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L1-(2):

A Puma at large

/ə/ /ˈpjuːmə/ /æt/ /lɑːʤ/

Wherever it went, it left behind it a trail of dead deer and

/weərˈɛvər/ /ɪt/ /wɛnt,/ /ɪt/ /lɛft/ /bɪˈhaɪnd/ /ɪt/ /ə/ /treɪl/ /ɒv/ /dɛd/ /dɪər/ /ænd/

small animals like rabbits. Paw prints were seen in a number

/smɔːl/ /ˈænɪməlz/ /laɪk/ /ˈræbɪts./ /pɔː/ /prɪnts/ /wɜː/ /siːn/ /ɪn/ /ə/ /ˈnʌmbə/

of places and puma fur was found clinging to bushes. Several

/ɒv/ /ˈpleɪsɪz/ /ænd/ /ˈpjuːmə/ /fɜː/ /wɒz/ /faʊnd/ /ˈklɪŋɪŋ/ /tuː/ /ˈbʊʃɪz./ /ˈsɛvrəl/

people complained of "cat-like noises' at night/ and a

/ˈpiːpl/ /kəmˈpleɪnd/ /ɒv/ /"kæt-laɪk/ /ˈnɔɪzɪz/ /æt/ /naɪt/ /ænd/ /eɪ/

businessman on a fishing trip/ saw the puma up a tree. The

/ˈbɪznɪsmən/ /ɒn/ /ə/ /ˈfɪʃɪŋ/ /trɪp/ /sɔː/ /ðə/ /ˈpjuːmə/ /ʌp/ /ə/ /triː./ /ðiː/

experts were now fully convinced/ that the animal was a

/ˈɛkspɜːts/ /wɜː/ /naʊ/ /ˈfʊli/ /kənˈvɪnst/ /ðæt/ /ði/ /ˈænɪməl/ /wɒz/ /eɪ/

puma, but where had it come from? As no pumas had been

/ˈpjuːmə,/ /bʌt/ /weə/ /hæd/ /ɪt/ /kʌm/ /frɒm?/ /æz/ /nəʊ/ /ˈpjuːməz/ /hæd/ /biːn/

reported missing from any zoo in the country, this one must

/rɪˈpɔːtɪd/ /ˈmɪsɪŋ/ /frɒm/ /ˈɛni/ /zuː/ /ɪn/ /ðə/ /ˈkʌntri,/ /ðɪs/ /wʌn/ /mʌst/

have been in the possession of a private collector/ and

/hæv/ /biːn/ /ɪn/ /ðə/ /pəˈzɛʃən/ /ɒv/ /ə/ /ˈpraɪvɪt/ /kəˈlɛktər/ /ænd/

somehow managed to escape. The hunt went on for several

/ˈsʌmhaʊ/ /ˈmænɪʤd/ /tuː/ /ɪsˈkeɪp./ /ðə/ /hʌnt/ /wɛnt/ /ɒn/ /fɔː/ /ˈsɛvrəl/

weeks, but the puma was not caught. It is disturbing to think

/wiːks,/ /bʌt/ /ðə/ /ˈpjuːmə/ /wɒz/ /nɒt/ /kɔːt./ /ɪt/ /ɪz/ /dɪsˈtɜːbɪŋ/ /tuː/ /θɪŋk/

/ that a dangerous wild animal is still at large/  in the quiet

/ðæt/ /ə/ /ˈdeɪnʤrəs/ /waɪld/ /ˈænɪməl/ /ɪz/ /stɪl/ /æt/ /lɑːʤ/ /ɪn/ /ðə/ /ˈkwaɪət/

countryside.

/ˈkʌntrɪˌsaɪd./

任务配置：L0+L4

知识笔记：

1/ 單詞

trail - n. 一串，一系列

deer n. 鹿

paw print - n. 爪印痕

cling - v. 粘

bushes - n. 灌木丛

possession - 豢养的

2/音標

音標的變音 s / z / ed / st 讀法

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不要為求速度放棄正確讀音。需要多練令口腔肌肉有彈性