新概念英语第三册第1课-A Puma at large
新概念英语第三册详细教学笔记lesson1 A puma at large
新概念英语第三册详细教学笔记lesson1 A puma at largeLesson 01 A Puma at large 逃遁的美洲狮Boys and girls, welcome to our new concept english book 3.Please open your textbook at page 14.Let’s begin to our lesson one A Puma at large. If we want to study the text well ,we must be familiar with the words of course. [fə'miliə] So read these words after me aloud.It is necessary for us to know the vocabulary ,of course i should say .to know the expression after vocabulary .we must learn how to use them .so when we learn a word we must put it in a sentence,and when we study a key structure ,we must put it in a little passage or paragraph. New words and expression 生词和短语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结构是则要把它放在段落结构或文章里It’s about the time to study how to use the wordsSpot n.斑点-- There is a white spot on the shirt.那我们知道，英文中的介词短语浮现率是非常高的，所以英文也经常被称之为介词语言。
新概念三册课文+翻译
新概念英语第三册Lesson1 A puma at largePumas 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（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 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.美洲狮是一种体形似猫的大动物，产于美洲。
新概念英语第三册详细教学笔记lesson1 A puma at large
新概念英语第三册详细教学笔记lesson1 A puma at largeLesson 01 A Puma at large 逃遁的美洲狮Boys and girls, welcome to our new concept english book 3.Please open your textbook at page 14.Let’s begin to our lesson one A Puma at large. If we want to study the text well ,we must be familiar with the words of course. [fə'miliə] So read these words after me aloud.It is necessary for us to know the vocabulary ,of course i should say .to know the expression after vocabulary .we must learn how to use them .so when we learn a word we must put it in a sentence,and when we study a key structure ,we must put it in a little passage or paragraph. New words and expression 生词和短语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结构是则要把它放在段落结构或文章里It’s about the time to study how to use the wordsone by one .particularly the important words .so first spot.puma n.美洲狮A.Spot is a transitive word,it means v.看出, 发现及物= see, pick out, recognize, catch sight of 强调结果, 辨别出, 看见, 识别, 发现For example .-- A tall man is easy to spot in the crowd.-- He has good eye for spotting mistakes.识别错误的洞察力辨析同意词：-- find：强调发现的结果/ find out：查出事实真相-- discover：表示做出重大发现make a discover / notice：注意到-- observe：观察/ watch：观察活动中的人或画面So please read these words aloud.Besides, You should make sure how to use them.Spot n.斑点-- There is a white spot on the shirt.那我们知道，英文中的介词短语浮现率是非常高的，所以英文也经常被称之为介词语言。
新概念英语第三册私人珍藏版Lesson 1 A puma at large 逃遁的美洲狮
Lesson 1 A puma at large 逃遁的美洲狮一、【Text】课文Puma s are large, cat-like animals which are found in America. When report s came into London Zoo that a wild puma had been spotted forty-five mile s south of London, they were not taken serious ly.However, as the evidence began to accumulate, expert s from the Zoo felt oblige d to investigate, for the description s given by people who claim ed to have seen the puma were extraordinarily similar.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。
The hunt for the puma began in a small village where a woman picking blackberries saw 'a large cat' only five yard s away from her. It immediately ran away when she saw it, and expert s confirm ed that a puma will not attack a human being unless it is corner ed.The search prove d difficult, for the puma was often observe d 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 rabbit s. Paw print s were seen in a number of places and puma fur was found clinging to bush es.搜寻美洲狮的工作是从一座小村庄开始的。
新概念英语第三册课件Lesson 1 a puma at large
cling v. (clung, clung ) come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation
v.粘
cling to sth 坚持；依靠；依附；紧握不放 she is always clinging to her boyfriend. Tim always clings to the hope that he will succeed.
convince ：vt make (someone) agree, understand, or realize the truth of something v.使…信服 convince sb. of sth 使某人相信某事 convince sb that· · · · 使某人确信 He has to convince me of his ability to do this job. He has to convince me that he is able to do this job.
