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?(Yes, it was.) ?5. Why did the Zoo feel obliged to investigate? ?(Because the descriptions given by people were similar.) ?6. Where did the hunt for the puma begin? ?(In a small village.) ?7. What did a woman claim she had seen? ?(A large cat.) ?8. What had the woman been doing at the time? ?(Picking blackberries.) ?9. On what occasions will a puma attack a human? ?(When it is cornered.) ?10. Did the search for the puma prove difficult? ?(Yes, it did.) ?11. Why? ?(Because it was often seen at one place in the morning and at another place in the evening.) ?12. What did the puma eat? ?(Deer and small animals like rabbits.) ?13. What evidence was found for the puma39。s existence? ?(Paw prints and puma fur.) ?15. When did a businessman see a puma up a tree? ?(When he was on a fishing trip.) ?16. The experts were fully convinced of its existence, weren39。t they? ?(Yes, they were.) ?Pumas are large, catlike animals which are found in America. ?catlike 貓一樣的 , 偷偷摸摸的 doglike 狗一樣的 lifelike 栩栩如生的 they were not taken seriously ?take sth seriously = deal with sth seriously 認(rèn)真地對(duì)待某事 I always take your suggestions seriously. ?take sth lightly 草率地對(duì)待某事 ( lightly ) ? Don’t take the hot potato lightly ? ( hot potato ) ?However (起轉(zhuǎn)折作用 ) ?As 連詞:隨著 , 當(dāng) ...之時(shí) ?過去分詞做定語: ? the descriptions given by people the story told by the sailor a book written by Luxun ?claim to have done sth 聲稱曾經(jīng)做過某事 He claimed to have been the manager of the large shop. ?Confirm = be sure = be certain (vt.確定 ) ? Unless it is cornered = if it is not cornered (unless ,除非 ) He will accept the job unless the salary is too low. Wherever it went, it left behind it a trail of dead deer and small animals like rabbits. ?把某物留在后面: leave behind Wherever he went, the wound left behind him a trail of blood.( ) ?plain of/about sth 抱怨某事 ?on+名詞 :強(qiáng)調(diào)動(dòng)作正