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Flying Cats
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Cats never fail to fascinate human beings. They can be friendly and affectionate towards humans, but they lead mysterious lives of their own as well. They never become submissive like dogs and horses. As a result, humans have learned to respect feline independence. Most cats remain suspicious of humans all their lives. One of the things that fascinates us most about 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 on fact.
猫总不愁引不起人们的兴趣。它们可以对人友好和充满柔情。但是，它们又有自己神秘的生活方式。它们从不像狗和马一样变得那么顺从。于是，人们也学会了尊重猫的独立。在它们的一生中，大多数猫仍对人存有戒心。最让我们感兴趣的就是流传甚广的说法—— 猫有九条命。显然，这种说法也有相当的道理。猫在跌落时能够大难不死是有事实作为依据的。
第2段
Recently the New York Animal Medical Center made a study of 132 cats over a period of five months. 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.
最近，纽约动物医疗中心对132只猫进行了一项为期5个月的研究。所有这些猫都有一个共同的经历：它们都从高层建筑上掉下来过，但只有其中的8只猫死于休克或跌伤。当然，纽约是进行这种有趣试验的一个理想之地，因为那里根本不缺乏高楼大厦，有的是可以（让猫）掉下去的高层窗台。有一只叫萨伯瑞的猫从32楼上掉下来，但只摔断了一颗牙。“猫就像训练有素的跳伞队员，” 一位医生说。看起来，猫在越高的地方掉下来，受伤的可能性似乎反而越小。在一个长长的跌落过程中，它们可以达到每小时60英里甚至更快的速度。在高速下落过程中，猫有时间放松自己。它们伸展四肢，就像飞行中的鼯鼠。这样就加大了空气阻力，并减少了它们着地时冲击力带来的震动。
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