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1、3.1Lesson 1 A puma at large 逃遁的美洲狮【Text】课文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
2、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 i
3、t, 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
4、 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 ha
5、d 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 i
6、s still at large in the quiet countryside二、【New words and expressions】生词和短语puma n. 美洲狮 spot v. 看出，发现evidence n. 证 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
7、知怎么搞地，不知什么原因 disturb v. 令人不安 学spot v. 看出，发现 = see, pick out, recognize, catch sight of eg: A tall man is easy to spot in the crowd. He has good eye for spotting mistakes. 他有敏锐的识别错误的能力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。 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
8、人或画面 2）spot n. 斑点 eg: There is a white spot on the shirt. 1).on the spot 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)When the police arrived, he had
9、 already destroyed the evidence. Evident adj.明显的, 显然的 / evidently adv.明显地, 显然evidence=proof in evidence:显而易见的. He was in evidence at the party.accumulate vt,vi. 积累，积聚（强调积累的过程） gather vt. 聚集，把某人召集在某处 collect 收集，采集 assemble 集合，集会， vt. 装配 hoard 大量地贮存 The squirrel hoards up nuts for the cold winter. hoa
10、rd up= store up amass 积聚（主要用于诗歌和文学作品）oblige v. 使感到必须 feel obliged to do sth.感觉有必要做某事 be obliged to do sth 被迫做某事 hunt n. 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 we
11、re 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 lifeseek = pursue v.追寻(理想) chase v.追赶 （- They are chasing a thief / They are running after a thief）run after 强调追赶、追求. seek 追寻（梦想，理想） = pursue chase 追赶. hunt for search
12、搜寻某处为了寻找到某人或某物 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 corner of the street in the corner of the room on the corner of the desk be cornered 被逼得走投无路 The thief was cornered at last. The problem cornered me.这个问题把我难例了。 trail n. 一串，一系列 trail=follow vt. 跟踪 eg: The police trailed the criminal to the place w
13、here he was hiding. cling (clung, clung ) v. 粘 eg: She is always clinging to her mother. He clung to the hope that he would succeed.(抱有，怀有) stick 粘住 （- stick the envelop） stick to 坚持 stick to the plan / stick to ones promise sticky adj. 粘的 (sticky fingers）convince vt. 使信服 convince sb. of sth 使sb相信st
14、h 和宾语从句that 搭配使用 eg:I convince him of my honesty.（n.诚实, 正直） 我使他相信我的诚实。没有宾语的情况下要采用主系表结构：be convinced sb be convicned sb相信 eg:I am convinced that she is honest girl.（adj.诚实的, 正直的）somehow adv. 不知怎么搞地，不知什么原因 =by some means, in some way, for some reason unknown somewhat =a little eg:Ill get the book back
15、 somehow. 无论如何我要把这本书取回来。disturb v. 令人不安 disturbing adj. 令人不安的 disturbed 感到不安的 surprising 令人吃惊的 surprised 感到吃惊的 exciting 令人激动的 excited 感到激动的 三、【课文精析】 at large1：逃遁的，没有被控制的。eg: The thief is still at large2：详细的(in detail)细节，详情 eg: I need talk to you at large3：总体来讲（as a whole） eg:The students at large are hungry for English. （hungry adj.饥饿的, 渴望的）1.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。Eg:Pandas are large cat-like animals which are found in Asia. cat-like 猫一样的, 偷偷摸摸的 / dog-like 狗一样的 / life
