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Lesson 1 A puma at large

1. **Pumas** are large, **cat-like** animals **which are found in America**.

puma 美洲狮 ,cat-like 似猫的

注意定语从句 which are found in America 处的翻译与主句的连接.

译: 美洲狮是一种体型似猫的大型动物, 产于美洲.

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**.

reports come into London zoo 是一种拟人的说法, 意为"伦敦动物园接到报告".

... be taken seriously ......被认真(严肃)对待, ... be not taken seriously ......没有被认真(严肃)对待.

that a wild puma had been spotted forty-five miles south of London 为同位语从句, 作为reports的同位语, 用于进一步说明报告的内容..

译: 当伦敦动物园接到报告说, 在伦敦以南45英里的位置发现一头野生美洲狮时, 这些报告并没有被认真对待.

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.

investigate n./v. (深入)调查.

survey n./v. (表面)调查.

extraordinary 非凡的, 特别的.

extraordinarily 非常地, 格外地.

feel obliged to do (主观上)感到有必要做某事.

as the evidence began to accumulate 为 as 引导的时间状语从句, 意为"随着证据越来越多".

given by people who claimed to have seen the puma 为修饰 the descriptions的定语, 意为"声称看到过美洲狮的人们给出的描述".

译: 但随着证据越来越多, 动物园的专家们感到有必要进行一番调查, 因为声称看到过美洲狮的人们给出的描述竟是惊人的相似.

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.**

the hunt for the puma 搜寻美洲狮的工作.

picking blackberries 修饰 a woman, 意为"正在采摘黑莓的妇女".

where a woman picking blackberries saw ‘a large cat’ only five yards away from her. 为地点状语从句.

译: 搜寻美洲狮的工作从一个小村庄开始, 那里的一位妇女在采摘黑莓时看到一只大猫, 距离她仅有5码远.

5. It immediately **ran away** **when she saw it** and experts **confirmed** that a puma will not **attack** a human being **unless** **it is cornered**.

attack 攻击.

ran away 逃走.

... is cornered. ......走投无路.

unless it is cornered 除非美洲狮走投无路, unless 引导让步状语从句.

译: 当她看见它时, 它立马逃走了. 专家证实, 除非美洲狮走投无路, 否则它是不会攻击人的.

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.

The search proved difficult. proved 是系动词, difficult 是表语, 这句话意为"搜寻工作是困难的".

often 经常(50%左右), usually 通常(75%左右).

observe 发现.

译: 搜寻工作是很困难的, 因为经常是早晨在某地发现那只美洲狮, 晚上却在20英里外的位置发现它的踪迹.

7. **Wherever it went**, **it left behind it a trail of** **dead deer** and small animals like rabbits.

it left behind it a trail of ... 在身后留下一连串......

dead deer 死鹿.

wherever引导地点状语从句, 意为"无论在哪里".

behind it 是状语.

a trail of dead deer and small animals like rabbits 为 left 的宾语.

译: 无论它走到哪里, 一路上总是留下一连串的死鹿以及死兔子之类的小动物.

8. **Paw prints** were seen in a number of places and **puma fur** **was found** **clinging to bushes**.

paw prints 爪印.

puma fur 美洲狮的毛.

be found clingling to bushes. 在灌木丛中发现了粘在上面的......

clingling to bushes 为主语puma fur的主语补足语.

译: 在很多地方都发现了美洲狮的爪印, 灌木丛中也发现了粘在上面的美洲狮的毛.

9. **Several** people **complained of** ‘cat-like noises’ at night and a businessman **on a fishing trip** **saw the puma up a tree**.

several 几个, 数个.

complain of n. ...... 抱怨......

on a fishing trip 在钓鱼途中.

see the puma up a tree 看见那只美洲狮在树上.

译: 有人抱怨在晚上听到像猫叫一样的声音. 一位商人在钓鱼的途中看见那只美洲狮在树上.

10. The experts **were now fully convinced** that the animal was a puma, but where had it come from?

be convinced that ... ......被说服, 并确信......

be sure that 较 be convinced that 语气弱一些.

译: 专家们现在十分确信, 那只动物就是美洲狮, 但是它是从哪儿来的呢?

11. **As no pumas had been reported missing from any zoo in the country**, this one must have been **in the possession of** **a private collector** and **somehow** **managed to escape**.

As no pumas had been reported missing from any zoo in the country 为 as 引导的原因状语从句.

missing from any zoo in the country 为as引导的原因状语从句中主语的主语补足语.

A is in the possession of B. A为B所拥有.

somehow 不知怎地.

manage to do 设法做成某事.

译: 由于全国的动物园都没有报告丢失美洲狮, 因此这一只一定是某位私人收藏家豢养的, 不知怎么设法逃出来了.

12. The hunt **went on for several weeks**, but the puma **was not caught**.

the hunt went on for severl weeks 搜寻工作进行了好几周.

... be caught ......被抓住, 逮捕到......

译: 搜寻工作进行了好几周, 但还是没有逮捕到那只美洲狮.

13. It is **disturbing** to think that **a dangerous wild animal** is still **at large** in the quiet countryside.

disturb 令人不安(感到烦).