a puma at large

1.at large 

逃遁的，没有被控制的

2.When reports came into London zoo that 

3.spot =find  发现

When reports came into London Zoo that a wild puma had been spotted forty-five miles south of London, they were not taken seriously.

4.feel obliged to do sth  

被迫做某事，不得不做某事

5.it is cornered

被逼得走投无路

6.......,for ......

......，是因为......

7.in the possession of sb.=in sb.'s possession 归某人所有

in possession of sth. 拥有某物

take possession of 拥有

8. It is disturbing to think that......

想到......令人不安

  thirteen equals one

1. he has never managed to get enough money to have the church clock repaired. 

2.our vicar woke up with a start.

3. he caught sight of a figure whom he immediately recognized as Bill Wilkins.

caught sight of    看到，发现;意识到

recognized......as......    认出......是......

4.Whatever are you doing up here?

 你究竟在这上面干什么？ whatever用于疑问句中，用以加强what的语气，作“究竟什么”解,口语中很常用。

5. there's nothing I can do about it.

对此我已无能为力了。

6. Now let's go downstairs and have a cup of tea.