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新概念英语第三册

Lesson1Apumaatlarge

Pumaarelarge,cat-likeanimalwhicharefoundinAmerica.Whenreportcameinto

LondonZoothatawildpumahadbeenpottedforty-fivemileouthofLondon,theywere

nottakeneriouly.However,atheevidencebegantoaccumulate,expertfromtheZoo

feltobligedtoinvetigate,forthedecriptiongivenbypeoplewhoclaimedtohaveeen

thepumawereextraordinarilyimilar.

Thehuntforthepumabeganinamallvillagewhereawomanpickingblackberrieaw

alargecatonlyfiveyardawayfromher.Itimmediatelyranawaywhenheawit,and

expertconfirmedthatapumawillnotattackahumanbeingunleiticornered（adj.被困

得走投无路的）.Theearchproveddifficult,forthepumawaoftenobervedatoneplacein

themorningandatanotherplacetwentymileawayintheevening.Whereveritwent,itleft

behinditatrailofdeaddeerandmallanimallikerabbit.Pawprintwereeenina

numberofplaceandpumafurwafoundclingingtobuhe.Severalpeoplecomplainedof

cat-likenoieatnightandabuinemanonafihingtripawthepumaupatree.The

expertwerenowfullyconvincedthattheanimalwaapuma,butwherehaditcomefrom?

Anopumahadbeenreportedmiingfromanyzoointhecountry,thionemuthave

beeninthepoeionofaprivatecollectorandomehowmanagedtoecape.Thehunt

wentonforeveralweek,butthepumawanotcaught.Itiditurbingtothinkthata

dangerouwildanimalitillatlargeinthequietcountryide.

美洲狮是一种体形似猫的大动物，这种动物产于美洲。当伦敦动物园接到报告说，在伦敦以南

45英里处发现一只美洲狮时，这些报告并没有受到重视。可是，随着证据越来越多，动物园的专家

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新概念英语第三册

们感到有必要进行一番调查，因为凡是声称见到过美洲