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1、How do cats try to protect themselves when falling from great heights?
Cats never fail to fascinate human beings.
never fail to 雙重否定意味肯定(運用雙重否定結構加深句子肯定的語氣)
-- If you ask for help in the polite way, you never fail to succeed.
-- If you receive requests like this, you'll never fail to accept.
雙重否定結構：(起加深句子肯定的語氣的作用)
1>否定詞+fail to -- never fail to / can't fail to / don't fail to
2>否定的形容詞之前加以否定
-- What he said is not unreasonable.(adj.不講道理的, 不合理的)
-- It is quite common for us to make mistakes. = It is not uncommon for us
to make mistakes.
3> not + without
-- You can't obtain English without working hard. Obtain(vt.獲得, 得到)
-- He doesn't have any meal without meats.
4> no + not -- There is no cat that doesn't like fish.
-- There is nothing that he can't do. 沒有什么他不能做的。
-- There is no rule that has no exception. 沒有無例外的法規(guī)。Exception(n.除外, 例外)
2、They can be friendly and affectionate towards humans, but they lead mysterious lives of their own as well.
as well 也, 又, 同樣
3、They never become submissive like dogs and horses.
As a result, humans have learned to respect feline independence.
as a result adv.結果
have learned to 學會了, 習慣了
-- People have learned to expect(盼望) that trains are punctual.(adj.準時的)
-- Children have learned to expect(認為) that their parents are very able.(adj.能干的)
4、Most cats remain suspicious of humans all their lives.
be suspicious of… 對…表示懷疑, 存有戒心
5、One of the things that fascinates us most about cats is the popular belief
that they have nine lives.
that 引導同位語從句
-- One of the things that fascinates us most about planes is the popular fact that they are safe and fast.
6、Apparently, there is a good deal of truth in this idea. herehere
a good deal of +不可數(shù)名詞
apparently(adv.顯然地)，語氣不是非常確定(= It seems that...)
7、A cat's ability to survive falls is based on fact.
Survive(v.幸免于, 幸存, 生還)
Fall(n.墮落, 落下, 下降)
-- a cat's ability to survive falls is based on fact
be based on 基于事實基礎之上
base sth on … 把某事建立在…基礎之上
-- We base the theory on the fact. 我們把這理論建立在事實的基礎之上。
-- The theory is based on fact. 這理論是建立在事實基礎上的。
8、Recently the New York Animal Medical Center made a study of 132 cats over a period of five months.
make a study of sth 對什么作出研究
over a period of five months
9、All these cats had one experience in common: they had fallen off high
buildings, yet only eight of them died from shock or injuries.
in common = the same
fall off 墜落，掉落
die of + illness, disease, hunger, thirst
die from + shock, injures, wound
10、Of course, New York is the ideal place for such an interesting study, because there is no shortage of tall buildings.
Shortage(n.不足, 缺乏)= lack(n.缺乏, 短缺)，兩個詞都和 of 搭配
-- Shortage of money led to the failure of the experiments.
資金缺乏導致實驗的失敗。
11、There are plenty of high-rise windowsills to fall from! One cat, Sabrina, fell 32 storeys, yet only suffered from a broken tooth.
32 storeys
suffer from 遭受什么痛苦
-- A lot of people in the world are suffering from terrible disease.
12、'Cats behave like well-trained paratroopers.' a doctor said.
behave like = act like
well-trained 訓練很好的，well-decorated 裝飾漂亮的
13、It seems that the further cats fall, the less they are likely to injure themselves.
the more...the more...(用定冠詞 the +形容詞或副詞的比較級)
-- The harder you study English, the better you can learn it.
-- The more you eat, the fatter you will be. be likely to do 有可能如何(強調(diào)可能性) -- In cold winter, we are likely to catch a cold.
14、In a long drop, they reach speeds of 60 miles an hour and more.
and more 甚至更多(= more than 60 miles an hour)
15、At high speeds, falling cats have time to relax. They stretch out their
legs like flying squirrels.
at high speeds
stretch out 充分伸展
16、This increases their air-resistance and reduces the shock of impact when they hit the ground.
