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Text A Wild Jaguars in Arizona Pre-reading Tasks Discuss the following questions in class. 1. Are you interested in wildlife? What kind of wildlife do you like best? 2. Do you think it is interesting to take pictures of wild animals? Why? New Words and Expressions jaguar n. a large feline mammal of Central and South America, closely related to the leopard and having a tawny coat spotted with black rosettes. 美洲豹，美洲虎（两种译名实为同一动物，目前译名不统一）：一种产自中美及南美地区的大型猫科哺乳动物（ 猫科），与豹有很近的血缘关系，长有黄褐色带黑色花斑的皮毛 rare adj. 1. infrequently occurring; uncommon