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：

lion

tiger

leopard 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 leopard

2. at large

large--powerful-out of control

eg. 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 spotlight

Tom 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 evidence

witness 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 for

job 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）=pursue

chase 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 street

in the corner of the room

on the corner of the desk

drive 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。

10. trail

a trail of mud/blood/litter

11. print

foot print 足迹

paw print 爪痕

finger print 指纹

12. cling v. 粘

eg. She is always clinging to her mother.

He clung to the hope that he would succeed. (抱有，怀有)

近义词：stick 粘住，stick to 坚持，sticky adj. 粘的

13. convince vt. 使...信服

convince sb. of sth 使某人深信

convince sb. + that...使某人深信...

eg. This convinced me that he is honest.

14. somehow adv.

eg. We must get the work finished somehow by tomorrow morning.

我们必须设法在明天早上以前把工作做完。

15. disturb v.

disturbing adj. 令人不安的

[课文讲解]

1. 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。

●cat-like

mother-like，lady-like，dream-like，life-like 栩栩如生的

childlike (lovely)

childish (immature)

●be found (there be): 产于、分布

仿写`：熊猫是一种体型像熊的大动物，产于中国。

Pandas are large, bear-like animals which are found in China.

2. When reports came into London Zoo that a wild puma had been spotted forty-five miles south of