练习材料
L9(2)：
Flying cats
/ˈflaɪɪŋ/ /kæts/
All these cats had one experience in common: they had fallen
/ɔːl/ /ðiːz/ /kæts/ /hæd/ /wʌn/ /ɪksˈpɪərɪəns/ /ɪn/ /ˈkɒmən:/ /ðeɪ/ /hæd/ /ˈfɔːlən/
off high buildings, yet only eight of them died from shock or
/ɒf/ /haɪ/ /ˈbɪldɪŋz,/ /jɛt/ /ˈəʊnli/ /eɪt/ /ɒv/ /ðɛm/ /daɪd/ /frɒm/ /ʃɒk/ /ɔː/
injuries.
/ˈɪnʤəriz./
Of course, New York is the ideal place for such an interesting
/ɒv/ /kɔːs,/ /njuː/ /jɔːk/ /ɪz/ /ði/ /aɪˈdɪəl/ /pleɪs/ /fɔː/ /sʌʧ/ /ən/ /ˈɪntrɪstɪŋ/
study，because there is no shortage of tall buildings.
/ˈstʌdi/，/bɪˈkɒz/ /ðeər/ /ɪz/ /nəʊ/ /ˈʃɔːtɪʤ/ /ɒv/ /tɔːl/ /ˈbɪldɪŋz./
There are plenty of high-rise windowsills to fall from！
/ðeər/ /ɑː/ /ˈplɛnti/ /ɒv/ /ˈhaɪraɪz/ /ˈwɪndəʊsɪlz/ /tuː/ /fɔːl/ /frɒm！/
One cat, Sabrina, fell 32 storeys, yet only suffered from a
/wʌn/ /kæt,/ /Sabrina,/ /fɛl/ /32/ /ˈstɔːriz,/ /jɛt/ /ˈəʊnli/ /ˈsʌfəd/ /frɒm/ /eɪ/
broken tooth. 'Cats behave like well-trained paratroopers.' a
/ˈbrəʊkən/ /tuːθ./ /kæts/ /bɪˈheɪv/ /laɪk/ /wɛl-treɪnd/ /ˈpærəˌtruːpəz.'/ /eɪ/
doctor said.
/ˈdɒktə/ /sɛd./
It seems that the further cats fall, the less they are likely to
/ɪt/ /siːmz/ /ðæt/ /ðə/ /ˈfɜːðə/ /kæts/ /fɔːl,/ /ðə/ /lɛs/ /ðeɪ/ /ɑː/ /ˈlaɪkli/ /tuː/
injure themselves. In a long drop, they reach speeds of 60
/ˈɪnʤə/ /ðəmˈsɛlvz./ /ɪn/ /ə/ /lɒŋ/ /drɒp,/ /ðeɪ/ /riːʧ/ /spiːdz/ /ɒv/ /60/
miles an hour and more. At high speeds, falling cats have
/maɪlz/ /ən/ /ˈaʊər/ /ænd/ /mɔː./ /æt/ /haɪ/ /spiːdz,/ /ˈfɔːlɪŋ/ /kæts/ /hæv/
time to relax. They stretch out their legs like flying squirrels.
/taɪm/ /tuː/ /rɪˈlæks./ /ðeɪ/ /strɛʧ/ /aʊt/ /ðeə/ /lɛgz/ /laɪk/ /ˈflaɪɪŋ/ /ˈskwɪrəlz./
This increases their air-resistance and reduces the shock of
/ðɪs/ /ˈɪnkriːsɪz/ /ðeə/ /eə-rɪˈzɪstəns/ /ænd/ /rɪˈdjuːsɪz/ /ðə/ /ʃɒk/ /ɒv/
impact when they hit the ground.
/ˈɪmpækt/ /wɛn/ /ðeɪ/ /hɪt/ /ðə/ /graʊnd./
任务配置：L0+L4
知识笔记：
1/ 單詞
windowsill - n. 窗槛
paratrooper - n. 伞兵
squirrel - n. 松鼠
2/音標
paratroopers /ˈpærəˌtruːpəz.'/
squirrels./ˈskwɪrəlz./
练习感悟：
雖然晚上的時間不足，但必須要堅持能完成最低任務。
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