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Lesson 01  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 dangerous wild animal is still at large in the quiet countryside.
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


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
Spot  n.斑点
-- 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.
Gather  vt.聚集, 把某人召集在某处
-- The teacher gathered his students in the class
Collect  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
Oblige  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 life
seek = pursue  v.追寻(理想)
chase  v.追赶 （-- They are chasing a thief / They are running after a thief）

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