练习材料：

L1-(1):A Puma at large

Pumas are large, cat-like animals which are found in America. When reports came into London Zoo that a wild puma had been spotted 45 miles south of London, they were not taken seriously. However, as the evidence began to accumulate, experts from the Zoo felt obliged to investigate, for the descriptions given by people who claimed to have seen the puma were extraordinarily similar.

The hunt for the puma began in a small village where a woman picking blackberries saw 'a large cat' only five yards away from her. It immediately ran away when she saw it, and experts confirmed that a puma will not attack a human being unless it is cornered. The search proved difficult, for the puma was often observed at one place in the morning and at another place 20 miles away in the evening.

ˈpjuːməz ɑː lɑːʤ, kæt-laɪk ˈænɪməlz wɪʧ ɑː faʊnd ɪn əˈmɛrɪkə. wɛn rɪˈpɔːts keɪm ˈɪntuː ˈlʌndən zuː ðæt ə waɪld ˈpjuːmə hæd biːn ˈspɒtɪd 45 maɪlz saʊθ ɒv ˈlʌndən, ðeɪ wɜː nɒt ˈteɪkən ˈsɪərɪəsli. haʊˈɛvə, æz ði ˈɛvɪdəns bɪˈgæn tuː əˈkjuːmjʊleɪt, ˈɛkspɜːts frɒm ðə zuː fɛlt əˈblaɪʤd tuː ɪnˈvɛstɪgeɪt, fɔː ðə dɪsˈkrɪpʃənz ˈgɪvn baɪ ˈpiːpl huː kleɪmd tuː hæv siːn ðə ˈpjuːmə wɜːr ɪksˈtrɔːdnrɪli ˈsɪmɪlə.

ðə hʌnt fɔː ðə ˈpjuːmə bɪˈgæn ɪn ə smɔːl ˈvɪlɪʤ weər ə ˈwʊmən ˈpɪkɪŋ ˈblækbəriz sɔː ə lɑːʤ kæt ˈəʊnli faɪv jɑːdz əˈweɪ frɒm hɜː. ɪt ɪˈmiːdiətli ræn əˈweɪ wɛn ʃiː sɔː ɪt, ænd ˈɛkspɜːts kənˈfɜːmd ðæt ə ˈpjuːmə wɪl nɒt əˈtæk ə ˈhjuːmən ˈbiːɪŋ ənˈlɛs ɪt ɪz ˈkɔːnəd. ðə sɜːʧ pruːvd ˈdɪfɪkəlt, fɔː ðə ˈpjuːmə wɒz ˈɒf(ə)n əbˈzɜːvd æt wʌn pleɪs ɪn ðə ˈmɔːnɪŋ ænd æt əˈnʌðə pleɪs 20 maɪlz əˈweɪ ɪn ði ˈiːvnɪŋ.

任务配置：

L0＋L4

知识笔记：

新词：spot 地点，斑点；evidence 证据；accumulate 堆积，积累；obliged 感激的；investigate 调查；description 描述，类型；confirm 证实；cornered 有角的，被逼到绝路的；observe 观察

词组：at large 逍遥法外；

练习感悟：

本来听着新三的磁性男声觉得怎么一遍这么长……突然发现很贴心地将一课分为两天去完成！！超棒。