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1、BACK,Puma 美洲狮,Puma (美洲狮), is also called cougar or mountain lion, living mainly in America, belongs to cat branch animal, like lions, tigers or leopards,Jaguar (美洲虎),Leopard (豹),Lesson 1 A Puma at Large,Listen and Answer,Listen to the story twice. Try to get the whole story in the first time and ans
2、wer the following question: Where must the puma have come from?For the second listening, guess the meaning of the underlined words.,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
3、 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 blackbe
4、rries 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 p
5、lace 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 t
6、rip 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 o
7、n 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.,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
8、 to escape.Sth. be in the possession of sb = sth. be in sbs possession 某物归某人所有(主语是物)- The beautiful car is in my possession.= The beautiful car is in the possession of me.Sb. be in possession of sth 某人拥有某物(主语是人)- I am in possession of the beautiful car.(in possession of 做表语)- The person in possessio
9、n of the big house is excited. (in possession of 做定语)take possession of 拥有,Where must the puma have come from?,Spot v.看出, 发现 = 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
10、: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
11、spot.,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sticky adj.粘的 (- sticky fingers) stick to 坚持 (- stick to the plan / stick to ones promise)n.许诺Convince v.使信服convince sb of sth - I
12、convince him of my honesty. be convinced that I am convinced that she is honest girl.,Confirm = be sure / certain vt.确定,证实,At large 这里是介词短语,此处表示 “在逃, 逍遥法外” 、“行动自由”的意思。Apumaatlargeat large 逃遁的, 没有被控制的 - The thief is still at large.at large 详细地(= in detail)n.细节, 详情 - I need talk to you at largeat larg
13、e 总体来讲(= as a whole)- The students at large are hungry for English. (hungry adj.饥饿的, 渴望的),【New words and expressions】 生词和短语puma n. 美洲狮 spot v. 看出,发现evidence n. 证据 accumulatev. 积累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, c
14、lung )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 打扰妨碍,Evidence n. (不可数名词)= proof (n.证据) When the police arrived, he had already destroyed the evidence.in evidence 显而易见的Evident adj.明显的, 显然的 / evidently adv.明显地, 显然- He was in evidence at the party. -Evidently, he was at the party.,Obl
15、ige 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) 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.-
16、With the evidence accumulating, .accumulation n.,Hunt v. n.追猎, 寻找 (hunt for)The experts from London zoo began to hunt (v.) for a puma. But the hunt (n.) for the puma proved 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.seek = pursue v.追寻(理想
17、)chase v.追赶 They are chasing a thief. run after 强调追赶; 追求- Look, a dog is running after/chasing a cat.- What are you running after/seeking/pursuing in your life?,Corner v.使走投无路, 使陷入困境 常用被动语态- The thief was cornered at last. - The problem cornered me.corner n.角落- at the corner of the street - in the c
18、orner 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),wild adj.野性的, 野生的investigate v.调查, 研究 investigation n.description n.描写, 描述 describe vt.extraordinarily adv.特别地,非常,及其,格外similar ad
19、j.相似的, 类似的 similarity n. be toattack vt. n.攻击difficult adj.困难的 difficulty n.困难, 难点rabbit n.兔, 野兔 habitpaw 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,Pumas are large, cat-like animals which are found in America. When reports came into London Zoo that a wild puma had been
20、 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.,What was the report? What
21、 was peoples attitude toward the reports?When and Why did the experts feel obliged to investigate?,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,他们不以为然。这个从句中以that引导的从句是reports的同位
22、语从句,用于进一步说明报告的内容。Word/News came that no country was willing to hold the next Olympic Games . 有消息传来说没有国家愿意申办下届奥林匹克运动会。,cat-like 猫一样的, 偷偷摸摸的 / dog-like 狗一样的 / life-like 栩栩如生的,同位语从句和所修饰的名词在内容上为同一关系,对其内容作进一步说明。,Thenewsthattheyhadwonthegamesoonspreadoverthewholeschool. 他们比赛获胜的消息很快传遍了整个学校Thegeneralgavethe
23、orderthatthesoldiersshould crosstheriveratonce. 将军下达了战士们立即过河的命令。Welldiscusstheproblemwhetherthesportsmeetingwillbeheldontime.我们将讨论运动会是否会如期举行的问题。,they were not taken seriously(they指代?)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
24、待某事 (lightly adv.轻率地)- Dont 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:
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