新概念英语第三册第一课（Lesson 01 A Puma at large）
Lesson 01 A Puma at large （原文）
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.
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.
单词
puma n. 美洲狮
spot v. 看出，发现
evidence n. 证据
accumulate v. 积累，积聚
oblige v. 使…感到必须
hunt n. 追猎；寻找
blackberry n. 黑莓
human being 人类
corner v. 使走投无路，使陷入困境
trail n. 一串，一系列
print n. 印痕
cling (clung, clung ) v. 粘
convince v.使…信服
somehow adv. 不知怎么搞地，不知什么原因
disturb v. 令人不安
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
学习关键句型结构时则要把它放在段落结构或文章里
【New words and expressions】
1. puma n. 美洲狮
例句：The descriptions given by people who claimed to have seen the puma were extraordinarily similar. 声称目击了这只美洲狮的人所描述的情况竟出奇的相似。
2.spot v. 看出，发现 例句：My father spotted several spelling mistakes in my composition. 我父亲在我作文里发现了好几个拼字错误。
一起来找近义词 : spot(做动词时候) = see:强调结果、辨别出、看见、识别、发现。
find 强调发现的结果。 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
on the spot 在现场 例句： Because of her beauty, I spotted her on the spot . Wherever he is needed , he is on the spot.
3.evidence n. 证据 例句：When the police arrived, he had already destroyed the evidence. 当警察赶到时，他已经把证据给销毁了。
4. accumulate v. 积累，积聚 例句： By working hard you may accumulate a fortune. 这份工作给了他积累了宝贵的经验的机会。 一起来找近义词 Accumulate：积累、积淀、注重积累过程 Collect：收集、采集 Gather：召集、集合 Assemble：集合、集中 （与gather意思相近）
5. oblige v. 使……感到必须 例句：We'd be happy to oblige. 我们乐于效劳。 feel obliged to do sth. 感到有必要做某事 例句： The experts felt obliged to investigate the event. She felt obliged to break up with him.
6. hunt n. 追猎；寻找 v 猎捕、打猎、搜寻 例句：I took part in the tiger hunt. 我参加了猎虎。 hunter n.猎人、猎犬 例句:The hunter tried his best to hunt the puma.
7.blackberry n.黑莓
8.human being n.人类
9. corner v. 使走投无路，使陷入困境 例句：The question cornered me. 这个问题难倒了我。 n .角落 例句：Coming across my lover at the corner of the street, I believe in what's called miracle. 转角遇到爱，相信奇迹的出现。
10. trail n. 一串，一系列 例句：The car raised a trail of dust. 汽车掀起了一股尘土。
11. print n. 印痕 例句：The prints were underdeveloped. 这些照片显影不足。 footprint 脚印
12. cling v. 粘 例句：Dewdrops were still clinging on the trees. 露珠仍沾在树上。 cling to sth 坚持 3 例句：Yu Min Hong always clings to the hope that he will succeed. 13.convince v. 使……信服 例句：Compulsion will never result in convincing them. 强迫永远不会使他们信服。 Convince sb of sth 使某人信服 He convinced me of his innocence. 他使我相信他是无辜的。
14. somehow adv. 不知怎么搞地，不知什么原因 例句：Somehow we lost our way. 不知怎么地我们迷了路。
15.disturb v. 令人不安，打扰 例句： Please do not disturb us when we are working. 请不要在我们工作的时候打扰我们。
【Notes on the test】
1. at large (1)逃遁的, 没有被控制的 The thief is still at large. (2)详细地（= in detail） I need talk to you at large. 总体来讲（= as a whole） The students at large are hungry for English
2. Pumas are large, cat-like animals which are found in America. cat-like 猫一样的, 偷偷摸摸的 例句：Pandas are large cat-like animals which are found in Asia. dog-like 狗一样的 life-like 栩栩如生的 child-like 孩子气的
3.When reports came into London Zoo that a wild puma had been spotted forty-five miles south of London, they were not taken seriously. 当伦敦动物园接到报告说，在伦敦以南45英里的地方发现一头野生美洲狮时。 语法点：这个从句中以that引导从句是reports的同位语，用于进一步说明报告的内容。 举例：I have got an information that the pretty girl likes me.
4. Paw prints were seen in a number of places and puma fur was found clinging to bushes. clinging 是现在分词，此处作主语puma fur的主语补足语。 下文中： As no pumas had been reported missing… 此句中，missing也是现在分词做主语补足语。
5. 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. 知识点： sth be in the possession of sb = sth be in sb’s possession 某物归某人所有(主语是物) 举例：The beautiful car is in my possession. = The beautiful car is in the possession of me.
