练习材料:
L9(1):Flying cats
Cats never fail tofascinate human beings.
They can befriendly and affectionate towards humans, but they lead mysterious lives oftheir own as well.
They never become submissive like dogs andhorses.
As a result,humans have learned to respect feline independence.
Most cats remainsuspicious of humans all their lives.
One of the things that fascinates us mostabout 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 onfact.
Recently the New York Animal Medical Centermade a study of 132 cats over a period of five months.
ɛl9(1):ˈflaɪɪŋ kæts
kæts ˈnɛvə feɪltuː ˈfæsɪneɪt ˈhjuːmən ˈbiːɪŋz.
ðeɪ kæn biː ˈfrɛndliænd əˈfɛkʃnɪt təˈwɔːdz ˈhjuːmənz, bʌt ðeɪ liːd mɪsˈtɪərɪəs lɪvz ɒv ðeər əʊn æzwɛl.
ðeɪ ˈnɛvə bɪˈkʌm səbˈmɪsɪv
laɪk dɒɡz ænd ˈhɔːsɪz.
æz ə rɪˈzʌlt,ˈhjuːmənz hæv lɜːnt tuː rɪsˈpɛkt ˈfiːlaɪn ˌɪndɪˈpɛndəns.
məʊst kæts rɪˈmeɪnsəsˈpɪʃəs ɒv ˈhjuːmənz ɔːl ðeə lɪvz.
wʌn ɒv ðə θɪŋz ðætˈfæsɪneɪts ʌs məʊst əˈbaʊt kæts ɪz ðə ˈpɒpjʊlə bɪˈliːf ðæt ðeɪ hæv naɪn lɪvz.
əˈpærəntli, ðeər ɪz ə ɡʊd diːl ɒv truːθ ɪn ðɪs aɪˈdɪə.
ə kæts əˈbɪlɪtituː səˈvaɪv fɔːlz ɪz beɪst ɒn fækt.
ˈriːsntli ðə njuːjɔːk ˈænɪməl ˈmɛdɪkəl ˈsɛntə meɪd ə ˈstʌdi ɒv 132 kæts ˈəʊvər ə ˈpɪərɪəd ɒv faɪvmʌnθs.
任务配置:L0 + L4
知识笔记:
单词:1、fascinate:入迷,迷住,深深吸引,2、affectionate:充满深情的,3、submissive:惟命是从的,顺从的,4、feline:猫科动物,猫,5、
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