第 1 页Lesson 01 A Puma at large 逃遁的美洲狮逃遁的美洲狮New words and expression 生词和短语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puma n.美洲狮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：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Spot n.斑点斑点- There is a white spot on the shirt.on the spot 有两个含义：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.Gather vt.聚集, 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 hillsOblige v.使感到必须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. 跟踪跟踪, 追踪追踪（= follow）- The police trailed the criminal to the place where he was hiding （criminal n.罪犯）Print n.印痕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 ones promise）n.许诺 sticky adj.粘的 （- sticky fingers）convince v.使信服1convince sb of sth- I convince him of my honesty.（n.诚实, 正直） 我使他相信我的诚实。2 be convinced that- 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- Ill get the book back somehow. 无论如何我要把这本书取回来。- I got lost somehow 不知怎么搞地, 我迷失了。Somewhat adv.稍微, 有点, 有些 （= a little）- The price is somewhat higher than I expect.（high adj.高的）disturb v.令人不安disturbing adj.令人不安的 / disturbed adj.感到不安的surprising adj.令人惊讶的 / surprised adj.感到惊讶的第 2 页exciting adj.令人激动的 / excited adj.感到激动的wild adj.野性的, 野生的investigate v.调查, 研究description n.描写, 描述extraordinarily adv.特别地，非常地，格外similar adj.相似的, 类似的attack vt.攻击difficult adj.困难的, 艰难的 difficulty n.困难, 难点rabbit n.兔, 野兔paw n.手掌, 手爪fur n.毛皮, 毛, 软毛bush n.矮树丛fully adv.充分地, 完全地collector n.收藏家, 征收者Text 课文课文at large 逃遁的, 没有被控制的- The thief is still at largeat large 详细地（= in detail）n.细节, 详情- I need talk to you at largeat large 总体来讲（= as a whole）- The students at large are hungry for English. （hungry adj.饥饿的, 渴望的）Where must the puma have come from?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。- Pandas are large cat-like animals which are found in Asia. （panda n.熊猫）cat-like 猫一样的, 偷偷摸摸的 / dog-like 狗一样的 / life-like 栩栩如生的When reports came into London Zoo that a wild puma had been spotted forty-five miles south of London, they were not taken seriously.一般来讲定语从句定语从句和同位语从句同位语从句紧随在被修饰名词的后面，但为了保持句子平衡，也可以把谓语动词放到从句之前1 定语从句定语从句只是对于被修饰词的补充说明、修饰- 定语从句的引导词：- 指人：指人：主语 who；宾语 who, whom；定语 whose- 指物：指物：that（也可以指人）/ which- 时间状语时间状语：when / 地点状语：地点状语：where / 原因状语：原因状语：why2 同位语从句同位语从句则是讲述被修饰名词的内容- 同位语从句的引导词：- 名词名词(做主语、宾语等)：关系词用 that 而不是 which- 时间：时间：when； 地点：地点：where- 定语从句中没有 what 这个关系词，但 what 可以引导同位语从句- An idea came to her that she might do the experiment in another way.- I have no idea what has happened to him。they were not taken seriously（they 指代 reports）take sth seriously = deal with sth seriously 认真地对待某事- I always take your suggestions seriously.take sth lightly 草率地对待某事 （lightly adv.轻率地）- Dont take the hot potato lightly （hot potato n.棘手的问题）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.However adv.然而(起转折作用) As 连词：随着, 当.之时过去分词做定语：- the descriptions given by people- the st