练习材料
L9(1)：
Flying cats
/ˈflaɪɪŋ/ /kæts/
Cats never fail to fascinate human beings.
/kæts/ /ˈnɛvə/ /feɪl/ /tuː/ /ˈfæsɪneɪt/ /ˈhjuːmən/ /ˈbiːɪŋz./
They can be friendly and affectionate towards humans, but
/ðeɪ/ /kæn/ /biː/ /ˈfrɛndli/ /ænd/ /əˈfɛkʃnɪt/ /təˈwɔːdz/ /ˈhjuːmənz,/ /bʌt/
they lead mysterious lives of their own as well.
/ðeɪ/ /liːd/ /mɪsˈtɪərɪəs/ /lɪvz/ /ɒv/ /ðeər/ /əʊn/ /æz/ /wɛl./
They never become submissive like dogs and horses.
/ðeɪ/ /ˈnɛvə/ /bɪˈkʌm/ /səbˈmɪsɪv/ /laɪk/ /dɒgz/ /ænd/ /ˈhɔːsɪz./
As a result，humans have learned to respect feline
/æz/ /ə/ /rɪˈzʌlt，ˈhjuːmənz/ /hæv/ /lɜːnt/ /tuː/ /rɪsˈpɛkt/ /ˈfiːlaɪn/
independence.
/ˌɪndɪˈpɛndəns./
Most cats remain suspicious of humans all their lives.
/məʊst/ /kæts/ /rɪˈmeɪn/ /səsˈpɪʃəs/ /ɒv/ /ˈhjuːmənz/ /ɔːl/ /ðeə/ /lɪvz./
One of the things that fascinates us most about cats is the
/wʌn/ /ɒv/ /ðə/ /θɪŋz/ /ðæt/ /ˈfæsɪneɪts/ /ʌs/ /məʊst/ /əˈbaʊt/ /kæts/ /ɪz/ /ðiː/
popular belief that they have nine lives.
/ˈpɒpjʊlə/ /bɪˈliːf/ /ðæt/ /ðeɪ/ /hæv/ /naɪn/ /lɪvz./
Apparently， there is a good deal of truth in this idea.
/əˈpærəntli，/ /ðeər/ /ɪz/ /ə/ /gʊd/ /diːl/ /ɒv/ /truːθ/ /ɪn/ /ðɪs/ /aɪˈdɪə./
A cat's ability to survive falls is based on fact.
/ə/ /kæts/ /əˈbɪlɪti/ /tuː/ /səˈvaɪv/ /fɔːlz/ /ɪz/ /beɪst/ /ɒn/ /fækt./
Recently the New York Animal Medical Center made a study
/ˈriːsntli/ /ðə/ /njuː/ /jɔːk/ /ˈænɪməl/ /ˈmɛdɪkəl/ /ˈsɛntə/ /meɪd/ /ə/ /ˈstʌdi/
of 132 cats over a period of five months.
/ɒv/ /132/ /kæts/ /ˈəʊvər/ /ə/ /ˈpɪərɪəd/ /ɒv/ /faɪv/ /mʌnθs./
任务配置：L0+L4
知识笔记：
1/ 單詞
fascinate - v. 迷住，吸引住
affectionate - adj. 充满深情，柔情的
mysterious - adj. 神秘的，难以理解的
submissive - adj. 服从的，顺从的
feline - adj. 猫的
2/音標
fascinate/ˈfæsɪneɪt/
affectionate/əˈfɛkʃnɪt/
submissive /səbˈmɪsɪv/
suspicious /səsˈpɪʃəs/
练习感悟：
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