1§Lesson1Apumaatlarge逃遁的美洲狮【Newwordsandexpressions】生词和短语◆puman.美洲狮◆spotv.看出,发现◆evidencen.证据◆accumulatev.积累,积聚◆obligev.使…感到必须◆huntn.追猎;寻找◆blackberryn.黑莓◆humanbeing人类◆cornerv.使走投无路,使陷入困境◆trailn.一串,一系列◆printn.印痕◆cling(clung,clung)v.粘◆convincev.使…信服◆somehowadv.不知怎么搞地,不知什么原因◆disturbv.令人不安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型结构时则要把它放在段落结构或文章里★spotv.看出,发现tonoticesomeoneorsomething,especiallywhentheyaredifficulttoseeorrecognizee.g:Ispottedapolicecarbehindus.Itcanbehardforevenatraineddoctortospotthesymptomsoflungcancer.Ispottedsomeonecomingoutofthebuilding.pickout/see/recognize/catchsightofeg:Atallmaniseasytospotinthecrowd.Hehasgoodeyeforspottingmistakes.他有敏锐的识别错误的能力。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。findout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spotn.斑点eg:Thereisawhitespotontheshirt.onthespot1,立刻,马上(atonce,immediately)Anyonebreakingtheruleswillbeaskedtoleaveonthespot.2,attheplaceoftheaction在现场Whereversheisneeded,sheisquicklyonthespot.★evidence[u]n.证据不可数名词Whenthepolicearrived,hehadalreadydestroyedtheevidence.evidence=proof(n.证据)inevidence:显而易见的.Hewasinevidenceattheparty.evidentadj./evidentlyadv.★accumulatevt,vi.积累,积聚accumulate强调积累的过程Astheevidenceaccumulates,expertsfromthezoofeltobligedtoinvestigate.gathervt.聚集,把某人召集在某处wegatheredundertowerclock.Theteachergatheredhisstudentsintheclass.collect收集,采集2Doyoucollectstamps?Yes,Icollectstampsasmyhobby.assemble集合,集会,vt.装配Alargenumberofpeopleassembleonthesquare.hoard大量地贮存hoardup=storeupThesquirrelhoardsupnutsforthecoldwinter.(squirreln.松鼠;nutn.坚果)amass积聚(主要用于诗歌和文学作品)Thecloudsamassedabovethehills.★obligev.使…感到必须makesbfeelitisnecessarytodosthfeelobligedtodosth.=feelthatyouhaveadutytodosomething感觉有必要做某事Ifeelobligedtosaynotohisdemand(n.要求).Ifeltobligedtoinvitehim.beobligedtodosth被迫做某事Theywereobligeddoselltheircartopaytheirdebtsoff.(debtn.债务,罪过)Circumstanceshadobligedhimtosellthebusiness.★huntvt.n.追猎;寻找TheexpertsformLondonzoobagantohunt(vt.)forapuma.Thehunt(n.)forthepumaprovedthedifficulte.search搜寻某处为了寻找到某人或某物,与hunt意义极其接近Theploiceweresearchingtheforestforthemissingboy.Andthesearchforthatboyprovedthedifficulte.runafter强调追赶、追求.Look,adogisrunningafteracat.Whatareyourunningafterinyourlife?seek追寻(梦想,理想=pursue)多用于书面chase追赶.Theyarechasingathief./Theyarerunningafterathief.★cornerv.使走投无路,使陷入困境cornern.角落atthecornerofthestreetinthecorneroftheroomonthecornerofthedeskbecornered………被逼得走投无路常用于被动语态:Thethiefwascorneredatlast.Theproblemcorneredme.这个问题把我难倒了。★trailn.一串,一系列atrailofblood一串串血痕trail==followvt.跟踪eg:Thepolicetrailedthecriminaltotheplacewherehewashiding.(criminaln.罪犯,犯罪者)★cling(clung,clung,clinging)v.粘eg:Sheisalwaysclingingtohermother.Heclungtothehopethathewouldsucceed.(抱有,怀有[梦想、希望])stickv.粘住sticktheenvelop(envelopn.信封)stickto坚持sticktotheplan/sticktoone’spromise.stickyadj.粘的stickyfingers★convincevt.使…信服-convincesb.ofsth使某人相信某事Iconvincedhimofmyhonesty.-和宾语从句that搭配使用没有宾语的情况下要采用主系表结构:beconvincedTheexpertsfromthezoowereconvincedthattheanimalwasthepuma.sbbeconvincedsb相信Iamconvincedthatsheisahonestgirl.★somehowadv.不知怎么搞地,不知什么原因bysomemeans,insomeway,forsomereasonunknown3I’llgetthebookbacksomehow.无论如何Igetlostsomehow.不知怎么搞地somewhatadv.(==alittle)稍微,有点,有些ThepriceissomewhathigherthanIexpected.★disturbv.令人不安Youdisturbme.disturbingadj.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】§Lesson1Apumaatlarge逃遁的美洲狮listentothetapethenanswerthequestionbelow.听录音,然后回答以下问题.Wheremustthepumahavecomefrom?Pumasarelarge,cat-likeanimalswhicharefoundinAmerica.WhenreportscameintoLondonZoothatawildpumahadbeenspottedforty-fivemilessouthofLondon,theywerenottakenseriously.However,astheevidencebegantoaccumulate,expertsfromtheZoofeltobligedtoinvestigate,forthedescriptionsgivenbypeoplewhoclaimedtohaveseenthepumawereextraordinarilysimilar.Thehuntforthepumabeganinasmallvillagewhereawomanpickingblackberriessaw'alargecat'onlyfiveyardsawayfromher.Itimmediatelyranawaywhenshesawit,andexpertsconfirmedthatapumawillnotattackahumanbeingunlessitiscornered.Thesearchproveddifficult,forthepumawasoftenobservedatoneplaceinthemorningandatanotherplacetwentymilesawayintheevening.Whereveritwent,itleftbehinditatrailofdeaddeerandsmallanimalslikerabbits.Pawprintswereseeninanumberofplacesandpumafurwasfoundclingingtobushes.Severalpeoplecomplainedof'cat-likenoises'atnightandabusinessmanonafishingtripsawthepumaupatree.Theexpertswerenowfullyconvincedthattheanimalwasapuma,butwherehaditcomefrom?Asnopumashadbeenreportedmissingfromanyzoointhecountry,thisonemusthavebeeninthepossessionofaprivatecollectorandsomehowmanagedtoescape.Thehuntwentonforseveralweeks,butthepumawasnotcaught.Itisdisturbingtothinkthatadangerouswildanimalisstillatlargeinthequietcountryside.【课文讲解】atlarge1:逃遁的,没有被控制的。ifadangerouspersonoranimalisatlarge,theyhaveescapedfromsomewhereorhavenotbeencaughte.g:Thethiefisstillatlarge.2:详细的(indetail)Ineedtalktoyouatlarge.3:总体来讲(=asawhole)ThestudentsatlargearehungryforEnglish.Pumasarelarge,cat-likeanimalswhicharefoundinAmerica.在英文的表达方式中,首先呈现给读者的是结果。写议论文的时候要注意把握观点E.g.:Pandasarelargecat-likeanimalsw