Lesson 1
a puma at large
New words and expressions
puma ['pju:mə] n.美洲狮 spot [spɔt] v.看出，发现 evidence ['evidəns] n.证据 accumulate [ə'kju:mjuleit] v.积累，积聚 oblige [ə'blaidʒ] v.使…感到必须 hunt [hʌnt] n.追猎；寻找；v.打猎 blackberry ['blækbəri] n.黑莓
Spot : v catch sight of、pick out 、see、recognize
新概念三册课文+翻译
新概念英语第三册Lesson1 A puma at largePumas 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（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 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.美洲狮是一种体形似猫的大动物，产于美洲。
新概念英语三Lesson 1 A Puma at Large
A Puma at LargePumas 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 away form London, they were not taken seriously. However, as the evidence began to accumlate, experts from the zoo felt obliged to investigae, for the descriptions given by people who claimed to have seen the puma were extraordinary 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 attact a human being unless it is cornered. The search proved difficult, for the puma was often observed at one place and at another place twenty miles in the evening. Wherever it went, it left hehind 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.。
新概念英语(第三册)Lesson-01--A-Puma-at-large-逃遁的美洲狮
新概念英语（第三册）笔记Lesson 01 A Puma at large 逃遁的美洲狮New words and expression 生词和短语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结构是则要把它放在段落结构或文章里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：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-- 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 spot.Evidence n.证据（不可数名词）Evident adj.明显的, 显然的/ evidently adv.明显地, 显然Evidence = proof (n.证据)-- When the police arrived, he had already destroyed the evidence.in evidence 显而易见的-- He was in evidence at the party.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., 把某人召集在某处-- The teacher gathered his students in the classCollect vt.搜集, 采集-- Do you collect stamps? Yes, I collect stamps as my hobby.（n.业余爱好）Assemble v.集合, 集会/ 装配-- A large number of people assemble on the square.Hoard vt.大量的储存（-- hoard up = store up 储藏）-- The squirrel hoards up nuts for the cold winter （squirrel n.松鼠）（nut n.坚果）amass vt.积聚（主要用于诗歌和文学作品）-- The clouds amassed above the hills…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）hunt v.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 were 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）blackberry n.黑莓/ berry n.浆果human being 人类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 thief was cornered at last-- The problem cornered me.corner n.角落-- at the corner of the street -- in the corner of the room -- on the corner of the deskTrail 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）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stick to 坚持（-- stick to the plan / stick to one’s promise）n.许诺sticky adj.粘的（-- sticky fingers）…信服1>convince sb of sth -- I convince him of my honesty.（n.诚实, 正直）我使他相信我的诚实。
新概念英语第三册模仿翻译 第1课：A Puma at large
新概念英语第三册模仿翻译第1课：A Puma atlargeLesson 1 A Puma at large逃遁的美洲狮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 dangerouswild animal is still at large in the quietcountryside.1.Pumas are large, cat-like animals which are found in America.模仿这个句，请翻译：熊猫是一种体型似猫的动物，产于亚洲。
新概念英语第三册(第1篇)
Lesson 1 A Puma at largePumas are large, cat-like animals which are found in America. When reports [报告] came into London Zoo that a wild [野生] puma had been spotted [发现] forty-five miles south of London, they were not taken [携带，取] seriously [严重的].However [然而], as the evidence [证据] began to accumulate [积累], experts [专家] from the Zoo felt [感到]obliged [必要] to investigate [调查], for the descriptions [描述] given by people who claimed [要求，声称] to have seen the puma were extraordinarily [异常的] similar [相似].The hunt [寻找] for the puma began in a small village [村庄] where a woman picking blackberriessaw 'a large cat' only five yards [码(计量单位)]away from her.It immediately [立刻] 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 awayin the evening.美洲狮是一种体形似猫的大动物，产于美洲。
新概念英语第三册lesson_1-A_Puma_at_large