1、How do cats try to protect themselves when falling from great heights?
Cats never fail to fascinate human beings.
never fail to 雙重否定意味肯定(運用雙重否定結構加深句子肯定的語氣)
-- If you ask for help in the polite way, you never fail to succeed.
-- If you receive requests like this, you'll never fail to accept.
雙重否定結構：(起加深句子肯定的語氣的作用)
1>否定詞+fail to -- never fail to / can't fail to / don't fail to
2>否定的形容詞之前加以否定
-- What he said is not unreasonable.(adj.不講道理的, 不合理的)
-- It is quite common for us to make mistakes. = It is not uncommon for us
to make mistakes.
3> not + without
-- You can't obtain English without working hard. Obtain(vt.獲得, 得到)
-- He doesn't have any meal without meats.
4> no + not -- There is no cat that doesn't like fish.
-- There is nothing that he can't do. 沒有什么他不能做的。
-- There is no rule that has no exception. 沒有無例外的法規(guī)。Exception(n.除外, 例外)
2、They can be friendly and affectionate towards humans, but they lead mysterious lives of their own as well.
as well 也, 又, 同樣
3、They never become submissive like dogs and horses.
As a result, humans have learned to respect feline independence.
as a result adv.結果
have learned to 學會了, 習慣了
-- People have learned to expect(盼望) that trains are punctual.(adj.準時的)
-- Children have learned to expect(認為) that their parents are very able.(adj.能干的)
4、Most cats remain suspicious of humans all their lives.
be suspicious of… 對…表示懷疑, 存有戒心
5、One of the things that fascinates us most about cats is the popular belief
that they have nine lives.
that 引導同位語從句
-- One of the things that fascinates us most about planes is the popular fact that they are safe and fast.
6、Apparently, there is a good deal of truth in this idea. herehere
a good deal of +不可數(shù)名詞
apparently(adv.顯然地)，語氣不是非常確定(= It seems that...)
7、A cat's ability to survive falls is based on fact.
Survive(v.幸免于, 幸存, 生還)
Fall(n.墮落, 落下, 下降)
-- a cat's ability to survive falls is based on fact
be based on 基于事實基礎之上
base sth on … 把某事建立在…基礎之上
-- We base the theory on the fact. 我們把這理論建立在事實的基礎之上。
-- The theory is based on fact. 這理論是建立在事實基礎上的。
8、Recently the New York Animal Medical Center made a study of 132 cats over a period of five months.
make a study of sth 對什么作出研究
over a period of five months
9、All these cats had one experience in common: they had fallen off high
buildings, yet only eight of them died from shock or injuries.
in common = the same
fall off 墜落，掉落
die of + illness, disease, hunger, thirst
die from + shock, injures, wound
10、Of course, New York is the ideal place for such an interesting study, because there is no shortage of tall buildings.
Shortage(n.不足, 缺乏)= lack(n.缺乏, 短缺)，兩個詞都和 of 搭配
-- Shortage of money led to the failure of the experiments.
資金缺乏導致實驗的失敗。
11、There are plenty of high-rise windowsills to fall from! One cat, Sabrina, fell 32 storeys, yet only suffered from a broken tooth.
32 storeys
suffer from 遭受什么痛苦
-- A lot of people in the world are suffering from terrible disease.
12、'Cats behave like well-trained paratroopers.' a doctor said.
behave like = act like
well-trained 訓練很好的，well-decorated 裝飾漂亮的
13、It seems that the further cats fall, the less they are likely to injure themselves.
the more...the more...(用定冠詞 the +形容詞或副詞的比較級)
-- The harder you study English, the better you can learn it.
-- The more you eat, the fatter you will be. be likely to do 有可能如何(強調(diào)可能性) -- In cold winter, we are likely to catch a cold.
14、In a long drop, they reach speeds of 60 miles an hour and more.
and more 甚至更多(= more than 60 miles an hour)
15、At high speeds, falling cats have time to relax. They stretch out their
legs like flying squirrels.
at high speeds
stretch out 充分伸展
16、This increases their air-resistance and reduces the shock of impact when they hit the ground.