综合能力提升第一级 Day 1：Lesson 1 A Puma at large

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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.

一、词汇部分

1.puma /ˈpuː.mə/ n. 美洲狮

2.spot /spɑːt/ v. 看出，发现

3.evidence  /ˈev.ə.dəns/ n. 证据

4.accumulate /əˈkjuː.mjə.leɪt/ v. 积累，积聚

5. oblige /əˈblaɪdʒ/ v. 使……感到必须

6.hunt /hʌnt/ n. 追猎;寻找

7.blackberry /ˈblæk.ber.i/ n. 黑莓

8. human being  人类

9. corner /ˈkɔːr.nɚ/ v. 使走投无路，使陷入困境

10.trail /treɪl/ n. 一串，一系列

11. print /prɪnt/ n. 印痕

12.cling /klɪŋ/ v. 粘

13.convince /kənˈvɪns/ v. 使……信服

14.somehow /ˈsʌm.haʊ/ adv. 不知怎么搞地，不知什么原因

15.disturb /dɪˈstɝːb/ v. 令人不安

二、文章讲解

1.     美洲狮是一种体形似猫的大动物，产于美洲。

学员翻译样本：Pumas are large，cat-like animals which originated from America.

●   Originate /əˈrɪdʒ.ən.eɪt/ v.起源于，来自

英文释义：to come from a particular place, time, situation, etc.:

例句：Although the technology originated in the US, it has been developed in the UK.

扩展：

ovarian /oʊˈver.i.ən/adj.卵巢的（ovarian cancer/cyst/sɪst/卵巢癌/囊肿）

fallopian tube /fəˌloʊ.pi.ən ˈtuːb/输卵管

原句：Pumas are large, cat-like animals which are found in America.

语法点：定语从句

1)     which 的指代

2)     定语从句的主谓一致。

口语造句：Peter likes imitating others, which is pretty annoying sometimes.

仿句练习：It's a salad-like cold dish. So some people call it Chinese salad.

2. 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。

学员翻译样本：When London zoo received the report that a wild puma had been spotted at the 45 miles south of London, they were not taking it seriously.

原句：When reports came into London Zoo that a wild puma had been spotted forty-five miles south of London, they were not taken seriously.

1)     表达习惯：事实陈述，可以主宾互换。

例：当我发行了新专辑后，大家对这张专辑的反响不错。

When my new album came out, It seemed that people liked it.