Lesson 9 Flying cats飞猫if条件状语从句

never fail to do sth. ^弱褒义	My grandson never fails to phone me on my birthday.
fail to do ^{没能完成某事(努力过了)}	When the journalist again failed to reply...
be always doing sth. ^{老是做某事(贬义)}	Our vicar is always raising money for one cause or another...

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.

be friendly to / toward(s) ... ^充满友善	Why is he suddenly so friendly to / toward(s) you?
be affectionate toward(s) ... ^{充满爱意和情感}	He is very affectionate toward(s) his children.

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 / so...as...^{（否定/疑问)}
like ^{prep.像...一样}	It tastes something like melon. ^{这吃起来有点像甜瓜。}
as...as...^（肯定）	They never become as / so submissive as dogs and horses (do). ^{第2个as为连词，连接后的句子的谓语可省略。}
in the (same) way that ... ^{关系副词（引导定语从句）}	We like them in the same way that we like pretty curtain material. I immediately regretted answering in the way I did,... ^{后面的谓语不可省} The conditions of society are such that skills have to be paid for in the same way that goods are paid for at a shop. Love me in the way that I love you. The city is living proof that the policy works in the way that economists claim. They never become submissive in the (same) way that dogs and horses do. ^{本句替换(后面的do不能省，that后引导从句)}

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

成年男子独立后的美德

independence ^{自主、独立}	humor ^幽默	honesty ^诚实

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

be suspicious of / about ... ^{对…产生怀疑}	Second, India is suspicious of him.^{第二个问题在于，印度并不信任他。} He is suspicious of attempts to meddle in the internal business of others. ^{他对企图干涉他人内部事务的行为表示怀疑。} He is always suspicious about other's intentions. ^{他经常怀疑别人的意图。} He appeared suspicious. ^{可疑的（令别人怀疑）} Though a little suspicious this time, the policeman gave him the same answer.
sceptical / skeptical ^{adj. 持怀疑态度的，不相信的}	The public remain sceptical of these claims. ^{公众对这些说法仍持怀疑态度。} Andrew Hacker, for the record, remains skeptical. ^{准确来说，安德鲁·哈克仍然对此表示怀疑。}
be skeptical of / about ... ^{对...怀疑、不相信}	I'm highly skeptical of / about his motives.

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

... be based / founded on ^{（被动）建立在...}	It's widely accepted that friendship is founded on mutual trust.^{人们普遍认为，友谊是在相互信任的基础上建立的。}
... rest on ^{（主动）建立在...}	A cat's ability to survive falls rests on fact. ^写作替换
be supported by ^{被支持(建立)}	The temple is supported by marble columns.^{这座庙宇由大理石柱支撑。} Stem cell research is supported by many doctors.^{干细胞研究得到很多医生的支持。} A cat's ability to survive falls is supported by fact. ^写作替换

举例印证猫摔不死的现象更新于:2026-03-13 10:02:35

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}

fall off sth. ^从...掉落	they had fallen off high buildings...
fall from sth. ^{从...掉下来}	There are plenty of high-rise windowsills to fall from!
fall sth. ^从...掉下	One cat fell 32 storeys...

die from ... ^{死于(死因)更强调外因...}	die of..^{更强调内因}
die from shock or injuries / a wound / an accident ^外部原因	die of a disease / hunger / grief ^内部原因 ...doctors have been trying to find out whether the woman died of a rare disease. ... if we escape wars, accidents and disease we shall eventually 'die of old age', and that... ^NCE4-37

Of course, New York is the ideal place for such an interesting study, because there is no shortage of tall buildings.

there is a shortage of ... ^缺乏...	There is a shortage of food in the refugee camps. ^接不可数 There is a shortage of nurses and doctors in this area. ^{接可数名词}
there is no shortage of ... ^绝不缺乏	because there is no shortage of tall buildings. because there are plenty 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...

far	farther / further	the farthest / furthest
原级	比较组	最高级
farther ^物理远、 further ^抽象远 further development / investigation ^{更深入(长远)的发展 / 调查}

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）}

The harder	they worked	the hungrier	they became.
the + 比较级	主 + 谓	the + 比较级	主 + 谓
条件状语从句		条件状语主句
They became (the) hungrier the harder they worked. ^{倒过来翻译（越努力就越饿）}
they are likely to injure themselves (the) less,the further cats fall. ^{先翻译从句}

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.

speed ^n.速度	不可数名词时，与at,with搭配均可	at / with great speed
speed ^n.速度	可数名词时，只能与at搭配	at a speed of 60 mph

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。

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）
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)

daylight / highway robbery ^{光天化日/拦路抢劫（价钱贵得离谱）}

共有2题需要完成

练习题

M: I was shocked when I heard you'd finished your research project a whole month early. W: How I managed to do it is still a mystery to me. Q: What does the woman mean?^（单选）

A、She's not sure how she was able to finish so early.
B、She wasn't able to manage the project well.
C、She's not sure how to solve the mystery.
D、She still hasn't heard what was shocking.
I think John will win the race. —Yes, he started off a fantastic speed.^（单选）

A、with
B、at
C、through
D、by

Lesson 8 A famous monastery

Lesson 10 The loss of the Titanic

Lesson 9 Flying cats飞猫if条件状语从句

与课文关联的单词

impact *

Cats never fail to fascinate human beings.

双重否定 = 加强肯定

Cats are endlessly fascinating. 本句替换

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）

... of one's own 属于某人自己的（own用单数）

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

autonomy n.自治权

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

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

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）

(the) most + v. 修饰动词可以省略the

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

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

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

survive vt.经历...没死

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

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

share sth. 有共同的...

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!

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

suffer (from) sth. 经历痛苦

* 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）

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

They stretch out their legs like flying squirrels.

stretch out 伸展

本文篇章分析

练习题

M: I was shocked when I heard you'd finished your research project a whole month early. W: How I managed to do it is still a mystery to me. Q: What does the woman mean?（单选）

I think John will win the race. —Yes, he started off a fantastic speed.（单选）

Lesson 9 Flying cats

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impact ^*

Cats are endlessly fascinating. ^本句替换

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

... of one's own ^{属于某人自己的（own用单数）}

sovereignty ^国家主权

autonomy ^n.自治权

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

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

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

(the) most + v. ^{修饰动词可以省略the}

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

survive ^{vt.经历...没死}

make a study of ... = study ... ^研究

have sth. in common ^{有相同的经历}

share sth. ^{有共同的...}

suffer (from) sth. ^经历痛苦

* 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）}

stretch out ^伸展

M: I was shocked when I heard you'd finished your research project a whole month early. W: How I managed to do it is still a mystery to me. Q: What does the woman mean?^（单选）

I think John will win the race. —Yes, he started off a fantastic speed.^（单选）