新概念英语第三册01-02

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）
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 life
seek = 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 / berry n.浆果
human being 人类

corner v.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.
corner n.角落
-- at the corner of the street
-- in the corner of the room
-- on the corner of the desk

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
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


Text 课文
at large 逃遁的, 没有被控制的
-- The thief is still at large
at large 详细地（= in detail）n.细节, 详情
-- I need talk to you at large
at large 总体来讲（= as a whole）
difficulty n.困难,难点-- The students at large are hungry for English. （hungry adj.饥饿的,渴望的）

Where must the puma have come from?
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（和中文不同）
英文擅长用长句，中文擅长用短句。