新概念英语第三册课文与详解第1课.docxVIP

Lesson1Apumaatlarge Pumasarelarge,cat-likeanimalswhicharefoundinAmerica.WhenreportscameintoLondonZoothatawildpumahadbeenspottedforty-fivemilessouthofLondon,theywerenottakenseriously.However,astheevidencebegantoaccumulate,expertsfromtheZoofeltobligedtoinvestigate,forthedescriptionsgivenbypeoplewhoclaimedtohaveseenthepumawereextraordinarilysimilar. Thehuntforthepumabeganinasmallvillagewhereawomanpickingblackberriessawalargecatonlyfiveyardsawayfromher.Itimmediatelyranawaywhenshesawit,andexpertsconfirmedthatapumawillnotattackahumanbeingunlessitiscornered.Thesearchproveddifficult,forthepumawasoftenobservedatoneplaceinthemorningandatanotherplacetwentymilesawayintheevening.Whereveritwent,itleftbehinditatrailofdeaddeerandsmallanimalslikerabbits.Pawprintswereseeninanumberofplacesandpumafurwasfoundclingingtobushes.Severalpeoplecomplainedofcat-likenoisesatnightandabusinessmanonafishingtripsawthepumaupatree.Theexpertswerenowfullyconvincedthattheanimalwasapuma,butwherehaditcomefrom?Asnopumashadbeenreportedmissingfromanyzoointhecountry,thisonemusthavebeeninthepossessionofaprivatecollectorandsomehowmanagedtoescape.Thehuntwentonforseveralweeks,butthepumawasnotcaught.Itisdisturbingtothinkthatadangerouswildanimalisstillatlargeinthequietcountryside. Languagepoints Payattention:Thepointsbelowarenotcoveredbythemp3.Itisbetterfor youtolistentothemp3firstandtrytotakenotesbyyourselves. 1，apumaatlarge atlarge ：逃遁的，没有被控制的。 1/7 2：详细的(indetail) 3：总体来讲（asawhole） 2，Pumasarelarge,cat-likeanimalswhicharefoundinAmerica. tip:在英文的表达方式中，首先呈现给读者的是结果。写议论文的时候要注意把握观点。 体会课文第一二句话，乃至第一段在全文中的作用。 cat-like像猫的，偷偷摸摸的 life-like栩栩如生的 3，WhenreportcameintoLondonzoo...当伦敦动物园接到报告...... 同种结构的句型：(Anidea)cometosb.某人突然想到了...... 4，Theywerenottakenseriously. takesth.seriously:dealwithsth.seriously认真（严肃）对待某事 takesth.lightly草率对待某事 注意：例句的 they指的是reports,意思是：Theexpertsdidnottakethereports seriously. 5,Thedescriptionsgivenbypeoplewhoclaimedtohaveseenthepumawereextraordinarilysimilar. claimtohavedonesth声称曾经做过某事 6，Expertsconfirmedt