, a huge iceberg was suddenly spotted by a lookout. After the alarm had been given, the great ship turned sharply to avoid a direct collision. The Titanic turned just in time, narrowly missing the immense wall of ice which rose over 100 feet out of the water beside her. Suddenly, there was a slight trembling sound from below, and the captain went down to see what had happened. The noise had been so faint that no one thought that the ship had been damaged. Below在下面, the captain realized to his horror that the Titanic was sinking rapidly, for five of her sixteen watertight compartments had already been flooded! The order to abandon ship was given and hundreds of
people plunged into the icy water. As由于 there were not enough lifeboats for everybody, 1,500 lives were lost.
New words and expressions Southampton 英国港市 colossal 庞大的
watertight 不漏水的 compartment 密封舱 flood 充满水 float 漂浮 tragic 悲惨的 liner 班船 voyage 航行 iceberg 冰山 lookout 了望员 collision 碰撞 narrowly 勉强地 miss 避开
slight 轻微的 tremble 震颤
faint 微弱的 horror 恐惧 abandon 抛弃 plunge 跳入 lifeboat 救生船