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.
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.
单词
puma n. 美洲狮
spot v. 看出，发现
evidence n. 证据
accumulate v. 积累，积聚
oblige v. 使…感到必须
hunt n. 追猎；寻找
blackberry n. 黑莓
human being 人类
corner v. 使走投无路，使陷入困境
trail n. 一串，一系列
print n. 印痕
cling (clung, clung ) v. 粘
convince v.使…信服
somehow adv. 不知怎么搞地，不知什么原因
disturb v. 令人不安
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
学习关键句型结构时则要把它放在段落结构或文章里
【New words and expressions】
1. puma n. 美洲狮
例句：The descriptions given by people who claimed to have seen the puma were extraordinarily similar. 声称目击了这只美洲狮的人所描述的情况竟出奇的相似。
2.spot v. 看出，发现 例句：My father spotted several spelling mistakes in my composition. 我父亲在我作文里发现了好几个拼字错误。
一起来找近义词 : spot(做动词时候) = see:强调结果、辨别出、看见、识别、发现。
find 强调发现的结果。 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
on the spot 在现场 例句： Because of her beauty, I spotted her on the spot . Wherever he is needed , he is on the spot.
3.evidence n. 证据 例句：When the police arrived, he had already destroyed the evidence. 当警察赶到时，他已经把证据给销毁了。
4. accumulate v. 积累，积聚 例句： By working hard you may accumulate a fortune. 这份工作给了他积累了宝贵的经验的机会。 一起来找近义词 Accumulate：积累、积淀、注重积累过程 Collect：收集、采集 Gather：召集、集合 Assemble：集合、集中 （与gather意思相近）
5. oblige v. 使……感到必须 例句：We'd be happy to oblige. 我们乐于效劳。 feel obliged to do sth. 感到有必要做某事 例句： The experts felt obliged to investigate the event. She felt obliged to break up with him.
6. hunt n. 追猎；寻找 v 猎捕、打猎、搜寻 例句：I took part in the tiger hunt. 我参加了猎虎。 hunter n.猎人、猎犬 例句:The hunter tried his best to hunt the puma.
7.blackberry n.黑莓
8.human being n.人类
9. corner v. 使走投无路，使陷入困境 例句：The question cornered me. 这个问题难倒了我。 n .角落 例句：Coming across my lover at the corner of the street, I believe in what's called miracle. 转角遇到爱，相信奇迹的出现。
10. trail n. 一串，一系列 例句：The car raised a trail of dust. 汽车掀起了一股尘土。
11. print n. 印痕 例句：The prints were underdeveloped. 这些照片显影不足。 footprint 脚印
12. cling v. 粘 例句：Dewdrops were still clinging on the trees. 露珠仍沾在树上。 cling to sth 坚持 3 例句：Yu Min Hong always clings to the hope that he will succeed. 13.convince v. 使……信服 例句：Compulsion will never result in convincing them. 强迫永远不会使他们信服。 Convince sb of sth 使某人信服 He convinced me of his innocence. 他使我相信他是无辜的。
14. somehow adv. 不知怎么搞地，不知什么原因 例句：Somehow we lost our way. 不知怎么地我们迷了路。
15.disturb v. 令人不安，打扰 例句： Please do not disturb us when we are working. 请不要在我们工作的时候打扰我们。
【Notes on the test】
1. at large (1)逃遁的, 没有被控制的 The thief is still at large. (2)详细地（= in detail） I need talk to you at large. 总体来讲（= as a whole） The students at large are hungry for English
2. Pumas are large, cat-like animals which are found in America. cat-like 猫一样的, 偷偷摸摸的 例句：Pandas are large cat-like animals which are found in Asia. dog-like 狗一样的 life-like 栩栩如生的 child-like 孩子气的
3.When reports came into London Zoo that a wild puma had been spotted forty-five miles south of London, they were not taken seriously. 当伦敦动物园接到报告说，在伦敦以南45英里的地方发现一头野生美洲狮时。 语法点：这个从句中以that引导从句是reports的同位语，用于进一步说明报告的内容。 举例：I have got an information that the pretty girl likes me.
4. Paw prints were seen in a number of places and puma fur was found clinging to bushes. clinging 是现在分词，此处作主语puma fur的主语补足语。 下文中： As no pumas had been reported missing… 此句中，missing也是现在分词做主语补足语。
5. 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. 知识点： sth be in the possession of sb = sth be in sb’s possession 某物归某人所有(主语是物) 举例：The beautiful car is in my possession. = The beautiful car is in the possession of me.
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