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第一段： 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: 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. Were 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.