n. 美洲狮

Pumas are large, cat-like animals that are found in America.

美洲狮是一种体形似猫的大动物。

It is reported that a puma was found in a small village.

据报道，一只美州狮在一个小村庄里被发现了。

v. 看出，发现

A wild puma had been spotted forty-five miles south of London.

在伦敦南45英里处发现一只美洲狮。

I finally spotted my friend in the crowd.

我终于在人群中看见了我的朋友。

n. 证据

The evidence began to accumulate.

证据开始积累。

We found further scientific evidence for this theory.

我们找到了进一步证实这种理论的科学根据。

e出+vid看，查+ence表名词→看出来了→证据

v. 积累，积聚

The evidence began to accumulate .

证据开始积累。

I seem to have accumulated a lot of books.

我好像已经收集了很多书。

v. 使……感到必须

Experts from the Zoo felt obliged to investigate.

动物园的专家们感到有必要进行一番调查。

I felt obliged to ask them to dinner.

我不得不请他们吃饭。

feel obliged to do sth.是“感到不得不做某事”的意思。

ob加强+lig捆绑，联合，约束+e→使……感到必须

n. 追猎；寻找

The hunt for the puma began in a small village.

搜寻美洲狮的工作是从一座小村庄开始的。

I've hunted everywhere but I can't find it.

我到处都搜遍了，就是找不到它。

n. 黑莓

A woman picking blackberries saw 'a large cat' only five yards from her.

一位妇女在采摘黑莓是看见“一只大猫”，离她仅5码远。

I made blackberry jam yesterday.

昨天我做黑莓子酱。

phr. 人类

A puma will not attack a human being unless it is cornered.

美洲狮除非被逼得走投无路，是不会伤人的。

No human being can be free from mistakes.

是人总要犯错误。

v. 使走投无路，使陷入困境

A puma will not attack a human being unless it is cornered .

美洲狮除非被逼得走投无路，是不会伤人的。

The man was finally cornered by police in a garage.

那名男子最终被警方逼到了车库里。

n. 一串，一系列

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

无论它走到哪儿，一路上总会留下一串死鹿以及死兔子之类的小动物。

There is a trail of blood on the floor.

在地上有一连串血迹。

it left behind it a trail of... 它身后留下一串……。

n. 印痕

Paw prints were seen in a number of places.

在许多地方看见了爪印。

His prints were found on the gun.

在枪上发现了他的指纹。

v. 粘

Puma fur was found clinging to bushes.

灌木丛中也发现了粘在上面的美洲狮毛。

The smell of smoke still clung to her clothes.

烟味仍附着在她的衣服上不散。

v. 使……信服

The experts were now fully convinced that the animal was a puma.

专家们如今已经完全肯定这只动物就是美洲狮。

I'd convinced myself I was right.

我确信自己是正确的。

con全部+vinc征服，克服+e→使信服，使确信

adv. 不知怎么搞地，不知什么原因

This puma must have been in the possession of a private collector and somehow managed to escape.

这只美洲狮一定是某位私人收藏家豢养的，不知怎么设法逃出来了。

She looked different somehow .

不知怎么地，她看上去变了。

another, virtually

v. 令人不安

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

想到在宁静的乡村里有一头危险的野兽继续逍遥流窜，真令人担心。

She awoke early after a disturbed night.

她折腾了一夜，很早就醒了。

dis分开+turb搅动，混乱→搅乱了，令人不安 IuA+8G0Cl8nPq58FOBpx4AAW8q9sJnCAoR859Yhu74VoshQQJtWzXFSJ+H4BKQw3