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A puma at
large
Pumas are large, cat-
like animals which are found in America. When
reports
came
into
London
Zoo
that
a
wild
puma
had
been
spotted
forty-five
miles south of
London, they were not taken seriously. However, as
the
evidence
began
to
accumulate,
experts
from
the
Zoo
felt
obliged
to
investigate,
for
the
descriptions
given
by
people
who
claimed
to
have
seen
the puma were
extraordinarily similar.
The hunt for the puma began in a small
village where a woman picking
blackberries
saw
'a
large
cat'
only
five
yards
away
from
her.
It
immediately ran away when
she saw it, and experts confirmed that a puma
will not attack a human being unless it
is cornered
（
adj.
被
困得走投无
路的）
. The search proved
difficult, for the puma was often observed at
one place in the morning and at another
place twenty miles away in the
evening.
Wherever
it
went,
it
left
behind
it
a
trail
of
dead
deer
and
small
animals
like
rabbits.
Paw
prints
were
seen
in
a
number
of
places
and
puma
fur
was
found
clinging
to
bushes.
Several
people
complained
of
'cat-like
noises' at night and a businessman on a
fishing trip saw the puma up a
tree.
The experts were now fully convinced that the
animal was a puma,
but where had it
come from As no pumas had been reported missing
from
any zoo in the country, this one
must have been in the possession of a
private collector and somehow managed
to escape. The hunt went on for
several
weeks,
but
the
puma
was
not
caught.
It
is
disturbing
to
think
that
a
dangerous wild animal is still at large in the
quiet countryside.
< br>美洲狮是一种体形似猫的大动物，
产于美洲。
当伦敦动物
园接到报告说，
在伦
敦以南
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英里处发现一只美洲狮时，这些报告并没有受到重视。可是，随着证
据
越来越多，
动物园的专家们感到有必要进行一番调查，
因为凡是
声称见到过美
洲狮的人们所描述的情况竟是出奇地相似。
搜寻美
洲狮的工作是从一座小村庄开
始的。
那里的一位妇女在采摘黑莓
时的看见“一只大猫”，
离她仅
5
码远
，
她刚
看见它，它就立刻逃走了。专家证实，美洲狮非被逼得走
投无路，是决不会伤人
的。
事实上搜寻工作很困难，
因为常常是早晨在甲地发现那只美洲狮，
晚上却在
20
英里外的乙地发现它的踪迹。无论它走哪儿，一路上总会留下一串死鹿及死
兔子之类的小动物，
在许多地方看见爪印，
灌木
丛中发现了粘在上面的美洲狮毛。
有人抱怨说夜里听见“像猫一样的叫声”；
一位商人去钓鱼，
看见那只美洲狮在
树上。
专家们如今已经完全肯定那只动物就是美洲狮，
但它是从哪儿来的呢由
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全国动物园没有一家报告丢了美洲狮，
因此那只美洲狮一定是某位私人收藏
豢养
的，
不知怎么设法逃出来了。
搜寻
工作进行了好几个星期，
但始终未能逮住那只
美洲狮。想到在宁
静的乡村里有一头危险的野兽继续逍遥流窜，真令人担心。
单词：
puma
['pju:m
?
]
n.
美洲狮
spot
[sp
?
t]
v.
看出，发现
evidence
['evid
?
ns]
n.
证据
accumulate
[
?
'kju:mjuleit]
v.
积累，积聚
oblige [<
/p>
?
'blaid
?
] v.
使…感到必须
hunt
[h
?
nt] n.
追猎；寻找；
v.
打猎
blackberry ['bl
?
k
b
?
ri]
n.
黑莓
human
['hju:m
?
n]
人类
corner ['k
?
:n
?
] v.
使走投无路，使陷入困境；
n.
角落
trail [treil]
n.
一串，一系列
print
[print] n.
印痕
cling [kli
?
]
v.
粘
convince
[k
?
n'vins]
v.
使…信服
somehow
['s
?
mhau]
ad.
不知怎么搞的，不知什么原因
disturb
[dis't
?
:b]
v.
令人不安
笔记：
New words and
expression
生词和短语
学习词汇时仅知道汉语语义是不够的，要把单词放在语句中体会其应用
学习关键句结构是则要把它放在段落结构或文章里
puma
n.
美洲狮
spot
v.
看出
,
发现
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= see, pick
out, recognize,
catch sight
of
强调结果
,
辨别出
,
看见
,
识别
,
发
现
--
A
tall
man
is
easy
to
spot
in
the
crowd.
-- He
has
good
eye
for
spotting
mistakes.
同意词：
--
find
：强调发现的结果
/ find
out
：查出事实真相
--
discover
：做出重大发现
/
notice
：注意到
--
observe
：观察
/
watch
：观察活动中的人或画面
Spot n.
斑点
-- There
is
a
white
spot
on
the
shirt.
on
the
spot
有两个含义：
1>
立刻
,
马上（
at
once,
immediately
）
--
Anyone
breaking
the
rules
will
be
asked
to
leave
on
the
spot.
