[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
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 London, they were not taken seriously. 当伦敦动物园接到报告说,在伦敦以南45英里处发现一只美洲狮时,这些报告并没有受到重视。
同位语从句:2册中学过,3册复习
简单记忆:
同位语从句与中心词是等同和等值的关系,而不是修饰与被修饰的关系。这一点与定语从句不同,定语从句与先行词是修饰与被修饰的关系。
定语从句的引导词that/which在句中作成份(主语或宾语),而同位语从句的引导词that为连接词,只起连接主句与从句的作用,不做任何成分。
eg. I was shocked when I heard the news that his father died yesterday.
(The news is that his father died yesterday.)
能连接同位语从句的名词有:belief, fact, idea, doubt, rumor, evidence, conclusion, information, suggestion, problem, order, discover, opinion
practice
1. An idea came to him he might write to her to ask for more information about the matter. (that)
2. I got information from my friend there will be a marvelous American movie "Titanic".
3. 有消息传进演播室,有90%的观众正在收看春节晚会。
News has just come into the studio that over 90% of our population are watching the Spring Festival Entertainment Show.
●south of 在...以南
●they=report
●take sth seriously Every one ought to take life seriously.
take sth slightly 草率对待某事
Education is so important that we should take it seriously.
仿写:当国家博物馆接到消息说在北京以南100公里的地方发现了古墓,这个消息受到了重视。
When news came into the National Museum that an ancient tomb has been spotted 100 kilometers south of Beijing, it was taken seriously.
3. 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. 可是,随着证据越来越多,动物园的专家们感到有必要进行一番调查,因为凡是声称见到过美洲狮的人们所描述的情况竟是出奇地相似。
●However 语篇标识词 (即显示语篇发展的词语)。引出作者真正意图,表明事实,往往前后形成鲜明、相反的对比。
●as可以看成引导原因状语从句。
for 说明原因
as 不强调原因的重要性
since 既然 弱因果关系
because 强调原因
●give/make a description of sth/sb. 对某事/人进行描述
eg. She gave a description of the accident. 她对事故进行了描述。
●claim vt. 声称,主张,断言
They claimed to have discovered a cure for cancer.
✓claimed to have done 动词不定式的完成时,体现它所表示的动作发生在谓语动作之前。
eg. Till now, no organization claimed to have been responsible for this bombing.
●similar: be similar to sb. in character (have a lot in common)
eg. The brothers are similar to each other in character.
4. 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.
搜寻美洲狮的工作是从一座小村庄开始的。那里的一位妇女在采摘黑莓时的看见“一只大猫”,离她仅5码远.
●现在分词做后置定语
pick blackberries/ apples/mushrooms
pick nose/ears/ teeth
5. It immediately ran away when she saw it, and experts confirmed that a puma will not attack a human being unless it is cornered.
她刚看见它,它就立刻逃走了。专家证实,美洲狮非被逼得走投无路,是决不会伤人的。
●unless: if... not
eg. A: May I have the loan?
B: you offer good security(信誉,担保).
A. But B: Unless C. Provided D. But for
Provided 托福中经常会考到,=if 正式用词
But for 要不是,虚拟语气的标志性词语
中国学生易犯的错误就是母语的思维。
6. 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.
事实上搜寻工作很困难,因为常常是早晨在甲地发现那只美洲狮,晚上却在20英里外的乙地发现它的踪迹。
proved(to be)difficult
consider sth (to be)
turn out (to be)
英语从19世纪初,逐渐成为一种世界级的语言而被推广,发展到现在,英语作为交际的手段而更加趋向简洁,这也是现代英语的发展方向。
7. Wherever it went, it left behind it a trail of dead deer and small animals like rabbits. 无论它走哪儿,一路上总会留下一串死鹿及死兔子之类的小动物,
●leave sth. behind 把...留在身后
eg. We went out to play and left the mess behind us at home.
仿写:无论这个走到哪里,他的身后都留下了一串破碎的心。
Wherever he went, the playboy left behind him a trail of broken hearts.
8. Paw prints were seen in a number of places and puma fur was found clinging to bushes. 在许多地方看见爪印,灌木丛中发现了粘在上面的美洲狮毛。
●a number of "一些、许多",后面接可数名次复数。eg. A number of new products have been successfully produced.
the number of "...的数目" ,是特指,后面接可数名词复数,但是谓语动词用单数。eg. The number of the students is five hundred.
●found clinging to bushes 是现在分词短语作主语puma fur的主语补足语。
eg. Do you see something burning? 你看见什么东西再燃烧了吗?
●beat around the bush 拐弯抹角,旁敲侧击(习语)
9. Several people complained of 'cat-like noises' at night and a businessman on a fishing trip saw the puma up a tree.
有人抱怨说夜里听见“像猫一样的叫声”;一位商人去钓鱼,看见那只美洲狮在树上。
●on a fishing trip to 在去钓鱼的路上
●on the honey-moon trip to Paris
10. The experts were now fully convinced that the animal was a puma, but where had it come from?
专家们如今已经完全肯定那只动物就是美洲狮,但它是从哪儿来的呢?
11. 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. 由于全国动物园没有一家报告丢了美洲狮,因此那只美洲狮一定是某位私人收藏豢养的,不知怎么设法逃出来了。
13. The hunt went on for several weeks, but the puma was not caught.
搜寻工作进行了好几个星期,但始终未能逮住那只美洲狮。
14. It is disturbing to think that a dangerous wild animal is still at large in the quiet countryside. 想到在宁静的乡村里有一头危险的野兽继续逍遥流窜,真令人担心。
Lesson 1 A Puma at large
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.下载本文