★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 （-- hoardup = storeup 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
feelobligedtodosth 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.
★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 desk
★trail n.一串, 一系列
trail vt. 跟踪, 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 one’s promise）n.许诺
sticky adj.粘的 （-- sticky fingers）
★convince v.使…信服
1>convince 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
-- I’ll 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
exciting adj.令人激动的 / excited adj.感到激动的
Language point
★at large 逃遁的, 没有被控制的
-- The thief is still at large
at large 详细地（= in detail）
-- I need talk to you at large
at large 总体来讲（= as a whole）
-- The students at large are hungry for English.
★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.
同种结构的句型：(An idea) come to sb.某人突然想到了……
一般来讲定语从句和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：主语who；宾语who, whom；定语whose
-- 指物：that（也可以指人）/ which
-- 时间状语：when / 地点状语：where / 原因状语：why
2> 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(做主语、宾语等)：关系词用that而不是which
-- 时间：when；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
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）
-- Don’t take the hot potato lightly （hot potato n.棘手的问题）
注意：例句的they指的是reports, 意思是：The experts did not take the reports 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.
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 story told by the sailor (n.海员, 水手, 船员)
-- a book written by Luxun
claim to have done sth 声称曾经做过某事
-- He claimed to have been the manager of the large shop.
★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.
Where a woman picking… 定语从句
-- I still remember the school where I studied English.
★It immediately ran away when she saw it, and experts confirmed that a puma will not attack a human being unless it is cornered.
Confirm = be sure = be certain (confirm vt.确定)
Unless it is cornered = if it is not cornered (unless conj.如果不, 除非)
-- He will accept the job unless the salary is too low.
★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.
这个语境中：hunt=search
★Wherever it went, it left behind it a trail of dead deer and small animals like rabbits.
把某物留在后面：leave behind
-- Wherever he went, the wound left behind him a trail of blood.（n.血）
★Paw prints were seen in a number of places and puma fur was found clinging to bushes.
英文表达方式习惯用被动语态, 突出客观事实。而中文则善于运用动作的执行者。
Puma fur was found clinging to bushes. （被动）
We found the puma fur clinging to bushes. （主动）
-- clinging to bushes是现在分词短语做宾补
★Several people complained of “cat-like noises’ at night and a businessman on a fishing trip saw the puma up a tree.
complain of/about sth 抱怨某事
on+名词：强调动作正在进行
-- on the rise 在上升 / on the increase 在增加
-- on the watch 在观看 / on the match 在比赛中
-- on the fishing trip 在钓鱼的途中 / on holiday 在度假
★The experts were now fully convinced that the animal was a puma, but where had it come from?
fully（adv.充分地, 完全地）= completely = entirely
★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.
sth be in the possession of sb = sth be in sb’spossession 某物归某人所有(主语是物)
-- The beautiful car is in my possession.= The beautiful car is in the possession of me.
sb be in possession of sth 某人拥有某物(主语是人)
-- I am in possession of the beautiful car.（in possession of… 做表语）
-- The person in possession of the big house is excited. （in possession of… 做定语）
take possession of… 拥有…
★The hunt went on for several weeks, but the puma was not caught.
went on = lasted （last vi.继续, 持续）
★It is disturbing to think that a dangerous wild animal is still at large in the quiet countryside.
It is disturbing to think that... 一想到…就心理不安
-- It is disturbing to think that I fail my examination
in the quiet countryside 在宁静的山村
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1、 When reports came into London Zoo that a wild puma had been spotted forty-five miles south of London, …
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
2、
It immediately ran away when she saw it, and experts confirmed that a
puma will not attack a human being unless it is cornered.
家证实，美洲狮非被逼得走投无路，是决不会伤人的。
Not…unless…
3、 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，
4、 …, this one must have been in the possession of a private collector and some how managed to escape.
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。