1、NCE BOOK III Unit 1 A puma at largelesson 1 A puma at large詞匯講解1. puma: a large cat-like animal 美洲獅l 貓科動(dòng)物相關(guān)詞匯： lion tiger leopard 豹 jaguar 美洲虎 cougar 美洲豹 cheetah 獵豹 said to be the fastest animal in the world. It can run as fast as 160 kilometers per hour. lynx 大山貓 panther 黑豹 a black leopard 2. at la

2、rgelarge-powerful-out of controleg. The desperate criminal is still at large.l 近義詞escape: to get away from a dangerous situation that is likely to harm you if you do not leave 逃跑flee away: run away from danger 跑開scatter away：run away in different directions 四散逃跑evade tax 逃稅desert ones army 從部隊(duì)開小差cut

3、 class 學(xué)生逃課3. spot n./v. n. 點(diǎn)，斑點(diǎn) a beauty spot 美人痣 solar spot 太陽黑子spotlight 聚光燈，公眾注意的中心-be in the spotlightTom Cruise is in the spotlight in American film industry. (to achieve a lot of attention)A leopard will not change its spot. 江山易改，本性難移。on the spot at once, immediately 立刻、馬上Anyone breaking the

4、rules will be asked to leave on the spot. at the place of the action 在現(xiàn)場Wherever she is needed, she is quickly on the spot. v. to see or find sth with difficulty 不易察覺 A tall man is easy to spot in the crowd.l 近義詞observe: to see and notice sth (正式) 觀察、觀測discover：to find sth already in existence 發(fā)現(xiàn)本來就

5、已經(jīng)存在的東西recognize：to figure out sth/sb known already 認(rèn)出以前熟悉的人或物detect：to disclose something hidden or in disguise (用儀器)探測explore：to examine sth thoroughly in order to test or find out about it 徹底和仔細(xì)的搜索和勘查Internet Explorer 網(wǎng)絡(luò)瀏覽器4. evidence n. 證據(jù) （不可數(shù)名詞）an important piece of evidencewitness 證人judge 法官j

6、ury 陪審團(tuán)court of law 法院self-evident a. 不言自明的in evidence: 顯而易見的5. oblige: be made to do sth by law or morality 通過法律或道義上感覺必須做某事（often in passive voice）常用被動(dòng)feel obliged to do 感覺有必要做某事be obliged to do sth 被迫做某事eg. Men feel obliged to take the responsibility for family. 6. hunt v 打獵，狩獵hunt for 搜尋，尋找 hunt

7、for a job， go hunting forjob hunter 四處找工作的人head hunter 獵頭l 近義詞run after 強(qiáng)調(diào)追趕seek 追尋（夢(mèng)想、理想）=pursuechase 追趕search 搜尋某處為了尋找.8. human being(s) (God and animal)mankind 人類eg. in the long history of the mankind 在人類歷史的長河中human race 人類種族群體9. corner n/v n. 角落at the corner of the streetin the corner of the roo

8、mon the corner of the deskdrive sb. into a tight corner 把某人逼入死角v. 使走投無路，使陷入困境 （常用于被動(dòng)語態(tài)）The thief was cornered at last.The problem cornered me. 這個(gè)問題把我難住了。10. traila trail of mud/blood/litter11. printfoot print 足跡paw print 爪痕finger print 指紋12. cling v. 粘eg. She is always clinging to her mother. He clu

9、ng to the hope that he would succeed. (抱有，懷有)近義詞：stick 粘住，stick to 堅(jiān)持， sticky adj. 粘的13. convince vt. 使.信服convince sb. of sth 使某人深信convince sb. + that.使某人深信.eg. This convinced me that he is honest.14. somehow adv. eg. We must get the work finished somehow by tomorrow morning. 我們必須設(shè)法在明天早上以前把工作做完。15.

