Puma at large

Text A Puma at Large



Pumas are large, cat-like animals which are found in America. 定语从句 When reports came into London Zoo that a wild puma had been spotted forty-five miles south of London, 同位语从句 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.
Puma at large
Words and Expressions
Puma large American feline resembling a lion Spot detect with the senses Evidence Proof Accumulate get or gather together Oblige force somebody to do something Hunt pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals) Blackberry large sweet black or very dark purple edible aggregate fruit Human being any living or extinct member of the family Hominidae characterized by superior intelligence, articulate speech, and erect carriage



As/ since/ because As you are busy, you need not go with me. Since you refuse to cooperate, I shall be forced to take. You want to know why I am leaving? I am leaving because I am fed up. She dances very well, so she must have learned dances in the past.
Words and Expressions
Corner force a person or an animal into a position from which he cannot escape Trail a track or mark left by something that has passed Print a visible indication made on a surface Cling come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation Convince make (someone) agree, understand, or realize the truth or validity of something Disturb upset
并列句


We fished all day; we didn’t catch a fish. We fished all day; however, we didn’t catch a fish. We fished all day, and now we decide to go home.


The lady in black （介词短语后置修饰）is his mother. A puma at large （介词短语后置修饰）


Catlike 像猫的。构词法-like manlike, womanlike Childlike（褒义）和Childish（贬义）

However的位置：前中后都可 The task is a bit difficult. It is not beyond their reach , however.

In the possession of/ in possession of Manage to 尝试并成功 Try to 尝试，不一定成功
简单句、并列句、复合句
S+V We are singing. S+V+O My sister is singing a song. S+V+0+O My sister gives you a book. My sister gives a book to you. S+V+C She can sing well. S+V+O+C They made Sam chairman.




At another place twenty miles away The way ahead his trip abroad the sentence below
A number of 后面应加名词复数 越来越多的学生出国留学。 An increasing number of students go abroad for study.



Find/see/hear/notice/watch/keep/find/get/hav e/feel/smell sth doing，强调正在发生的状态 你闻到什么东西烧焦了吗？ 你听到女孩在哭吗？



Do you hear some girl crying?

Complain to sb of/about sth She is now complaining to the manager about the service.

As 随着 As she talked on she got more and more worried.
Oblige sb to 来自百度文库o sth 例句： The police obliged the onlookers to leave. He felt obliged to let her in.


For 为想到的原因，多为解释，在句后。 For I was feeling quite hungry, I decided to stop and have lunch. (x)

The description given by people Give/make a description of sth./sb.









在人群中高个子更容易被看见。 她总是能最快到达现场。SPOT She can always be on the spot very soon . 由于证据的汇集，专家感到有必要开展调查。 在求职过程中，求职者往往需要投出很多份简历(resume)。 When hunting for jobs, job hunters/seekers usually need to send a lot of resumes. 小偷最后被逼得走投无路了。 The thief was cornered at last. 猎狗发现了兔子的踪迹。 The dogs found/ spotted the print of the rabbit. 这台打印机一分钟能打印40页。 The printer can print 40 pages in one minute. 小偷在把手（handle）上留下了指纹。 你的论点太薄弱了，说服不了我。 Your point is too weak to convince me. 他使我确信他的真诚。 He convinces me his sincerity. 他有过一些使他很不安的经历。 He has some disturbing experience.

It immediately ran away when she saw it, and experts confirmed that a puma will not attack a human being unless it is cornered. Unless 表示if…not Unless Come tomorrow unless I phone. You have to attend class unless it rains tomorrow.
定语从句



关系代词所代替的先行词是人或物的名词或代词，并在从句中充 当主语、宾语、定语等成分。关系代词在定语从句中作主词保持 一致。 1,who, whom, that 这些词代替指人，“whom”作宾语指人，“that”既可作主语 又可作宾语（作宾语可以省略），可以指人也可以指物。在从句 中所起作用如下： （1）Is he the man who/that wants to see you? 他是那个想 见你的男人吗？（who/that在从句中作主语） （2）He is the man whom/ that I saw yesterday. 他就是我昨 天见的那个人。（whom/that在从句中作宾语） （3）The man whom you spoke to just now is our English teacher. 你刚刚说话的那个男人是我们的英语老师。
复合句



The alarm was raised as soon as the fire was discovered. To get into a university you have to pass a number of examinations. Holiday resorts which are very crowded are not very pleasant.

The hunt for the puma began in a small village where a woman picking blackberries saw ‘a large cat’ only five yards 码 away from her. 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.