Lesson1 A Puma at largeWhere 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(title)/'pju:m+/n. 美洲狮corner(1. 9)/'k&:n+/v. 使走投无路，使陷入困境spot(1. 2)/sp&t/v. 看出，发现trail(1. 11)/'treil/n. 一串，一系列evidence(1. 4)/'evid+ns/n．证据print(1. 12)/print/n. 印痕accumulate(1. 4)/e'kju:mjuleit/v. 积累，积聚cling(1. 12)/kliR/(clung/kl)R/, clung)v. 粘oblige(1. 5)/+'blaid{/v. 使……感到必须convince(1. 14)/k+n'vins/v. 使……信服hunt(1. 7)/h)nt/n. 追猎；寻找somehow(1. 16)/'s)mha(/adv. 不知怎么搞地，不blackberry(1. 8)/'bl$kb+ri/n. 黑莓知什么原因human being(1. 9)/?hju:m+n-'bi:iR/人类disturb(1. 17)/di'st*:b/v. 令人不安Notes on the text课文注释1 at large是介词短语，此处表示“逍遥自在”、“行动自由”的意思。
新概念英语第三册私人珍藏版Lesson 1 A puma at large 逃遁的美洲狮
新概念英语第三册私人珍藏版Lesson-1-A-puma-at-large-逃遁的美洲狮Lesson 1 A puma at large 逃遁的美洲狮一、【Text】课文in America. When s are large, cat-like animals which are found Puma forty-five had been spotted report s came into London Zoo that a wild puma serious ly mile. s south of London, they were not takenexpert s from the ZooHowever, as the evidence began to accumulate,given by people who description sd oblige to investigate, for the felt . puma were extraordinarily similar claim ed to have seen the英里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处发现一只美洲狮时，这些报告并没有受到重视。
感到有必要进行一番调查，因为凡是声称见到过美可是，随着证据越来越多，动物园的专家们洲狮的人们所描述的情况竟是出奇地相似。
where a woman picking for the puma began in a small huntvillage The s away from her. It immediatelyblackberries saw 'a large cat' only five yard that a puma will not confirm ed ran away when she saw it, and expert sed. unless it is corner a human being attack at one place observe d difficult, for the puma was often The search prove d in the morning and at another place twenty miles away in the evening.of dead deer and small animals like trailWherever it went, it left behind it awere seen in a number of places and puma fur was s . Paw printrabbit s . found clinging to bush es一只大“搜寻美洲狮的工作是从一座小村庄开始的。
新概念第三册第一课《A Puma at Large》
trail
• 万变不离其宗：“一长条 ” • 战士一边走一边流血：a trail of blood • 游客一边走一边丢垃圾：a trail of litter • The car raced past, leaving a trail of dust.
汽车疾驰而过，扬起一缕灰尘。 动词：同样把握核心 新娘长裙拖在身后：her long dress is trailing on
同位语从句
• 一般由that引导，也可以由wh-引导， 做进一步说明。
• 常接名词有: news, fact, story, problem, order, question, evidence, suggestion, proposal…
• The king’s decision that the prisoner would be set free surprised all the people.
Anyway, 可用于叙述中改变话题，可与anyhow互换 Well, anyhow/anyway, shall we go on the next point now? 好吧，现在我们谈谈下一要点
课文精讲
• Cat-like 无限替换：childlike (childish) / womanlike / ghost-like / petal-like/ man-like
the floor
convince
• 使信服：convince sb. of sth. • I convinced him of my honesty • He was convinced to withdraw his
candidacy. 退出竞选 • vinc-,vict 征服 victor, victory, vanquish (征服） invincible(难以征服的，无敌的）
新概念3-lesson-1--A-puma-at-large-超详细教案
lesson 1 A puma at large[词汇讲解]1. puma: a large cat-like animal 美洲狮●猫科动物相关词汇：liontigerleopard 豹jaguar 美洲虎cougar 美洲豹cheetah 猎豹said to be the fastest animal in the world. It can run as fast as 160 kilometers per hour.lynx 大山猫panther 黑豹a black leopard2. at largelarge--powerful-out of controleg. The desperate criminal is still at large.●近义词escape: to get away from a dangerous situation that is likely to harm you if you do not leave 逃跑flee away: run away from danger 跑开scatter away：run away in different directions 四散逃跑evade tax 逃税desert one's army 从部队开小差cut class 学生逃课3. spot n./v.n. 点，斑点 a beauty spot 美人痣solar spot 太阳黑子spotlight 聚光灯，公众注意的中心--be in the spotlightTom Cruise is in the spotlight in American film industry. (to achieve a lot of attention)A leopard will not change its spot. 江山易改，本性难移。
