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New Concept English Book 3

Lesson 1

A Puma at large
At large, 逃遁的，逍遥自在，行动自由的意思
1，（of dangerous person or animal）not captured; free
Eg: Her killer is still at large.
2, (used after a noun) as a whole; in general:The populace at large are opposed to sudden change.
人民群众普遍反对突然实行的变革。
Words and Expressions:

Puma, A large American wild animal of the cat family, with yellowish-brown or greyish fur (gray=grey)
美洲豹 PUMA 于1948年成立于 德国荷索金劳勒（Herzogenaurach），PUMA 中文作彪马，意为美洲狮，德国一家以生产鞋与运动服为主的大型跨国公司。 创始人：鲁道夫·达斯勒（Rudolf Dassler）。
A large American wild animal of the cat family, with yellowish-brown or greyish fur (gray=grey)
Leopard， 豹
A large animal of the cat family，that has yellowish-brown fur with black spots. Leopards live in Africa and southern Asia.

jaguar noun。 a large animal of the cat family, that has yellowish-brown fur with black rings and spots. Jaguars live in parts of Central America.

Spot: noun. SMALL MARK
1, a small round area that has a different colour or feels different from the surface it is on:Which has spots, the leopard or the tiger?
The male bird has a red spot on its beak.
2,a small dirty mark on sth:His jacket was covered with spots of mud. Ç rust spots
3, a particular area or place:
He showed me the exact spot where he had asked her to marry him.

Beauty Spot:
1, =beauty mark 美人痣
2，a place in the countryside which is famous because it is beautiful

HOT SPOT: a place in a hotel, restaurant, station, etc. that is fitted with a special device that enables you to connect a computer to the Internet without using wires

on the spot
1, immediately:He answered the question on the spot. an on-the-spot parking fine
2,at the actual place where sth is happening:An ambulance was on the spot within minutes. an on-the-spot report (现场的)


Verb(vt)
to see or notice a person or thing, especially suddenly or when it is not easy to do so:I finally spotted my friend in the crowd.
I’ve just spotted a mistake on the front cover.
Can you spot the difference between these two pictures?
[vn -ing] Neighbours spotted smoke coming out of the house.
[v that] No one spotted that the gun was a fake.
[v wh-] I soon spotted what the mistake was. (接重句)

区分同义词：
Find， 强调发现的结果
Find out, 查出事实的真相
Notice， 注意到
Observe， 观察
Watch， 观察活动中的人或画面
Discover，作出重大发现 （Discovery Chanel 探索频道）

Evidence Uncountable Noun.
1,the facts, signs or objects that make you believe that sth is true:There is convincing evidence of a link between exposure to sun and skin cancer.
On the evidence of their recent matches, it is unlikely the Spanish team will win the cup.
2, [U] the information that is used in court to try to prove sth:I was asked to give evidence (= to say what I knew, describe what I had seen, etc.) at the trial.
He was released when the judge ruled there was no evidence against him.
Verb.
[vn] [usually passive] (formal) to prove or show sth; to be evidence of sthThe legal profession is still a largely male world, as evidenced by the small number of women judges.

Evident adj. 明显的,明白的clear; easily seen
It was evident that the policy was a failure. 显然这项政策是失败的。
Evidently adv. 明显地,显著地,必以为是clearly; that can be seen or understood easily
=obviously
She walked slowly down the road, evidently in pain.

Accumulate v. 积聚,堆积
verb
1, [vn] to gradually get more and more of sth over a period of time (SYN amass) I seem to have accumulated a lot of books.
By investing wisely she accumulated a fortune.2, [v] to gradually increase in number or quantity over a period of timeDebts began to accumulate.ac·cu·mu·la·tion noun [U, C]: 积聚,累积,积聚物the accumulation of wealth
an accumulation of toxic chemical

同义词区分：
Collect, 收集，采集
Gather，聚集
Assemble, 集合 to come together as a group; to bring people or things together as a group
2 ，vt，装配[vn] to fit together all the separate parts of sth, for example a piece of furniture:The shelves are easy to assemble.
n. assembly [U] the process of putting together the parts of sth such as a vehicle or piece of furniture:Putting the bookcase together should be a simple assembly job.
A car assembly plant


Oblige, Verb 使….感到必须
1，[usually passive] to force sb to do sth, by law, because it is a duty, etc.:Parents are obliged by law to send their children to school.
I felt obliged to ask them to dinner.
He suffered a serious injury that obliged him to give up work.

两个结构：
Feel obliged to do sth
Be obliged to do sth
2, oblige sb (by doing sth) oblige sb (with sth) to help sb by doing what they ask or what you know they want:[v] Call me if you need any help—I’d be happy to oblige. 我很高兴为你效劳。

hunt verb, noun
1,to chase wild animals or birds in order to catch or kill them for food, sport or to make money:
Whales are still being hunted and killed in the Arctic.
Lions sometimes hunt alone.
2，[v] hunt (for sth) to look for sth that is difficult to find （=Search）

noun 1[C, usually sing.] hunt (for sb/sth) an act of looking for sb/sth that is difficult to find:The hunt is on for a suitable candidate.
Hundreds have joined a police hunt for the missing teenager.
a murder hunt (= to find the person who has killed sb)2, [C] (often in compounds) an act of chasing wild animals to kill or capture them:a tiger hunt
3, [C] (in Britain) an event at which people ride horses and hunt foxes as a sport:There will be a hunt on Boxing Day.

