新概念英语第三册8课（新概念英语第三册第9课精读笔记）

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新概念英语第三册8课

Lesson 9 Flying Cats

1.Cats never fail to fascinate human beings.

1) fascinate v.迷住，吸引

fascinating adj. 迷人的,有吸引力的

fascination n.魅力，吸引力

have / hold a fascination for…

对……有吸引力

例：The boy was fascinated by the toys in the shop window.

Stamp collection has/ holds a certain fascination for me.

2. They can be friendly and affectionate towards humans

1)affectionate(showing fondness for sb,,loving) adj. 示爱的;爱的

affection n.喜爱,爱

be affectionate towards…

对……充满爱

例: He is an affectionate child.

He felt great affection towards her.

He is very affectionate towards his son.

3.But they lead mysterious lives of their own as well.

1) lead a life

过着一种……的生活

例: Finally, he decided to lead a new life.

2) mysterious adj. 神秘的

mystery n.神秘的事物;秘密

例:She gave me a mysterious look.

It is a mystery to me why they didn’t choose him.

Aren’t you interested in the mysteries of life?

4. Thev never become submissive like dogs and horses.

1) submissive adj.服从的, 顺从的

be submissive to sb.

顺从某人，接受某人的控制

例: She is submissive to her husband.

Everyone thinks he is a submissive servant.

2) like与as都可表示像……一样，但搭配不一样：like 名词 /代词 ，而 as 句子。

例：

Like me, she enjoys reading.

She enjoys reading as I do.

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

1) independence n.独立(性)

independent adj.独立的

dependent adj.依赖的

depend v.依赖

be dependent on…

依赖…………的

be independent of…

不依赖……的

depend on...

取决于……，依赖于……

例:

As you must have seen from my work, I'm perfectly independent of him.

Success is dependent on how hard you work.

Children depend on their parents for food and clothing.

That will depend on how hard we work.

5. Most cats remain suspicious of humans all their lives.

1) remain v. 仍然是，保持不变；剩余，遗留，继续存在

Sth.remains to be done

某事有待以后去做

例:

He remained silent / standing / seated.

The plane remained on the ground.

I remained in London until May.

It remains to be seen whether you are right.

Much remains to be done.

In spite of their quarrel, they remained the best of friends.

2) suspicious adj. 有疑心的

be suspicious of... 怀疑……

例: He is suspicious of her motives.

3) all one’s life = throughout one’s life

一辈子，一生

例: I will wait here for you all my life.

He was, throughout his life, a fighter.

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

常见的表示“大量的” 量词总结:

1) a good deal of [u] n. 谓语动词单数

a great amount of [u] n. 谓语动词单数

a large sum of [u] n. 谓语动词单数

2) a great many [pl.]n. 谓语动词复数

a good many [pl.]n. 谓语动词复数

a large number of [pl.] n. 谓语动词复数

3) a large quantity of [pl./u] n. 谓语动词形式取决于含义

plenty of [pl./ u] n. 谓语动词形式取决于含义

lots of [pl./u] n. 谓语动词形式取决于含义

a lot of [pl./u] n. 谓语动词形式取决于含义

7. Acat’s ability to survive falls is based on fact

1) A be based on B

A是以B为基础

base A on B

把A建立在B上

例: I base my hope on the good news we had yesterday.

The novel is based on historical facts.

8. All these cats had one experience in common.

1) have … in common with sb

和某人有共同的.....

例: I have nothing in common with her.

9. Yet only eight of them died from shock or injures.

1) die from…

死于.....

die of(hunger, illness, grief)

因(患)……而死

例:He died from a wound.

He died of/ from cancer.

10. … because there is no shortage of tall buildings.

1) a shortage of...

缺少……

例: There is a shortage of rice.

11. …yet only suffered from a broken teeth

1) suffer from...

受……之苦

例: He suffered a great deal from headaches.

12. … the less they are likely to injure themselves.

1) Sb.be likely to do sth.某人很可能做某事

It is likely that 句子

很可能……

It's probable/possible (for sb.) to do sth

（某人）可能做某事

例:She is likely to ring me tonight.

It is likely that she’ll ring me tonight.

It's not possible for me to lift the table.

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