新概念英语第三册教案-Lesson1-2Lesson 01 A Puma at large 逃遁的美洲狮Part One: New words and expression 生词和短语1、puma n.美洲狮a large cat-like animallion, tiger, leopard豹, jaguar美洲虎, cougar美洲豹, cheetah 猎豹, lynx大山猫, panther黑豹2、spot v.看出, 发现 to see or find sth with difficulty不易察觉= see, pick out, recognize, catch sight of 强调结果, 辨别出, 看见, 识别, 发现同意词：-- find：强调发现的结果/ find out：查出事实真相-- discover：做出重大发现/ notice：注意到-- observe：观察/ watch：观察活动中的人或画面observe: to see and notice sth(正式) 观察，观测discover: to find sth already in existencerecognize: to figure out sth/sb known alreadydetect: to disclose sth hidden or in disguise 探测explore: to examine sth thoroughly in order to test of find about it Internet ExplorerSpot 点，斑点 a beauty spot, solar spot, -- There is a white spot on the shirt.spotlight, be in the spotlight Tom Cruse is in the spotlight in American film industry.A leopard will not change its spot. 江山易改，本性难移on the spot有两个含义：1> 立刻, 马上（at once, immediately）-- Anyone breaking the rules will be asked to leave on the spot.2> at the place of the action 在现场-- Wherever she is needed, she is quickly on the spot.3、Evidence n.证据（不可数名词）Evident adj.明显的, 显然的/ evidently adv.明显地, 显然Evidence = proof (n.证据)-- When the police arrived, he had already destroyed the evidence.in evidence 显而易见的-- He was in evidence at the party. witness 证人，judge法官，jury陪审团，court of law法庭self-evident a.不言自明的The Declaration of Independence: We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. 我们认为以下事实是不言自明的：所有的人都是生而平等的，他们天生就被上帝赋予了不可剥夺的权利，人有生存的权利，获得自由的权利，追求幸福的权利。

4、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.Gather vt.聚集, 把某人召集在某处-- The teacher gathered his students in the classCollect vt.搜集, 采集-- Do you collect stamps? Yes, I collect stamps as my hobby.（n.业余爱好）Assemble v.集合, 集会/ 装配-- A large number of people assemble on the square.Hoard vt.大量的储存（-- hoard up = store up 储藏）-- The squirrel hoards up nuts for the cold winter.amass vt.积聚（主要用于诗歌和文学作品）-- The clouds amassed above the hills5、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 demandbe 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）compel: to make people have a particular feeling or attitude 9-year’s compulsory educationdrive: to make someone feel or do sth bad or unpleasant drive sb nuts 把人逼疯了6、hunt v.n.追猎, 寻找（hunt for 搜寻，寻找）hunt for a job, job hunter, head hunter, bargain hunter, go hunting for 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.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）7、blackberry n.黑莓/ berry n.浆果8、human being 人类mankind in the long history of the mankind human race menbe动词存在to be or not to be 是生存呢，还是灭亡？being 1) –creature god being, animal being2) –existence come into being形成，成立for the time being眼下，目前9、corner v被逼到墙角里，使走投无路, 使陷入困境作为动词, 经常使用被动语态-- The thief was cornered at last -- The problem cornered me. A cornered beast will do something desperate.corner n.角落-- at the corner of the street -- in the corner of the room -- on the corner of the desk around the corner: is coming cut corners 走捷径，抄近路10、Trail n.一串, 一系列a trail of a trail of mud/blood Wherever he went, the playboy left behind him a trail of broken hearts.trail vt. 跟踪, 追踪（= follow）-- The police trailed the criminal to the place where he was hiding.11、Print n.印痕paw print, finger print12、Cling v.粘（clung, clung, clinging）-- She is always clinging to her mother.-- He clung to the hope that he would succeed. 他怀有成功的希望stick v.粘住（-- stick the envelop）n.信封stick to 坚持（-- stick to the plan / stick to one’s promise）n.许诺sticky adj.粘的（-- sticky fingers）13、convince v.使…信服1>convince sb of sth -- I convince him of my honesty.（n.诚实, 正直）我使他相信我的诚实。

2> be convinced that…-- I am convinced that she is honestgirl.（adj.诚实的, 正直的）14、somehow adv.不知怎么搞地, 不知什么原因= by some means, in some way, for some reason unknown-- I’ll get the book back somehow. 无论如何我要把这本书取回来。

-- I got lost somehow 不知怎么搞地, 我迷失了。

Somewhat adv.稍微, 有点, 有些（= a little）-- The price is somewhat higher than I expect.（high adj.高的）15、disturb v.令人不安disturbing adj.令人不安的/ disturbed adj.感到不安的surprising adj.令人惊讶的/ surprised adj.感到惊讶的exciting adj.令人激动的/ excited adj.感到激动的Part Two: Text 课文Listen and answer the question: Where must the puma have come from?Must have happened or must be表推断或猜测a probability based on logical reasoningThe puma must have escaped from a private collection. 这头美洲狮肯定是私人豢养的。