练习材料：
L9(2)：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.
Of course, New York is the ideal place for such an interesting study，because there is no shortage of tall buildings.
There are plenty of high-rise windowsills to fall from！
One cat, Sabrina, fell 32 storeys, yet only suffered from a broken tooth.
'Cats behave like well-trained paratroopers.' a doctor said.
It seems that the further cats fall, the less they are likely to injure themselves. In a long drop, they reach speeds of 60 miles an hour and more. At high speeds, falling cats have time to relax. They stretch out their legs like flying squirrels. This increases their air-resistance and reduces the shock of impact when they hit the ground.
/ɛl/9(2)：/ˈflaɪɪŋ/ /kæts/
/ɔl/ /ðiz/ /kæts/ /həd/ /wʌn/ /ɪkˈspɪriəns/ /ɪn/ /ˈkɑmən/: /ðeɪ/ /həd/ /ˈfɑlən/ /ɔf/ /haɪ/ /ˈbɪldɪŋz/, /jɛt/ /ˈoʊnli/ /eɪt/ /əv/ /ðəm/ /daɪd/ /frəm/ /ʃɑk/ /ɔr/ /ˈɪnʤəriz/.
/əv/ /kɔrs/, /nu/ /jɔrk/ /əz/ /ði/ /aɪˈdil/ /pleɪs/ /fər/ /sʌʧ/ /ən/ /ˈɪntrəstɪŋ/ /ˈstʌdi/，/bɪˈkəz/ /ðər/ /ɪz/ /noʊ/ /ˈʃɔrtəʤ/ /əv/ /tɔl/ /ˈbɪldɪŋz/.
/ðər/ /ər/ /ˈplɛnti/ /əv/ /haɪ/-/raɪz/ windowsills /tə/ /fɔl/ /frʌm/！
/wʌn/ /kæt/, /səˈbrinə/, /fɛl/ /ˈθɜrdi/-/tu/ /ˈstɔriz/, /jɛt/ /ˈoʊnli/ /ˈsʌfərd/ /frəm/ /ə/ /ˈbroʊkən/ /tuθ/.
/kæts/ /bɪˈheɪv/ /laɪk/ /wɛl/-/treɪnd/ /ˈpɛrəˌtrupərz/.' /ə/ /ˈdɑktər/ /sɛd/.
/ɪt/ /simz/ /ðət/ /ðə/ /ˈfɜrðər/ /kæts/ /fɔl/, /ðə/ /lɛs/ /ðeɪ/ /ər/ /ˈlaɪkli/ /tʊ/ /ˈɪnʤər/ /ðɛmˈsɛlvz/. /ɪn/ /ə/ /lɔŋ/ /drɑp/, /ðeɪ/ /riʧ/ /spidz/ /əv/ /ˈsɪksti/ /maɪlz/ /ən/ /ˈaʊər/ /ənd/ /mɔr/. /ət/ /haɪ/ /spidz/, /ˈfɑlɪŋ/ /kæts/ /həv/ /taɪm/ /tə/ /rɪˈlæks/. /ðeɪ/ /strɛʧ/ /aʊt/ /ðɛr/ /lɛgz/ /laɪk/ /ˈflaɪɪŋ/ /ˈskwərəlz/. /ðɪs/ /ɪnˈkrisəz/ /ðɛr/ /ɛr/-/rɪˈzɪstəns/ /ənd/ /rəˈdusəz/ /ðə/ /ʃɑk/ /əv/ /ˈɪmpækt/ /wɛn/ /ðeɪ/ /hɪt/ /ðə/ /graʊnd/.
任务配置：
L0+L4
知识笔记：
- 朗读（L0）：paratroopers/ˈpɛrəˌtrupərz/，来源：https://tophonetics.com/。
- 其他：
windowsill 英[ˈwɪndəʊsɪl]
美[ˈwɪndoʊsɪl]
n. 窗沿，窗台;
[例句]She picked up a pair of scissors from the windowsill.
她从窗台上拿起一把剪刀。
（来源：百度翻译）
windowsill or window sill
noun
the sill under a window.
（来源：https://www.dictionary.com/browse/windowsill?s=t）
paratrooper
英[ˈpærətru:pə(r)]
美[ˈpærəˌtrupɚ]
n. 伞兵;
[例句]The paratrooper opened the parachute in mid air after he had jumped out of the plane.
跳伞者扣上了背带.伞兵在跳下飞机后，在半空中打开了降落伞。
（来源：百度翻译）
paratrooper
noun
a member of a military infantry unit trained to attack or land in combat areas by parachuting from airplanes.
（来源：https://www.dictionary.com/browse/paratrooper?s=t）
练习感悟：
- 朗读感受：今天困shi了，事情也很多，还是抽时间读完，已融入生活。
- 能否改进：暂无。
- 打鸡血：加油～
