Unit 1 A puma at large
Part 1 Words and Expressions
<!--[if !supportLists]-->1. <!--[endif]-->at large:
a. 逃遁的，沒有被控制的。
e.g. 殺害3人的兇手還在逃逸中。(定從）
The murderer who killed three men is still at large .
The escaping (escape) prisoners are still at large.
b. 詳細地(in detail)
They talked about this issue at large.
他們在詳細地討論這個話題。
c. 總體來講（as a whole）
The people at large support the policy of the open door.
__總體來說，大多數人還是支持門戶開放政策的。_
<!--[if !supportLists]-->2. <!--[endif]-->zoo: 聯想詞：safari / game park: 野生動物園
e.g. Shanghai Wild Animal Park 上海野生動物園
Safari Park Shenzhen 深圳野生動物園
<!--[if !supportLists]-->3. <!--[endif]-->spot v. 看出，發現 (尤指在難以看到的環境中)
e.g. I spotted my father from the crowd. 我在人群中看到了我的父親。
高個子的人容易從人群中被看到。
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.
_章子怡和她那億萬富翁的男友Vivi Neco在太陽谷度假村時被狗仔隊拍到。
近義詞：see: 強調結果、辨別出、看見、識別、發現。
observe: 觀察
watch: 觀看; 觀察活動中的人或畫面
spot作為名詞的用法
a. This ancient town is a scenic spot in Shanghai.
b. 點, 斑點
Can the leopard change his spot?（諺語） 江山易改本性難移
4. evidence: =__proof___[u]n. 證據
e.g. When the police arrived, he had already destroyed the evidence.
詞組：in evidence: 顯而易見的.
e.g. He was in evidence at the party. 他在聚會上很出挑。
evidently adv.
evident adj.
5. accumulate vt,vi. 積累，積聚 n.__accumulation___
e.g. As the evidence accumulates, experts from the zoo felt obliged to investigate.
__隨著證據的積累，動物園的專家們覺得有必要進行調查。
同義詞：accumulate 強調積累的過程
gather vt. 聚集，把某人召集在某處
collect: 收集，采集
assemble: 集合，集會， vt. 裝配
By buying ten books every month, he soon accumulated a good library.
每月買十本書,不久便成了一個豐富的藏書庫。
長假一周，他的家庭作業越積越多。
His homework accumulated during a long week’s holiday.
6. oblige v. 使…感到必須
詞組：feel obliged to do sth.感覺有必要做某事
be obliged to do sth 被迫做某事
我感到不得不把事實告訴你：我不是你的生父。你是領養的。
__ I feel obliged to tell the truth to you: I'm not your father, and you are adopted.
7.hunt n. 追獵；尋找 v.尋找 獵人：_hunter___
近義詞：seek 追尋（夢想，理想）
chase 追趕.
search 搜尋某處為了尋找到某人或某物
近義詞組：run after 強調追趕、追求.
8.corner v. force a person or an animal into a position from which he cannot escape
詞組: be cornered ………被逼得走投無路(常用于被動語態)
e.g. 狗一般不咬人，除非被逼急了。
_A dog doesn’t bite, unless it is cornered.
我跟你說，就算是兔子，逼急了也咬人。
Tell you what, even a rabbit will bite if it is cornered.
填介詞: _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. 跟蹤
eg: The police trailed the criminal to the place where he was hiding.
警察跟蹤罪犯來到了他們隱藏的地方。
他和父親在追蹤一頭鹿的時候迷路了。（分詞作狀語）
When he and his father were trailing a deer, they got lost.
10. cling (clung, clung ) v. 粘近義: stick 粘住
eg: She is always clinging to her mother._她總是粘著她得媽媽。
He clung to the hope that he would succeed. __他堅持相信他會成功的。___
They clung together when the time came to depart.
到了分開的時間了，但他們緊緊抱著不肯分開。
這對雙胞胎跑到哪里都不分開。
The twins cling together no matter where they go.
The twins cling together wherever they go.
10. convince vt. 使…信服
詞組: convince sb. of sth 使sb相信sth
用法：和賓語從句that 搭配使用；
沒有賓語的情況下要采用主系表結構：be convinced
sb be convicned: sb相信
The suspect tried to convince the jury of his innocence.
_疑犯試圖讓陪審團相信他是無罪的。
The president was convinced that China will be a big threat in the near future to America.
__總統相信在不久的將來，中國將會是美國的一大威脅。
這個模擬測試讓我確信了考試的難度。(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，他又犯了一個低級錯誤。
He somehow made another stupid mistake.
她有些緊張，雖然這已經是她第三次面試了。
Although this is her third interview, she is somehow nervous.
區分：somewhat : a little
e.g. My girlfriend was somewhat angry with me._________________________
選詞：
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，打擾你了__
Don’t disturb. ___請勿打擾！_
Wind disturb the water.__風吹皺水面___
在我工作時，不希望有任何人來打擾我。（被動，分詞作狀語）
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: 一想到我們在房間里安全的坐著，而地震災民們正在避難所哭泣，我們非常不安。
It is disturbing to think that the earthquake victims are crying in the sheltering while(表對比） we are sitting in the room safely.
disturbed adj.感到不安的，精神錯亂的
Mentally disturbed people use the yellow color so much in their paintings.
__精神錯亂的人經常在他們的繪畫中使用大量的黃色。
13. cat-like 像貓一樣的
同形詞：life-like __栩栩如生__
UFO: a plate-like thing
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