北京大学研究生英语课件：lesson 1 A Puma at Large.pptVIP

A Puma at Large New words puma-美洲狮 spot－辩认，认出 I spotted him in the crowds. take sth seriously—认真对待 He never takes any work seriously. evidence--证据 The broken window was evidence that a burglary had taken place. Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence. New words accumulate-积累；增加 Dust quickly accumulates if we dont sweep our room. be obliged to do sth.不得不做某事, 必须做某事 investigate-调查 descriptions－－描述 describe claim－宣称The sportsman claimed he had won the race New words extraordinarily-very, 格外地 Similar-相似的, 类似的 be similar to 与...相似, 类似于... His hair style is similar to mine. Blackberry－黑莓 Immediately－at once confirm-证实， 肯定confirm a theory 证实一种理论 New words corner-置于角落，迫入角落： They cornered the thieves and captured them. observe-观察 a trail of –一串，一系列 cling to-粘着：紧紧抓住或粘着在某物上 fabrics that cling to the body紧贴身的衣服 New words complain of The boy complained of a pain in his stomach. 这孩子说他肚子痛。 convince－使相信［信服］， 说服 I am convinced that the man was not there when the accidents took place. He convinced me of his innocence In possession of －拥有, 持有 He is in possession of a large fortune. disturbing－烦扰的 Listening objective Where must the puma have come from? Questions for understanding What do pumas look like? Where are they found? Where had a wild puma been seen? The report was received by the London Zoo, wasn’t it? Why did the Zoo feel obliged to investigate? Where did the hunt for the puma begin? What did a woman claim she had seen? What had the woman been doing at the time? Questions for understanding On what occasions will a puma attack a human? Did the search for the puma prove difficult? Why? What did the puma eat? What evidence was found for the puma’s existence? What sorts of noises did people complain about? When did a businessman see a puma up a tree? The experts were fully convinced of its existence, weren’t they? Development of the text Reports were not taken seriously by experts. Experts felt obliged to investigate Experts confirmed that puma will not atta