§Lesson1Apumaatlarge逃遁的美洲狮.doc

§ Lesson 1 A puma at large 逃遁的美洲狮 【New words and expressions】 生词和短语 spot v. 看出，发现 spot(做动词时候) = see:强调结果、辨别出、看见、识别、发现。 同意词比较： 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 disturb v. 令人不安 You disturb me. disturbing adj. 令人不安的 disturbed 感到不安的 surprising 令人吃惊的 surprised 感到吃惊的 exciting 令人激动的 excited 感到激动的 【Text】 § 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 countrys