NCE3-L1-A-Puma-at-Large--高中教育精选.pptVIP

Oblige v.使…感到必须 feel obliged to do sth 感觉有必要做某事 -- I feel obliged to say no to his demand（n.要求, 需要） be obliged to do sth 被迫做某事 -- They were obliged to sell their car to pay their debts off.（debt n.债务） Accumulate v.积累, 积聚（强调积累的过程） -- As the evidence accumulates, experts from the zoo felt obliged to investigate. --With the evidence accumulating, ….. accumulation n. * /soft/ scdsfefergreryh Hunt v. n.追猎, 寻找 （hunt for） The experts from London zoo began to hunt (v.) for a puma. But the hunt (n.) for the puma proved difficult. （prove vt.证明, 证实） search 搜寻某处为了寻找到某人或某物 The police were searching the forest for the missing boy. seek = pursue v.追寻(理想) chase v.追赶 They are chasing a thief. run after 强调追赶; 追求 -- Look, a dog is running after/chasing a cat. -- What are you running after/seeking/pursuing in your life? * /soft/ scdsfefergreryh Corner v.使走投无路, 使陷入困境 常用被动语态 -- The thief was cornered at last. -- The problem cornered me. corner n.角落 -- at the corner of the street -- in the corner of the room -- on the corner of the desk Trail n.一串, 一系列 trail vt. 跟踪, 追踪（= follow） -- The police trailed the criminal to the place where he was hiding. (criminal n.罪犯） * /soft/ scdsfefergreryh wild adj.野性的, 野生的 investigate v.调查, 研究 investigation n. description n.描写, 描述 describe vt. extraordinarily adv.特别地，非常，及其，格外 similar adj.相似的, 类似的 similarity n. be~ to attack vt. n.攻击 difficult adj.困难的 difficulty n.困难, 难点 rabbit n.兔, 野兔 habit paw n.手掌, 手爪 fur n.毛皮, 毛, 软毛 bush n.矮树丛 fully adv.充分地, 完全地 collector n.收藏家, 征收者 * /soft/ scdsfefergreryh 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. What was the report? What was pe