[by:英语听力网|http://yingyu.chazidian.com||查字典英语网] [00:00.00]喜欢chazidian.com，就把chazidian.com复制到QQ个人资料中！Lesson 9 Flying cats [00:12.25]9 飞猫 [00:24.50]Listen to the tape then answer the question below. [00:28.19]听录音,然后回答以下问题. [00:31.87]How do cats try to protect themselves when falling from great heights? [00:39.14]当猫从高处掉下来时他们如何进行自我保护 [00:46.42]Cats never fail to fascinate human beings. [00:49.08]猫总能引起人们的极大兴趣. [00:51.75]They can be friendly and affectionate towards humans, [00:54.39]它们可以对人友好,充满柔情. [00:57.03]but they lead mysterious lives of their own as well. [00:59.66]但是,它们又有自己神秘的生活方式. [01:02.30]They never become submissive like dogs and horses. [01:05.18]它们从不像狗和马一样变得那么顺从. [01:08.05]As a result,humans have learned to respect feline independence. [01:11.54]结果是人们已经学会尊重猫的独立性. [01:15.02]Most cats remain suspicious of humans all their lives. [01:17.99]在它们的一生中,大多数猫都对人存有戒心. [01:20.95]One of the things that fascinates us most about cats [01:23.32]最使我们感兴趣的一件事情就是 [01:25.68]is the popular belief that they have nine lives. [01:28.76]一种通俗的信念--猫有九条命. [01:31.85]Apparently,there is a good deal of truth in this idea. [01:34.63]显然,这种说法里面包含着许多真实性 [01:37.41]A cat's ability to survive falls is based on fact. [01:40.49]猫在跌落时能够大难不死是有事实作为依据的 [01:43.58]Recently the New York Animal Medical Centre [01:46.70]最近,纽约动物医疗中心 [01:49.82]made a study of 132 cats over a period of five months. [01:53.45]对132只猫进行了为期5个月的综合研究. [01:57.08]All these cats had one experience in common: [01:59.81]所有这些猫都有一个共同的经历 [02:02.54]they had fallen off high buildings, [02:04.67]它们都曾从高层建筑上摔下来过, [02:06.80]yet only eight of them died from shock or injuries. [02:09.58]但只有其中8只猫死于震荡或跌伤. [02:12.36]Of course,New York is the ideal place for such an interesting study, [02:15.48]纽约是进行这种有趣的试验的一个理想的地方 [02:18.61]because there is no shortage of tall buildings. [02:20.93]因为那里根本不缺乏高楼大厦. [02:23.26]There are plenty of high-rise windowsills to fall from! [02:26.08]有的是高层的窗槛从上往下坠落. [02:28.90]One cat,Sabrina,fell 32 storeys, [02:32.12]猫从32层楼下掉下来, [02:35.35]yet only suffered from a broken tooth. [02:37.68]但只摔断了一颗牙. [02:40.00]'Cats behave like well-trained paratroopers,'a doctor said. [02:43.12]"猫就像训练有素的跳伞队员,"一位医生说. [02:46.24]It seems that the further cats fall, [02:48.57]猫跌落的距离越长, [02:50.89]the less they are likely to injure themselves [02:53.11]它们就越不会伤害自己 [02:55.33]In a long drop, [02:57.21]在一个长长的跌落过程中 [02:59.10]they reach speeds of 60 miles an hour and more. [03:01.88]它们可以达到每小时60英里甚至更快的速度 [03:04.66]At high speeds,falling cats have time to relax. [03:07.78]在高速中，飞落的猫有时间放松。 [03:10.90]They stretch out their legs like flying squirrels. [03:13.49]它们伸展开四肢,就像飞行中的松鼠一样. [03:16.08]This increases their air-resistance [03:18.26]这样有助于增强压强的抵抗力 [03:20.44]and reduces the shock of impact when they hit the ground [03:23.22]并减小了它们着冲击力带来的震动. [03:26.00]This is the analysis of the text.以下为课文讲解。 [04:46.93]以下为课文讲解。 [06:07.86]Part 1 [09:10.40]Part 2 [11:51.47]Part 3 [14:51.85]Part 4