新概念英语第三册 Lesson 1 A Puma at Large课堂笔记讲义

Lesson 1 A puma at large 逃遁的美洲狮 1、Pumas are large, cat-like animals（which are found in America.定语从句）  美洲狮是一种体形似猫的大动物，产于美洲。 · cat-like 猫科 eg. bear–like 熊科 定语从句： (1)连词在从句中作主语，修饰人，用who、that； (2)连词在从句中作宾语，修饰人，用who、whom、that； (3)连词在从句中作主语、宾语，修饰物，用which、that； (4)连词在从句中作时间状语，用when； (5)连词在从句中作地点状语，用where、in/on/during/at which。 eg. 熊猫是大型的熊科动物，产于中国。 Pandas are large, bear-like animals which are found in China. 2、（When reports came into London Zoo时间定状语从句）（that a wild puma had been spotted forty-five miles south of London同位语从句：解释说明report的内容）, 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。 · spot (n.) 斑点，地点 (v.) 看见 = see/notice （spotted spotted） · sb. spot/see/notice sth. 某人看见某物（主动语态） = sth. be spotted/seen/noticed by sb. （被动语态） = sth. catch one’s eyes = sth. come into one’s view · they指代reports · take sth. seriously 重视某事 反：take sth. lightly 对某事草率 3、However,（as the evidence began to accumulate,时间状语从句） experts from the Zoo felt obliged to investigate主句, （for the descriptions given by people [who claimed to have seen the puma were extraordinarily similar.原因状语从句）定语从句] 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。 · accumulate (v.) 积累 （increase very slowly） · feel obliged to do sth. 有义务去做某事 = be obliged to do sth. = must = have to · investigage (v.) 调查，研究 = look into · description (n.) 描述 describe (v.) 描述 · make/give a description of sb./sth. 对某人/某事进行描述 · claim (v.) 声称 = say eg. 这家公司声称他们的产品能使人瘦。 The company claimed that their products make person thin. · extraordinarily (adv.) 非常 = very = extra + ordinary + (yily) 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.定语从句） 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。 · 非谓语动词picking 作定语修饰woman 5、It immediately ran away （when she saw it时间状语从句）, and experts confirmed （that a puma will not attack a human being [unless it is cornered.宾语从句）条件状语从句] 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。 · run away = escape 逃跑 · confirm (v.) 证实，确认 · unless (conj.) 除非 = if … not · corner (n.) 角落 (v.) 把…逼到角落（名词动词化） eg. water (n.) 水 (v.) 浇水 plant (n.) 植物 (v.) 种植 book (n.) 书 (v.) 预订 weekend (n.)周末 (v.) 度周末 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.原因状语从句） 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。 · prove 被证明是（系动词） + adj. · search (v.) 搜索 research (n.) 调查，研究 · observe (v.) 观察 7、Wherever it went, it left （behind it作状语） 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。 · wherever 无论哪里 = no matter where · a trail of 一串，一系列 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。 · 一些（大量/少量） a large/huge/great/small/tiny number of + [c] an large/huge/great/small/tiny amount of + [u] · cling (vi.) · cling to 紧靠着，紧贴着 eg. 第一天上学，孩子依偎着妈妈很平常。 It is quite common for a child to cling to his mother on the first day at school. 9、Several people complained of ‘cat-like noises' at night and a businessman （on a fishing trip介词短语从定语，修饰businessman）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。 · complain (v.) 投诉，抱怨，发牢骚 —— complaint(n.) explain(v.) 解释，说明 —— explanation (n.) 10、The experts were now fully convinced（that the animal was a puma, but where had it come from? 宾语从句） 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？ · convinced (adj.) = sure · come from = be from 来自 11、（As no pumas had been reported missing from any zoo in the country原因状语从句）, 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。 · must be 一定是，肯定是（对现在表推测） · must have been 当时一定是，当时肯定是（对过去表推测） · 拥有： have = own = possess (v.) 拥有：possession (n.) · sb. be in possession of sth. 某人拥有某物 = sth. be in the possession of sb. 某物被某人拥有 eg. 在这个地区，很少有家庭拥有手机。 Very few families in this area are in possession of a mobile phone. · manage to do sth. 设法做某事（做成了） eg. 不知怎地，他成功说服了他父亲同意他打游戏。 Somehow, he managed to persuade his father to agree him to play the computer games. 12、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。 · went on 继续 = continued 13、It is disturbing （to think （that a dangerous wild animal is still at large in the quiet countryside.主语从句） 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。 · disturbing (adj.) 令人不安的 eg. 主语从句： It is difficult to learn English. = To learn English is difficult. · at large 逍遥法外，在逃的 (1) 中性的： eg. The teacher absent, the students are large. 老师缺席，学生们自由了。 (2) 贬义的： eg. Two of the escaped prisoners are still at large. 两个在逃的囚犯仍然逍遥法外。 Supplementary exercise: · The news item about the fire is followed by a detailed report made . A. on the spot B. on the site C. on the location D. on the ground 解析：正确答案A 火灾新闻之后是来自现场的详细报导。 A. 在现场 B.在某个场所 C.在某个地点 D. 在操场上 9 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$