• 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. • 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 class • Collect 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.
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.
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• at large
• 1：逃遁的，没有被控制的。 • if a dangerous person or animal is at large, they have escaped from somewhere or have not been caught • e.g:The thief is still at large. • 2：详细的(in detail) • I need talk to you at large. • 3：总体来讲（=as a whole） • The students at large are hungry for English.
• Trail n.一串, 一系列 • trail vt. 跟踪, 追踪（= follow） -- The police trailed the criminal to the place where he was hiding （criminal n.罪犯） • Print n.印痕 • 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）
• 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 honest girl.（adj.诚实的, 正直 的） • 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）
• 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 • wild adj.野性的, 野生的 • investigate v.调查, 研究 • description n.描写, 描述 • extraordinarily adv.特别地，非常地，格外 • similar adj.相似的, 类似的 • attack vt.攻击 • difficult adj.困难的, 艰难的 difficulty n.困难, 难点 • rabbit n.兔, 野兔 • paw n.手掌, 手爪 • fur n.毛皮, 毛, 软毛 • bush n.矮树丛 • fully adv.充分地, 完全地 • collector n.收藏家, 征收者
When reports came into London Zoo that a wild puma had been spotted forty-five miles south of London, they were not taken seriously.
• 一般来讲定语从句和同位语从句紧随在被修饰名词后面，但为了 保持句子平衡，也可以把谓语动词放到从句之前 <1>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 表达事物：that(也可指人)/ which 时间状语：when; 地点状语：where; 原因状语： why <2>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、宾语时，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，但它可以引导同位语从句 eg: An idea came to her that she might do the experiment in another way. I have no idea what has happened to him. (An idea)…come to sb.某人突然想到了……
they were not taken seriously.
• (they指代reports) • take sth. seriously==deal with sth. seriously 认真（严肃）对待某事 e.g:I always take your suggestions seriously. • take sth. lightly: 草率对待某事 e.g:Don’t take the hot potato lightly.( hot potato n.困境, 烤马铃薯，棘手的问题)
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L 1 puuma n.美洲狮 • spot v.看出, 发现
= see, pick out, recognize, catch sight of 强调结果, 辨别
出, 看见, 识别, 发现 -- A tall man is easy to spot in the crowd. -- He has good eye for spotting mistakes. • 同义词： -- 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 • Spot n.斑点 -- There is a white spot on the shirt. • 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.
Pumas are large, cat-like animals which are found in America.
• 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 • E.g.: Pandas are large cat-like animals which are found in Asia. • cat-like adj.象猫的, 偷偷摸摸的 • dog-like adj.象狗的, 顽强的, 忠实的 • life-like 栩栩如生的
• Hoard vt.大量的储存 （-- hoard up = store up 储藏） -- The squirrel hoards up nuts for the cold winter （squirrel n. 松鼠）（nut n.坚果） • amass vt.积聚（主要用于诗歌和文学作品） -- The clouds amassed above the hills. • 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 demand（n.要求, 需要） • be 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） • hunt v.n.追猎, 寻找 （hunt for） -- The experts from London zoo began to hunt (v.) for a puma. -- The hunt (n.) for the puma proved the difficult. （prove vt. 证明, 证实）