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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.
Pumas are large, cat-like animals which are found in America.
Pandas are large, bear-like animals which are found in China
重点动词：spot
sb spot sth
She spotted her friend in the crowd.
sth catches one’s eye
Usage: 感官动词
长难句分析
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.
feel obliged to do
must/have to
feel obliged to do
有必要去做，有义务去做…
I feel obliged to go to see the movie.
I’m obliged to leave a tip after dinner.
be forced to do
have no alternative to do
Claim:
to say sth is true, even though it has not been proved.
声称，自称
The company claims that their product 'makes you thin without dieting‘
Insist:
lesson1
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extraordinary
非凡的经历
unusual
extraordinarily+adj
极其美丽
非常有礼貌
特别聪明
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.
We can house you if the hotels are full.
假若旅馆已客满, 我们可以留你住宿
house 给某人提供住所
All aircraft at London Airport were grounded by fog today.
因今天有雾, 伦敦机场的所有飞机都被迫停飞.
ground 使…停飞
Corner
使sb 走投无路
The escaped prisoner was cornered at last.
We're weekending on the seaside.
Birds migrate (迁徙） so that they can winter in a warmer country.
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.
observe
I observe my food
I notice a dead fly in my food
look at, watch, observe
observe the monkey
observe the star
observe the nature
I observed him drinking/drink
A trail of
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 ?
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cling to 紧靠着,紧贴着
It’s quite common for a child to cling to his mother on the first day at school.
His wet shirt clung to his body.
Puma fur was found clinging to bushes.
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.
Must
1) 必须
Last night Don became ill suddenly. We ____ call a doctor.
2) 推测
manage to do 设法做某事
Somehow, he managed to persuade his father to buy an I-phone for him.
A small dog had somehow managed to survive the fire.
be in the possession of
拥有
own: I don’t own a mobilephone
possess (fl.) :Very few families in this area possess a phone
be in possession of: Drivers must be in possession of a driving licence
Sth is in the possession of sb:
The mobilephone is in the possession of him
He is in possession of the mobilephone
