A-puma-at-large讲义

1Lesson1Apumaatlarge逃遁的美洲狮【Newwordsandexpressions】puman.美洲狮spotv.看出，发现evidencen.证据accumulatev.积累，积聚obligev.使…感到必须huntn.追猎；寻找blackberryn.黑莓humanbeing人类cornerv.使走投无路，使陷入困境trailn.一串，一系列printn.印痕cling(clung,clung)v.粘convincev.使…信服somehowadv.不知怎么搞地，不知什么原因disturbv.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【Newwordsandexpressions】1.puman.美洲狮例句：Thedescriptionsgivenbypeoplewhoclaimedtohaveseenthepumawereextraordinarilysimilar.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.spotv.看出，发现例句：Myfatherspottedseveralspellingmistakesinmycomposition.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onthespot在现场例句：Becauseofherbeauty,Ispottedheronthespot.Whereverheisneeded,heisonthespot.3.evidencen.证据例句：Whenthepolicearrived,hehadalreadydestroyedtheevidence.当警察赶到时，他已经把证据给销毁了。24.accumulatev.积累，积聚例句：Byworkinghardyoumayaccumulateafortune.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.obligev.使……感到必须例句：We'dbehappytooblige.我们乐于效劳。feelobligedtodosth.感到有必要做某事例句：Theexpertsfeltobligedtoinvestigatetheevent.Shefeltobligedtobreakupwithhim.6.huntn.追猎；寻找v猎捕、打猎、搜寻例句：Itookpartinthetigerhunt.我参加了猎虎。huntern.猎人、猎犬例句:Thehuntertriedhisbesttohuntthepuma.7.blackberryn.黑莓8.humanbeingn.人类9.cornerv.使走投无路，使陷入困境例句：Thequestioncorneredme.这个问题难倒了我。n.角落例句：Comingacrossmyloveratthecornerofthestreet,Ibelieveinwhat'scalledmiracle.转角遇到爱，相信奇迹的出现。10.trailn.一串，一系列例句：Thecarraisedatrailofdust.汽车掀起了一股尘土。11.printn.印痕例句：Theprintswereunderdeveloped.这些照片显影不足。footprint脚印12.clingv.粘例句：Dewdropswerestillclingingonthetrees.露珠仍沾在树上。clingtosth坚持3例句：YuMinHongalwaysclingstothehopethathewillsucceed.13.convincev.使……信服例句：Compulsionwillneverresultinconvincingthem.强迫永远不会使他们信服。Convincesbofsth使某人信服Heconvincedmeofhisinnocence.他使我相信他是无辜的。14.somehowadv.不知怎么搞地，不知什么原因例句：Somehowwelostourway.不知怎么地我们迷了路。15.disturbv.令人不安，打扰例句：Pleasedonotdisturbuswhenweareworking.请不要在我们工作的时候打扰我们。【Notesonthetest】1.atlarge(1)逃遁的,没有被控制的Thethiefisstillatlarge.(2)详细地（=indetail）Ineedtalktoyouatlarge.总体来讲（=asawhole）ThestudentsatlargearehungryforEnglish2.Pumasarelarge,cat-likeanimalswhicharefoundinAmerica.cat-like猫一样的,偷偷摸摸的例句：Pandasarelargecat-likeanimalswhicharefoundinAsia.dog-like狗一样的life-like栩栩如生的child-like孩子气的3.WhenreportscameintoLondonZoothatawildpumahadbeenspottedforty-fivemilessouthofLondon,theywerenottakenseriously.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：Ihavegotaninformationthattheprettygirllikesme.4.Pawprintswereseeninanumberofplacesandpumafurwasfoundclingingtobushes.clinging是现在分词，此处作主语pumafur的主语补足语。下文中：Asnopumashadbeenreportedmissing…此句中，missing也是现在分词做主语补足语。45.Asnopumashadbeenreportedmissingfromanyzoointhecountry,thisonemusthavebeeninthepossessionofaprivatecollectorandsomehowmanagedtoescape.知识点：sthbeinthepossessionofsb=sthbeinsb’spossession某物归某人所有(主语是物)举例：Thebeautifulcarisinmypossession.=Thebeautifulcarisinthepossessionofme.【Text】Lesson1Apumaatlarge逃遁的美洲狮listentothetapethenanswerthequestionbelow.听录音,然后回答以下问题.Wheremustthepumahavecomefrom?Pumasarelarge,cat-likeanimalswhicharefoundinAmerica.WhenreportscameintoLondonZoothatawildpumahadbeenspottedforty-fivemilessouthofLondon,theywerenottakenseriously.However,astheevidencebegantoaccumulate,expertsfromtheZoofeltobligedtoinvestigate,forthedescriptionsgivenbypeoplewhoclaimedtohaveseenthepumawereextraordinarilysimilar.Thehuntforthepumabeganinasmallvillagewhereawomanpickingblackberriessaw'alargecat'onlyfiveyardsawayfromher.Itimmediatelyranawaywhenshesawit,andexpertsconfirmedthatapumawillnotattackahumanbeingunlessitiscornered.Thesearchproveddifficult,forthepumawasoftenobservedatoneplaceinthemorningandatanotherplacetwentymilesawayintheevening.Whereveritwent,itleftbehinditatrailofdeaddeerandsmallanimalslikerabbits.Pawprintswereseeninanumberofplacesandpumafurwasfoundclingingtobushes.Severalpeoplecomplainedof'cat-likenoises'atnightandabusinessmanonafishingtripsawthepumaupatree.Theexpertswerenowfullyconvincedthattheanimalwasapuma,butwherehaditcomefrom?Asnopumashadbeenreportedmissingfromanyzoointhecountry,thisonemusthavebeeninthepossessionofaprivatecollectorandsomehowmanagedtoescape.Thehuntwentonforseveralweeks,butthepumawasnotcaught.Itisdisturbingtothinkthatadangerouswildanimalisstillatlargeinthequietcountryside.【参考译文】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45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，美洲狮除非被逼得走投无路，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。无论它走到哪儿，一路上总会留下一串死鹿以及死兔子之类的小动物。在许多地方看见了爪印，灌木丛中也发现了粘在上面的美洲狮毛。有人抱怨说夜里听见了“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？由于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家豢养的，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。5【Exercises】A.Completethesesentencesbyaddingasuitablewordtotheendofeachone:1Whatareyoulooking?2Whereisyourmothergoing?3Whomhastheletterbeensent?4ThisisthehouseIwasborn?5Whatdoesyourdecisiondepend?key:1at/for2to3to4in5onB