on the spot✓at once, immediately 立刻、马上Anyone breaking the rules will be asked to leave on the spot.✓at the place of the action 在现场Wherever she is needed, she is quickly on the spot.v. to see or find sth with difficulty 不易察觉A tall man is easy to spot in the crowd.●近义词observe: to see and notice sth (正式) 观察、观测discover：to find sth already in existence 发现本来就已经存在的东西recognize：to figure out sth/sb known already 认出以前熟悉的人或物detect：to disclose something hidden or in disguise (用仪器)探测explore：to examine sth thoroughly in order to test or find out about it 彻底和仔细的搜索和勘查Internet Explorer 网络浏览器4. evidence n. 证据（不可数名词）an important piece of evidencewitness 证人judge 法官jury 陪审团court of law 法院self-evident a. 不言自明的in evidence: 显而易见的5. oblige: be made to do sth by law or morality 通过法律或道义上感觉必须做某事（often in passive voice）常用被动feel obliged to do 感觉有必要做某事be obliged to do sth 被迫做某事eg. Men feel obliged to take the responsibility for family.6. hunt v 打猎，狩猎hunt for 搜寻，寻找hunt for a job，go hunting forjob hunter 四处找工作的人head hunter 猎头近义词run after 强调追赶seek 追寻（梦想、理想）=pursuechase 追赶search 搜寻某处为了寻找....8. human being(s) (God and animal)mankind 人类eg. in the long history of the mankind 在人类历史的长河中human race 人类种族群体9. corner n/v n. 角落at the corner of the streetin the corner of the roomon the corner of the deskdrive sb. into a tight corner 把某人逼入死角v. 使走投无路，使陷入困境（常用于被动语态）The thief was cornered at last.The problem cornered me. 这个问题把我难住了。
新概念英语第三册课堂学习笔记第1课 A puma at large
新概念英语第三册课堂学习笔记第1课 A puma atlarge第一段词汇解析：①at large 还有as a whole（总体）、in detail（详尽）的意思。
②spot v.看出、发现= see；n.斑点on the spot 立刻、马上= at once, immediately；在现场= at the place of the action。
③accumulate v.积累、积聚，强调积累的过程= pile up。
④obliged to = bound to。
⑤claimed = stated。
⑥extraordinary similar = surprisingly alik第二段词汇解析：①immediately = at once。
②like = such as。
③cling，过去式clung,≈stick。
④covinced = sure，convince sb. of sth.。
⑤in the possession of = in sb's possession, inpossession of sth.。
⑥to think 到countryside 是主语，主语里面有一个宾语从句。
词组归纳e into2.feel obliged to do sth.3.run away4.a number ofplain ofe from7.in the possession of8.go on9.at large学习提示本文是本书的开篇，对这篇文章的学习能够稍微慢点儿，在这篇文章的学习中，我们要养成准确的学习方法，尽快熟悉所有语法符号的意义。
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(完整版)新概念英语第三册课文及详解第1课
Lesson 1 A puma at largePumas 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.Language pointsPay attention: The points below are not covered by the mp3. It is better for you to listen to the mp3 first and try to take notes by yourselves.1，a puma at largeat large1：逃遁的，没有被控制的。
(美音版)新概念英语第三册：Lesson 1 A puma at large
（美音版）新概念英语第三册：Lesson 1 A puma atlargeLesson 1 A puma at large逃遁的美洲狮Listen to the tape then answer the question below.听录音，然后回答以下问题。
Where must the puma have come from?狮子从何而来？Pumas are large, cat-like animals which are found in America.美洲狮是一种体形似猫的大动物，产于美洲。
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英里处发现一只美洲狮时，这些报告并没有受到重视。
However, as the evidence began to accumulate, expertsfrom the Zoo felt obliged to investigate,不过，随着证据越来越多，动物园的专家们感到有必要实行一番调查，for the descriptions given by people who claimed to have seen the puma were extraordinarily similar.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。
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.搜寻美洲狮的工作是从一座小村庄开始的。
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新概念英语第三册第1课:A Puma at large
Lesson 1 A puma at large逃遁的美洲狮Listen to the tape then answer the question below.
听录音，然后回答以下问题。
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.
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的看见“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。
无论它走哪儿，一路上总会留下一串死鹿及死兔子之类的小动物，在许多地方看见爪印，灌木丛中发现了粘在上面的美洲狮毛。
有人抱怨说夜里听见“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。
New words and expressions 生词和短语
puma
n. 美洲狮
spot
v. 看出，发现
evidence
n. 证据
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
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是介词短语，此处表示“逍遥自在”、“行动自由”的意思。
2 When reports came into London Zoo that a wild puma had been spotted forty-five miles south of London, 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。
这个从句中以that引导的从句是reports的同位语，用于进一步说明报告的内容。
3 feel obliged to do sth. 是“感到不得不做某事”的意思。
4 it left behind it a trail of, 它身后留下一串……。
a trail of作left的宾语，behind it是状语，提到宾语之前是为了使句子结构更紧凑。
5 puma fur was found clinging to bushes中，clinging是现在分词，此处作主语puma fur的主语补足语。
下文中As no pumas had been reported missing…一句中，missing也是现在分词作主语补足语。
6 in the possession of, 为……所有。
Lesson 1 课后练习和答案Exercises andAnswer。