A puma at large - Detailed Reading.pptVIP

Lesson 1 A puma at large Detailed Reading Spot: n There is a spot on his shirt. Her face is covered with lots of spots. Her face is full of lots of freckles. take…seriously 重视，认真对待 Scientists?and?doctors?have?begun to?take?seriously?the?risk?of?depression?in children.?? 科学家和医生已经开始认真对待儿童中的抑郁风险。 * * Language points 1. A?puma?at?large at large 这里是介词短语，此处表示 “在逃, 逍遥法外” 、“行动自由”的意思。 e.g. The?escaped?prisoners?are?still?at?large （逃犯还没有落网） 2. When reports came into London Zoo that a wild puma had been spotted forty-five miles south of London, they were not taken seriously. 当伦敦动物园接到报告说，在伦敦以南45英里的地方发 一头野生美洲狮时…… 这个从句中以that引导的从句是reports的同位语，用于进一步说明报告的内容。 同位语从句和所修饰的名词在内容上为同一关系，对其内容作进一步说明。 e.g. The?news?that?they?had?won?the?game?soon?spread?over?the?whole?school. 他们比赛获胜的消息很快传遍了整个学校 The?general?gave?the?order?that?the?soldiers?should ? cross?the?river?at?once. 将军下达了战士们立即过河的命令。 Well?discuss?the?problem?whether?the?sports?meeting?will? be?held?on?time.我们将讨论运动会是否会如期举行的问题。 ★spot　　v.??=see : 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.　　 CF: 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 合并句子： 1. When the evidence began to accumulate, experts felt obliged to investigate. 2. Because the descriptions were extraordinarily similar. 3. The descriptions were given by people. 4. Those people claimed to have seen the puma. 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. 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. extraordinarily adv. extremely 很，十分，特别，极其；离奇地；出奇 Para Two The hunt for the puma began in a small village where a woman ( p