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A Puma at large
逃遁的美洲狮
Listen to the tape then answer the question below.
Where must the
puma have come from?
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.
New words and expressions 生词和短语
puma n. 美洲狮
blackberry n. 黑莓
spot v. 看出，发现
human being 人类
evidence n.证据
corner v. 使走投无路，使陷入困境
accumulate v.积累，积聚
trail n. 一串，一系列
oblige v.使。。。感到必须
print n. 印痕
hunt n. 追猎；寻找
cling 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
Notes on the text 课文注释
1 at large 世界次短语，在此处表示“逍遥自在”“行动自由”的意思。
2 feel
obliged to do sth.是指“感到不得我去做某事”。
3 it left behind it a trial of，它身后留下一串。。。
a trial of 做left 的宾语，behind it 是状语，提到宾语前面是为了是句子结构更加紧凑。
4 in the possession of，为...所有。
语法讲解
Pumas are large, cat-like animals which are found in America.
在英文的表达方式中，首先呈现给读者的是结果（和中文不同）
英文擅长用长句，中文擅长用短句。
讲解
-- Pandas are large cat-like animals which are found in Asia. （panda n.熊猫）
cat-like 猫一样的, 偷偷摸摸的 / dog-like狗一样的 / life-like栩栩如生的
When reports came into London Zoo that a wild
puma had been
spotted forty-five miles
south of London, they were not taken seriously.
一般来讲定语从句和同位语从句紧随在被修饰名词的后面，但为了保持句子平衡，也可以把
谓语动词放到从句之前
1> 定语从句只是对于被修饰词的补充说明、修饰
-- 定语从句的引导词：
-- 指人：主语 who；宾语 who, whom；定语 whose
-- 指物：that（也可以指人）/ which
-- 时间状语：when / 地点状语：where / 原因状语：why
2> 同位语从句则是讲述被修饰名词的内容
-- 同位语从句的引导词：
-- 名词(做主语、宾语等)：关系词用 that 而不是 which
-- 时间：when； 地点：where
-- 定语从句中没有 what 这个关系词，但 what 可以引导同位语从句
-- An idea came to her that she might do the experiment in another way.
-- I have no idea what has happened to him。
they were not taken seriously（they指代reports）
take sth seriously = deal with sth seriously 认真地对待某事
-- I always take your suggestions seriously.
take sth lightly 草率地对待某事 （lightly adv.轻率地）
-- Don’t take the hot potato lightly （hot potato n.棘手的问题）
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.
However adv.然而(起转折作用)
As 连词：随着, 当...之时
过去分词做定语：
-- the descriptions given by people
-- the story told by the sailor (n.海员, 水手, 船员)
-- a book written by Luxun
claim to have done sth 声称曾经做过某事
-- He claimed to have been the manager of the large shop.
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.
Where a woman picking… 定语从句
-- I still remember the school where I studied English. 想学好英语口语,就得这样逼出来! 想学好英语吗--英语学习方法经验集
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