10、disturb v.disturbing adj. 令人不安的課文講解1. Pumas are large, cat-like animals which are found in America. 美洲獅是一種體形似貓的大動(dòng)物，產(chǎn)于美洲。l cat-like mother-like， lady-like，dream-like， life-like 栩栩如生的 childlike (lovely) childish (immature)l be found (there be): 產(chǎn)于、分布仿寫：熊貓是一種體型像熊的大動(dòng)物，產(chǎn)于中國。Pandas are large, bear-like an

11、imals which are found in China.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. 當(dāng)倫敦動(dòng)物園接到報(bào)告說，在倫敦以南45英里處發(fā)現(xiàn)一只美洲獅時(shí)，這些報(bào)告并沒有受到重視。同位語從句：2冊(cè)中學(xué)過，3冊(cè)復(fù)習(xí)簡單記憶： 同位語從句與中心詞是等同和等值的關(guān)系，而不是修飾與被修飾的關(guān)系。這一點(diǎn)與定語從句不同，定語從句與先行詞是修飾與被修飾的關(guān)系。 定語從句的

12、引導(dǎo)詞that/which在句中作成份（主語或賓語），而同位語從句的引導(dǎo)詞that為連接詞，只起連接主句與從句的作用，不做任何成分。eg. I was shocked when I heard the news that his father died yesterday. (The news is that his father died yesterday.)能連接同位語從句的名詞有：belief， fact, idea, doubt, rumor, evidence, conclusion, information, suggestion, problem, order, discove

13、r, opinionpractice1. An idea came to him he might write to her to ask for more information about the matter. (that)2. I got information from my friend there will be a marvelous American movie Titanic.3. 有消息傳進(jìn)演播室，有90%的觀眾正在收看春節(jié)晚會(huì)。News has just come into the studio that over 90% of our population are w

14、atching the Spring Festival Entertainment Show.l south of 在.以南l they=reportl take sth seriously Every one ought to take life seriously. take sth slightly 草率對(duì)待某事 Education is so important that we should take it seriously.仿寫：當(dāng)國家博物館接到消息說在北京以南100公里的地方發(fā)現(xiàn)了古墓，這個(gè)消息受到了重視。When news came into the National Muse

15、um that an ancient tomb has been spotted 100 kilometers south of Beijing, it was taken seriously.3. 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. 可是，

16、隨著證據(jù)越來越多，動(dòng)物園的專家們感到有必要進(jìn)行一番調(diào)查，因?yàn)榉彩锹暦Q見到過美洲獅的人們所描述的情況竟是出奇地相似。l However 語篇標(biāo)識(shí)詞 （即顯示語篇發(fā)展的詞語）。引出作者真正意圖，表明事實(shí)真相，往往前后形成鮮明、相反的對(duì)比。l as可以看成引導(dǎo)原因狀語從句。for 說明原因as 不強(qiáng)調(diào)原因的重要性since 既然 弱因果關(guān)系because 強(qiáng)調(diào)原因l give/make a description of sth/sb. 對(duì)某事/人進(jìn)行描述eg. She gave a description of the accident. 她對(duì)事故進(jìn)行了描述。l claim vt. 聲稱，主張，斷言

17、They claimed to have discovered a cure for cancer. claimed to have done 動(dòng)詞不定式的完成時(shí)，體現(xiàn)它所表示的動(dòng)作發(fā)生在謂語動(dòng)作之前。eg. Till now, no organization claimed to have been responsible for this bombing. l similar: be similar to sb. in character (have a lot in common)eg. The brothers are similar to each other in characte

18、r. 4. The hunt for the puma began in a small village where a woman picking blackberries saw a large cat only five yards away from her. 搜尋美洲獅的工作是從一座小村莊開始的。那里的一位婦女在采摘黑莓時(shí)的看見“一只大貓”，離她僅5碼遠(yuǎn).l 現(xiàn)在分詞做后置定語pick blackberries/ apples/mushroomspick nose/ears/ teeth5. It immediately ran away when she saw it, and e

