?? 新概念英語第三冊(cè)
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Lesson 8 A famous monastery
As there are so many people about, the dogs have to be kept in a special enclosure.
由于來人太多，狗被關(guān)在專門的圍欄里。
Lesson 8 A famous monastery
In winter, however, life at the monastery is quite different.
然而到了冬天，修道院里的生活則是另一番景象。
Lesson 8 A famous monastery
The temperature drops to -- 30 o and very few people attempt to cross the Pass.
氣溫下降到零下30度，試圖跨越山口的人寥寥無幾。
Lesson 8 A famous monastery
The monks prefer winter to summer of they have more privacy.
修道士們喜歡冬天，而不太喜歡夏天。因?yàn)樵诙欤麄兛梢愿嗟剡^無人打擾的生活。
Lesson 8 A famous monastery
The dogs have greater freedom, too, for they are allowed to wander outside their enclosure.
狗也比較自由，被放出圍欄，四處遛達(dá)。
Lesson 8 A famous monastery
The only regular visitors to the monastery in winter are parties of skiers who go there at Christmas and Easter.
冬天常來修道院參觀的只有一批批滑雪者。他們?cè)谑フQ節(jié)或復(fù)活節(jié)到那兒去。
Lesson 8 A famous monastery
These young people, who love the peace of mountains, always receive a warm welcome at St.Bernard's monastery.
這些熱愛高山清靜環(huán)境的年輕人每年都受到圣伯納德道院的熱烈歡迎。
Lesson 9 Flying cats
Cats never fail to fascinate human beings.
貓總能引起人們的極大興趣。
Lesson 9 Flying cats
but they lead mysterious lives of their own as well.
但是，它們又有自己神秘的生活方式。
Lesson 9 Flying cats
They never become submissive like dogs and horses.
它們從不像狗和馬一樣變得那么順從。
Lesson 9 Flying cats
As a result, humans have learned to respect feline independence.
結(jié)果是人們已經(jīng)學(xué)會(huì)尊重貓的獨(dú)立性。
Lesson 9 Flying cats
Most cats remain suspicious of humans all their lives.
在它們的一生中，大多數(shù)貓都對(duì)人存有戒心。
Lesson 9 Flying cats
One of the things that fascinates us most about cats is the popular belief that they have nine lives.
最使我們感興趣的一件事情就是一種通俗的信念——貓有九條命。
Lesson 9 Flying cats
Apparently, there is a good deal of truth in this idea.
顯然，這種說法里面包含著許多真實(shí)性。
Lesson 9 Flying cats
A cat's ability to survive falls is based on fact.
貓?jiān)诘鋾r(shí)能夠大難不死是有事實(shí)作為依據(jù)的。
Lesson 9 Flying cats
Recently the New York Animal Medical Center made a study of 132 cats over a period of five months.
最近，紐約動(dòng)物醫(yī)療中心對(duì)132只貓進(jìn)行了為期5個(gè)月的綜合研究。
Lesson 9 Flying cats
All these cats had one experience in common: they had fallen off high buildings, yet only eight of them died from shock or injuries.
它們都曾從高層建筑上摔下來過，但只有其中的8只貓死于震蕩或跌傷。
Lesson 9 Flying cats
Of course, New York is the ideal place for such an interesting study, because there is no shortage of tall buildings.
當(dāng)然，紐約是進(jìn)行這種有趣的試驗(yàn)的一個(gè)理想的地方，因?yàn)槟抢锔静蝗狈Ω邩谴髲B，有的是高層的窗檻從上往下墜落。
Lesson 9 Flying cats
There are plenty of high-rise windowsills to fall from! One cat, Sabrina, fell 32 storeys, yet only suffered from a broken tooth.
有一只叫薩伯瑞的貓從32層樓上掉下來，但只摔斷一顆牙。
Lesson 9 Flying cats
'Cats behave like well-trained paratroopers.' a doctor said.
“貓就像訓(xùn)練有素的跳傘隊(duì)員，” 一位醫(yī)生說。
Lesson 9 Flying cats
It seems that the further cats fall, the less they are likely to injure themselves.
看起來，貓跌落的距離越長，它們就越不會(huì)傷害自己。
Lesson 9 Flying cats
In a long drop, they reach speeds of 60 miles an hour and more.
在一個(gè)長長的跌落過程中，它們可以達(dá)到每小時(shí)60里甚至更快的速度。
Lesson 9 Flying cats
At high speeds, falling cats have time to relax.
在高速下落中，貓有時(shí)間放松自己。
Lesson 9 Flying cats
They stretch out their legs like flying squirrels.
它們伸展四肢，就像飛行中的松鼠一樣。
Lesson 9 Flying cats
This increases their air-resistance and reduces the shock of impact when they hit the ground.
這樣就加大了空氣阻力，并減少了它們著地時(shí)沖擊力帶來的震動(dòng)。
Lesson 10 The loss of the Titanic
The great ship, Titanic, sailed for New York from Southampton on April 10th, 1912.
巨輪“泰坦尼克”號(hào)1912年4月10日從南安普敦起錨駛向紐約。
Lesson 10 The loss of the Titanic
She was carrying 1,316 passengers and crew of 891.
船上載有1，316名乘客與891名船員。
Lesson 10 The loss of the Titanic
Even by modern standards, the 46,000 ton Titanic was a colossal ship.
卻使用現(xiàn)代標(biāo)準(zhǔn)來衡量，45，000 噸的“泰坦尼克”號(hào)與算得上一艘巨輪了。
Lesson 10 The loss of the Titanic
At that time, however, she was not only the largest ship that had ever been built, but was regarded as unsinkable,
當(dāng)時(shí)，這艘輪船不僅是造船史上建造的最大的一艘船，而且也被認(rèn)為是不會(huì)沉沒的。
Lesson 10 The loss of the Titanic
for she had sixteen watertight compartments.
因?yàn)榇?6個(gè)密封艙組成，