Unit 1 A puma at large
Part 1 Words and Expressions
<!--[if !supportLists]-->1. <!--[endif]-->at large:
a. 逃遁的，没有被控制的。
e.g. 杀害3人的凶手还在逃逸中。(定从）
The murderer who killed three men is still at large .
The escaping (escape) prisoners are still at large.
b. 详细地(in detail)
They talked about this issue at large.
他们在详细地讨论这个话题。
c. 总体来讲（as a whole）
The people at large support the policy of the open door.
__总体来说，大多数人还是支持门户开放政策的。_
<!--[if !supportLists]-->2. <!--[endif]-->zoo: 联想词：safari / game park: 野生动物园
e.g. Shanghai Wild Animal Park 上海野生动物园
Safari Park Shenzhen 深圳野生动物园
<!--[if !supportLists]-->3. <!--[endif]-->spot v. 看出，发现 (尤指在难以看到的环境中)
e.g. I spotted my father from the crowd. 我在人群中看到了我的父亲。
高个子的人容易从人群中被看到。
A tall man is easy to spot in the crowd.
Zhang ZiYi was spotted by a paparazi at the Sun Valley Resort with her billionaire boyfriend Vivi Neco.
_章子怡和她那亿万富翁的男友Vivi Neco在太阳谷度假村时被狗仔队拍到。
近义词：see: 强调结果、辨别出、看见、识别、发现。
observe: 观察
watch: 观看; 观察活动中的人或画面
spot作为名词的用法
a. This ancient town is a scenic spot in Shanghai.
b. 点, 斑点
Can the leopard change his spot?（谚语） 江山易改本性难移
4. evidence: =__proof___[u]n. 证据
e.g. When the police arrived, he had already destroyed the evidence.
词组：in evidence: 显而易见的.
e.g. He was in evidence at the party. 他在聚会上很出挑。
evidently adv.
evident adj.
5. accumulate vt,vi. 积累，积聚 n.__accumulation___
e.g. As the evidence accumulates, experts from the zoo felt obliged to investigate.
__随着证据的积累，动物园的专家们觉得有必要进行调查。
同义词：accumulate 强调积累的过程
gather vt. 聚集，把某人召集在某处
collect: 收集，采集
assemble: 集合，集会， vt. 装配
By buying ten books every month, he soon accumulated a good library.
每月买十本书,不久便成了一个丰富的藏书库。
长假一周，他的家庭作业越积越多。
His homework accumulated during a long week’s holiday.
6. oblige v. 使…感到必须
词组：feel obliged to do sth.感觉有必要做某事
be obliged to do sth 被迫做某事
我感到不得不把事实告诉你：我不是你的生父。你是领养的。
__ I feel obliged to tell the truth to you: I'm not your father, and you are adopted.
7.hunt n. 追猎；寻找 v.寻找 猎人：_hunter___
近义词：seek 追寻（梦想，理想）
chase 追赶.
search 搜寻某处为了寻找到某人或某物
近义词组：run after 强调追赶、追求.
8.corner v. force a person or an animal into a position from which he cannot escape
词组: be cornered ………被逼得走投无路(常用于被动语态)
e.g. 狗一般不咬人，除非被逼急了。
_A dog doesn’t bite, unless it is cornered.
我跟你说，就算是兔子，逼急了也咬人。
Tell you what, even a rabbit will bite if it is cornered.
填介词: _on___the corner of the street
__in__ the corner of the room
__at__ the corner of the desk
9. trail n. 一串，一系列
vt. 跟踪
eg: The police trailed the criminal to the place where he was hiding.
警察跟踪罪犯来到了他们隐藏的地方。
他和父亲在追踪一头鹿的时候迷路了。（分词作状语）
When he and his father were trailing a deer, they got lost.
10. cling (clung, clung ) v. 粘近义: stick 粘住
eg: She is always clinging to her mother._她总是粘着她得妈妈。
He clung to the hope that he would succeed. __他坚持相信他会成功的。___
They clung together when the time came to depart.
到了分开的时间了，但他们紧紧抱着不肯分开。
这对双胞胎跑到哪里都不分开。
The twins cling together no matter where they go.
The twins cling together wherever they go.
10. convince vt. 使…信服
词组: convince sb. of sth 使sb相信sth
用法：和宾语从句that 搭配使用；
没有宾语的情况下要采用主系表结构：be convinced
sb be convicned: sb相信
The suspect tried to convince the jury of his innocence.
_疑犯试图让陪审团相信他是无罪的。
The president was convinced that China will be a big threat in the near future to America.
__总统相信在不久的将来，中国将会是美国的一大威胁。
这个模拟测试让我确信了考试的难度。(mock test)
This mock test convinced me of the difficulty of this test.
11. somehow : by some means, in some way, for some reason unknown
adv. 不知怎么搞地，不知什么原因
e.g. 不知怎么的，他又犯了一个低级错误。
He somehow made another stupid mistake.
她有些紧张，虽然这已经是她第三次面试了。
Although this is her third interview, she is somehow nervous.
区分：somewhat : a little
e.g. My girlfriend was somewhat angry with me._________________________
选词：
He is very popular with the girls somehow/ somewhat/ for some unknown reason.
12. disturb v. 令人不安
e.g. Sorry to disturb you.__不好意思，打扰你了__
Don’t disturb. ___请勿打扰！_
Wind disturb the water.__风吹皱水面___
在我工作时，不希望有任何人来打扰我。（被动，分词作状语）
I don't want to be disturbed when/while I am working.
I don't want to be disturbed when/while working.
disturbing adj. 令人不安的
It is disturbing to think that 一想到………就心里不安
eg: 一想到我们在房间里安全的坐着，而地震灾民们正在避难所哭泣，我们非常不安。
It is disturbing to think that the earthquake victims are crying in the sheltering while(表对比） we are sitting in the room safely.
disturbed adj.感到不安的，精神错乱的
Mentally disturbed people use the yellow color so much in their paintings.
__精神错乱的人经常在他们的绘画中使用大量的黄色。
13. cat-like 像猫一样的
同形词：life-like __栩栩如生__
UFO: a plate-like thing
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