练习材料:
L9(1):Flying cats
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 fascinates us most about cats is the popular belief that they have nine lives.
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.
kæts ˈnɛvə feɪl tuː ˈfæsɪneɪt ˈhjuːmən ˈbiːɪŋz.
ðeɪ kæn biː ˈfrɛndli ænd əˈfɛkʃnɪt təˈwɔːdz ˈhjuːmənz, bʌt ðeɪ liːd mɪsˈtɪərɪəs lɪvz ɒv ðeər əʊn æz wɛl.
ðeɪ ˈnɛvə bɪˈkʌm səbˈmɪsɪv laɪk dɒgz ænd ˈhɔːsɪz.
æz ə rɪˈzʌlt,ˈhjuːmənz hæv lɜːnt tuː rɪsˈpɛkt ˈfiːlaɪn ˌɪndɪˈpɛndəns.
məʊst kæts rɪˈmeɪn səsˈpɪʃəs ɒv ˈhjuːmənz ɔːl ðeə lɪvz.
wʌn ɒv ðə θɪŋz ðæt ˈfæsɪneɪts ʌs məʊst əˈbaʊt kæts ɪz ðə ˈpɒpjʊlə bɪˈliːf ðæt ðeɪ hæv naɪn lɪvz.
əˈpærəntli, ðeər ɪz ə gʊd diːl ɒv truːθ ɪn ðɪs aɪˈdɪə.
ə kæts əˈbɪlɪti tuː səˈvaɪv fɔːlz ɪz beɪst ɒn fækt.
ˈriːsntli ðə njuː jɔːk ˈænɪməl ˈmɛdɪkəl ˈsɛntə meɪd ə ˈstʌdi ɒv 132 kæts ˈəʊvər ə ˈpɪərɪəd ɒv faɪv mʌnθs.
任务配置:
L0+L4
知识笔记:
新词:fascinate 蛊惑,使神魂颠倒;affectionate 亲热、深情的;mysterious 神秘的,诡秘的;submissive 顺从的,柔顺的;feline 猫科的;independence 独立自主;suspicious 猜疑的,不信任的;apparently 据说,实际上;base 基地,基础;period 时期
词组:a good deal of 很多的,好些,接不可数名词;on fact 在事实基础上;a period of 指时间段
练习感悟:
今天的词读音大多都很难,也没能好好的钻研。说来有点好笑,明明已经寒假了、时间自主的更多了,却好像更忙了一些似的。
一定一定,会认真补上的。