This lesson is about an escaping puma.
Where must puma come from ? “must” 可能性,推断或猜测。
A puma at large:
Be at large:
a dangerous person or animal having escaped from somewhere and may cause harm..
危险的人或动物从什么地方逃了出来，并有可能造成伤害。
The escaped prisoners are still at large. （莫非Michel？）
Spot，看到了不太容易看到的或者发现了正在寻找的东西 see 最常用的, observe.比较书面化
I spotted someone coming out of the building.
Accumulate : to gradually increase over a period time.
Feel obliged to do something
Must or have to. Have a duty to do something, because of the duty or law, or situation.
I felt obliged to invite him.
Hunt for
Hunt 捕猎 go on a deer/fox hunt
Hunt for 搜寻 the hunt for the remains of Titanic
Hunt for second-hand book 淘书
Job-hunting 找工作
Pick 采摘
Pick cotton 摘棉花
We need to pick someone reliable. 挑选
Pick and choose, 挑挑拣拣
A puma will not attack a human being unless it is cornered.
Cornered: be force into a situation that it is not easy to escape. 陷入一个困境，被逼得走投无路
The search proved difficult.
Proved: turn out to be. 证明是，原来是 不及物动词
They proved her innocence. 证实
The rumor proved false.
Cling to : to hold to something tightly or to stick to something tightly.
Cling-clung-clung
His wet shirt clung to his body.
She clings to the belief that her husband will come back. 固守
她固执地相信她的丈夫会回来。
Complain
Complain about the weather 抱怨天气不好
Complain of a headache 诉说头疼这种情形
Disturb 打搅
Sorry to disturb you
Do not disturb 请勿打扰
His strange behavior disturbed me. 令人不安，令人担忧
It is disturbing to think that a dangerous wild animal is still at large in the quiet countryside.
令人不安，令人担忧
英文当中表示一个事实的客观性，往往使用被动语态
A wild puma had been spotted.
The puma was often observed.
Paw prints were seen … puma fur was found clinging to bushed.
As no puma had been reported missing from any zoo in the country.
在西方，宠物的概念比我们理解的要宽泛一些，有时包括wild animals
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