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.
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 səbˈmɪsɪvlaɪk dɒgz 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 gʊd 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+L1+ L4
知识笔记:
单词:1、fascinate:吸引,迷住,2、affectionate:亲热,多情,3、submissive:顺从的,服从的,4、feline:猫科动物,5、independence:独立,6、suspicious:可疑的,多疑,多心,7、
音标:/ə/ 舌上抬,唇成自然状态,口半开半闭,发“厄”之短音。 是字母a、o、u、e、or、er或ur在单词中的发音
练习感悟:昨天果然像我想象的那样,要是早上不读,下午和晚上就没空读了,所以今天还是早上就完成任务