a puma at large

1.at large?

逃遁的，沒有被控制的

2.When reports came into London zoo that?

3.spot =find ?發(fā)現(xiàn)

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

被逼得走投無路

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

......，是因?yàn)?.....

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

in possession of sth. 擁有某物

take possession of 擁有

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，發(fā)現(xiàn);意識到

recognized......as...... ? ?認(rèn)出......是......

4.Whatever are you doing up here?

?你究竟在這上面干什么？ whatever用于疑問句中，用以加強(qiáng)what的語氣，作“究竟什么”解,口語中很常用。

5.?there's nothing I can do about it.

對此我已無能為力了。

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