2> at
the
place
of
the
action
在现场
-- Wherever
she
is
needed,
she
is
quickly
on
the
spot.
Evidence
n.
证据（不可数名词）
Evident adj.
明显的
,
显然的
/ evidently
adv.
明显地
,
显然
Evidence =
proof (n.
证据
)
-- When
the
police
arrived, he
had
already
destroyed
the
evidence.
in
evidence
显而易见的
-- He
was
in
evidence
at
the
party.
Accumulate
v.
积累
,
积聚（强调积累的过程）
--
As
the
evidence
accumulates,
experts
from
the
zoo
felt
obliged
to
investigate.
Gather vt.
聚集
,
把某人召集在某处
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-- The teacher gathered his students in
the class
Collect
vt.
搜集
,
采集
--
Do you collect stamps Yes, I collect stamps as my
hobby.
（
n.
业余爱好）
Assemble
v.
集合
,
集会
/
装配
-- A large
number of people assemble on the
square.
Hoard
vt.
大量的储存
（
-- hoard
up =
store
up
储藏）
--
The
squirrel
hoards
up
nuts
for
the
cold
winter
（
squirrel
n.
松鼠）
（
nut
n.
坚果）
amass
vt.
积聚（主要用于诗歌和文学作品）
-- The clouds amassed above the
hills
Oblige
v.
使…感到必须
feel
obliged
to
do
sth
感觉有必要做某事
-- I
feel obliged to say no to his demand
（
n.
要求
,
需要）
be
obliged
to
do
sth
被迫做某事
-- They were obliged to sell their car
to pay their debts off.
（
debt
n.
债务）
hunt
.
追猎
,
寻找
（
hunt
for
）
-- The experts from London zoo began to
hunt (v.) for a puma.
-- The
hunt (n.) for the puma proved the difficult.
（
prove
vt.
证明
,
证实）
search
搜寻某处为了寻找到某人或某物
--
The police were searching the forest for the
missing boy.
run
after
强调追赶
,
追求
--
look, a dog is running after a cat
-- what are you run after in your
life
seek = pursue
v.
追寻
(
理想
)
chase
v.
追赶
（
-- They are chasing a thief
/ They are running after a
thief
）
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blackberry
n.
黑莓
/ berry
n.
浆果
human
being
人类
corner
v.
使走投无路
,
使陷入困境
作为动词
,
经常使用被动语态
-- The
thief
was
cornered
at
last
-- The
problem
cornered
me.
corner n.
角落
--
at
the
corner
of
the
street
--
in
the
corner
of
the
room
--
on
the
corner
of
the
desk
Trail
n.
一串
,
一系列
trail
vt.
跟踪
,
追踪
（
=
follow
）
--
The
police
trailed
the
criminal
to
the
place
where
he
was
hiding
（
criminal
n.
罪犯）
Print
n.
印痕
Cling
v.
粘
（
clung, clung,
clinging
）
-- She
is
always
clinging
to
her
mother.
-- He
clung
to
the
hope
that
he
would
succeed.
他怀有成功的希望
stick
v.
粘住
（
-- stick the envelop
）
n.
信封
stick
to
坚持
（
--
stick to the plan / stick to
one
’
s promise
）
n.
许诺
sticky
adj.
粘的
（
-- sticky
fingers
）
convince
v.
使…信服
1>convince
sb of
sth -- I convince him of my honesty.
（
n.
诚实
,
正直）
我使
他相信我的诚实。
2> be
convinced
that
…
-- I am convinced
that she is honest girl.
（
adj
.
诚实的
,
正直的）
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somehow
adv.
不知怎么搞地
,
不知什么原因
= by
some
means, in
some
way, for
some
reason
unknown
--
I’
ll get the book back
somehow.
无论如何我要把这本书取回来。
-- I got lost somehow
不知怎么搞地
,
我迷失了。
Somewhat
adv.
稍微
,
有点
,
有些
（
= a
little
）
-- The price is somewhat higher than I
expect.
（
high
adj.
高的）
disturb
v.
令人不安
disturbing
adj.
令人不安的
/ disturbed
adj.
感到不安的
surprising
adj.
令人惊讶的
/ surprised
adj.
感到惊讶的
exciting
adj.
令人激动的
/ excited
adj.
感到激动的
wild
adj.
野性的
,
野生的
investigate
v.
调查
,
研究
description
n.
描写
,
描述
extraordinarily
adv.
特别地，非常地，格外
similar
adj.
相似的
,
类似的
attack
vt.
攻击
difficult
adj.
困难的
,
艰难的
difficulty
n.
困难
,
难点
rabbit
n.
兔
,
野兔
paw
n.
手掌
,
手爪
fur
n.
毛皮
,
毛
,
软毛
bush
n.
矮树丛
fully
adv.
充分地
,
完全地
collector
n.
收藏家
,
征收者
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at
large
逃遁的
,
没有被控制的
-- The thief is
still at large
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