19、xperts confirmed that a puma will not attack a human being unless it is cornered.她剛看見它，它就立刻逃走了。專家證實(shí)，美洲獅非被逼得走投無路，是決不會(huì)傷人的。l unless: if. noteg. A: May I have the loan? B: you offer good security(信譽(yù)，擔(dān)保).A. But B: Unless C. Provided D. But forProvided 托福中經(jīng)常會(huì)考到，=if 正式用詞But for 要不是，虛擬語氣的標(biāo)志性詞語中國學(xué)生易犯的錯(cuò)誤就是母語的

20、思維。6. The search proved difficult, for the puma was often observed at one place in the morning and at another place twenty miles away in the evening. 事實(shí)上搜尋工作很困難，因?yàn)槌３Ｊ窃绯吭诩椎匕l(fā)現(xiàn)那只美洲獅，晚上卻在20英里外的乙地發(fā)現(xiàn)它的蹤跡。proved（to be）difficultconsider sth (to be)turn out (to be) 英語從19世紀(jì)初，逐漸成為一種世界級(jí)的語言而被推廣，發(fā)展到現(xiàn)在，英語作為交際的手段而更

21、加趨向簡潔，這也是現(xiàn)代英語的發(fā)展方向。7. Wherever it went, it left behind it a trail of dead deer and small animals like rabbits. 無論它走哪兒，一路上總會(huì)留下一串死鹿及死兔子之類的小動(dòng)物，l leave sth. behind 把.留在身后eg. We went out to play and left the mess behind us at home.仿寫：無論這個(gè)花花公子走到哪里，他的身后都留下了一串破碎的心。Wherever he went, the playboy left behind h

22、im a trail of broken hearts.8. Paw prints were seen in a number of places and puma fur was found clinging to bushes. 在許多地方看見爪印，灌木叢中發(fā)現(xiàn)了粘在上面的美洲獅毛。l a number of 一些、許多，后面接可數(shù)名次復(fù)數(shù)。eg. A number of new products have been successfully produced.the number of .的數(shù)目 ，是特指，后面接可數(shù)名詞復(fù)數(shù)，但是謂語動(dòng)詞用單數(shù)。eg. The number of the

23、 students is five hundred.l found clinging to bushes 是現(xiàn)在分詞短語作主語puma fur的主語補(bǔ)足語。eg. Do you see something burning? 你看見什么東西再燃燒了嗎？l beat around the bush 拐彎抹角，旁敲側(cè)擊（習(xí)語）9. Several people complained of cat-like noises at night and a businessman on a fishing trip saw the puma up a tree.有人抱怨說夜里聽見“像貓一樣的叫聲”；一位商人

24、去釣魚，看見那只美洲獅在樹上。l on a fishing trip to 在去釣魚的路上l on the honey-moon trip to Paris 10. The experts were now fully convinced that the animal was a puma, but where had it come from? 專家們?nèi)缃褚呀?jīng)完全肯定那只動(dòng)物就是美洲獅，但它是從哪兒來的呢?11. As no pumas had been reported missing from any zoo in the country, this one must have bee

25、n in the possession of a private collector and somehow managed to escape. 由于全國動(dòng)物園沒有一家報(bào)告丟了美洲獅，因此那只美洲獅一定是某位私人收藏豢養(yǎng)的，不知怎么設(shè)法逃出來了。13. The hunt went on for several weeks, but the puma was not caught. 搜尋工作進(jìn)行了好幾個(gè)星期，但始終未能逮住那只美洲獅。14. It is disturbing to think that a dangerous wild animal is still at large in t

26、he quiet countryside. 想到在寧靜的鄉(xiāng)村里有一頭危險(xiǎn)的野獸繼續(xù)逍遙流竄，真令人擔(dān)心。Lesson 1 A Puma at large 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 beg

27、an 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. The hunt for the puma began in a small village where a woman picking blackberries saw a large cat only five yards away from her. It immediately ran away when she saw it, and experts confirmed that a puma