Boxing day: (in Britain and Commonwealth of Nations) 26 December, the day after Christmas Day. It is a bank holiday. Traditionally it was the day when people gave Christmas boxes (small gifts of money) to their employees or servants. Now most people relax, digest the food and drink of the day before, and perhaps visit friends or relatives.

run after 强调追赶, 追求-- look, a dog is running after a cat-- what are you run after in your lifeseek = pursue v.追寻(理想)chase v.追赶 （-- They are chasing a thief / They are running after a thief）

Blackberry n. 黑莓
Strawberry 草莓
Raspberry 树莓
Gooseberry 醋栗，鹅莓
所谓黑莓手机（Blackberry），是指由加拿大Reserach In Motion，简称RIM公司推出的一种无线手持邮件解决终端设备。
　　因其使用了标准的QWERTY英文键盘，看起来像是草莓表面的一粒粒种子，所以得名“黑莓”；同时，该设备在后期的产品中，也加入了手机的功能，所以国内普遍称之为“黑莓手机”。
但是一般俗称的黑莓机，指的却不单单只是一台手机，而是由加拿大RIM（Research in Motion）公司所推出，包含服务器（邮件设定）、软件（操作接口）以及终端（手机）大类别的Push Mail实时电子邮件服务。

Push mail的全程是Server push email（服务器推送邮件），与之对应的就是Client pull email（客户端下载邮件）。最大的区别就在于“推”和“拉”。而“推”最大的好处就是“实时，高效”。

Human being: 人类 mankind， human race

Corner n. 角落 v. 使走投无路，使陷入困境
[vn] [often passive] to get a person or an animal into a place or situation from which they cannot escape:The man was finally cornered by police in a garage.

Trail， n， 一串，一系列
A long line or series of marks that is left by sb/sth:
The hurricane left a trail of destruction behind it.

Tail，尾巴
Trial
尝试性的n. 尝试,努力,试验,试用,讯问,审讯
Print v. 打印
N．印痕
Footprint 脚印 fingerprint 指纹
Get into print: to be published
Out of print: (of a book) no longer available from the company that publishes it

Printer n. 打印机
A colour inkjet printer 彩色喷墨打印机/a laser printer (toner 硒鼓)

Cling，v. 粘

cling (to sth) to stick to sth:a dress that clings (= fits closely and shows the shape of your body)
The wet shirt clung to his chest.
The smell of smoke still clung to her clothes.

Cling film，BrE a thin transparent plastic material that sticks to a surface and to itself, used especially for wrapping food 保鲜膜

stick v.粘住
stick to 坚持 （-- stick to the plan / stick to one’s promise）n.许诺
sticky adj.粘的
cling有hang on（紧紧抓住不放）的意思，尤指用手脚等紧紧抱住、搂住、缠住等，也用作比喻性的“依依不舍”。
stick 最通俗，使用范围最广的词

Convince v. 使。。。信服
[convince sb / yourself (of sth)] to make sb/yourself believe that sth is true:[vn] He convinced me of his sincerity.

Be convinced, 被说服

Somehow adv. 不知怎么搞的，不知什么原因
Meaning：in a way that is not known or certain
We must stop him from seeing her somehow.
Somehow or other I must get a new job.
somehow or other
以某种方式
Somewhat: to some degree 几分，某种程度上

Disturb v. 令人不安
1，to interrupt sb when they are trying to work, sleep, etc 打扰
I’m sorry to disturb you, but can I talk to you for a moment?
2，to make sb worry
形容词形式有两个
Disturbing, 令人不安的
Disturbed 感到不安的

Text：
Cat-like adj. 猫一样的， dog-like 够一样的
Life-like 栩栩如生的

When reports came into London Zoo that a wild puma had been spotted forty-five miles south of London,

That 引导同位语从句，
定语从句只是对于被修饰词的补充说明、修饰　定语从句的引导词：　　
-- 指人：主语who；宾语who, whom；定语 whose-- 指物：that（也可以指人）/ which-- 时间状语：when / 地点状语：where / 原因状语：why
同位语从句则是讲述被修饰名词的内容　　-- 同位语从句的引导词：　　
-- 名词(做主语、宾语等)：关系词用that而不是which-- 时间：when； 地点：where-- 定语从句中没有what这个关系词，但what可以引导同位语从句　

Zoo，动物园， loo=toilet， WC 外国人听不懂的，
a toilet / bathroom:She’s gone to the loo. Can I use your loo, please?
Toilet, lavatory, washroom, bathroom, loo,
Restroom: a room with a toilet in a public place, such as a theatre or restaurant(美语)
在美国大百货公司里的叫Lounge, ladies' lounge /gentlemen's lounge
Men’s room, ladies’ room

Take sth seriously=deal with sth seriously 认真对待某事
to think that sb/sth is important and deserves your attention and respect:
Why can’t you ever take anything seriously?

Claim （声称）to say that sth is true although it has not been proved and other people may not believe it:

Unless：
Unless is used to talk about a situation that could happen, or something that could be true, in the future. If you know that something has not happened or that sth is not true, use if … not:
If you weren’t always in such a hurry (= but you are), your work would be much better.

把某物留在后面：leave behind

leave sb/sth be'hind
1[usually passive] to make much better progress than sb:Britain is being left behind in the race for new markets.

Bush：a plant that grows thickly with several hard stems coming up from the root 灌木，灌木丛

complain verb 投诉，抱怨
complain (to sb) (about / of sth) to say that you are annoyed, unhappy or not satisfied about sb/sth:[v] I’m going to complain to the manager about this.

complain of sth：抱怨 to say that you feel ill / sick or are suffering from a pain:She left early, complaining of a headache.

Fully（adv.充分地, 完全地）= completely = entirely

sth be in the possession of sb = sth be in sb’s possession 某物归某人所有(主语是物)
Sb be in possession of sth 某人拥有某物(主语是人)