新概念第三册 LESSON1
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 5 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. Wherever it went, it left behind it a trail of dead deer and small animals like rabbits. Paw prints were seen in a number of places and puma fur was found clinging to bushes. Several people complained of 'cat-like noises' at night and a businessman on a fishing trip saw the puma up a tree. The experts were now fully convinced that the animal was a puma, but where had it come from? As no pumas had been reported missing from any zoo in the country, this one must have been in the possession of a private collector and somehow managed to escape. The hunt went on for several weeks, but the puma was not caught. It is disturbing to think that a dangerous wild animal is still at large in the quiet countryside.
参考译文：
美洲狮是一种体形似猫的大动物，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，动物园的专家们感到有必要进行一番调查，因为凡是声称见到过美洲狮的人们所描述的情况竟是出奇地相似。
搜寻美洲狮的工作是从一座小村庄开始的。那里的一位妇女在采摘黑莓时看见“一只大猫”，离她仅5码远，她刚看见它，它就立刻逃走了。专家证实，美洲狮除非被逼得走投无路，是决不会伤人的。事实上搜寻工作很困难，因为常常是早晨在甲地发现那只美洲狮，晚上却在20英里外的乙地发现它的踪迹。无论它走到哪儿，一路 上总会留下一串死鹿及死兔子之类的小动物。在许多地方看见了爪印，灌木丛中也发现了粘在上面的美洲狮毛。有人抱怨说夜里听见了“像猫一样的叫声”；一位商人去钓鱼，看见那只美洲狮在树上。专家们如今已经完全肯定那只动物就是美洲狮，但它是从哪儿来的呢？由于全国动物园没有一家报告丢了美洲狮，因此那只美洲狮一定是某位私人收藏豢养的，不知怎么设法逃出来了。搜寻工作进行了好几个星期，但始终未能逮住那只美洲狮。想到在宁静的乡村里有一头危险的野兽继续逍遥流窜，真令人担心。
翻译练习：
美洲豹是被发现在美洲的一种大型猫科动物。当伦敦动物园收到消息称在离伦敦45英里的地方目击到一只美洲豹的时候，并没有引起注意。但是，当出现大量证据表明众多目击者看到的美洲豹极其相似后，专家认为有责任去调查一下。
对美洲豹的捕猎从一个小村庄开始，小村庄的一个女人在摘蓝莓的时候，发现一个大猫离他只有五码。但是当女人注意到的时候，大猫立刻跑走了。专家证实美洲豹不会攻击人类，除非他们被逼到角落。搜查工作进展困难，这只美洲豹经常早上被发现出现在一个地方，傍晚就出现在20英里以外了。不管他去哪，身后都会留下一些鹿或者小兔一类小动物的尸体。爪子印在许多地方也被发现，毛发银杯发现挂在灌木丛上。一些人抱怨在晚上听到“猫类”的噪音，一个白领在去钓鱼的路上看到美洲豹在树上。专家现在完全证实那个动物就是美洲豹，但是这只美洲豹从何而来？由于没有任何动物园报告丢失了美洲豹，这只美洲豹很可能来自私人收藏者，并不知道什么原因逃脱了。搜捕工作持续了数周，美洲豹仍然没有被抓住，安静的郊外仍然被一只游荡的危险的野生动物所干扰。
The hunt for the puma began in a small village where a woman picking blackberries saw 'a large cat' only 5 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. Wherever it went, it left behind it a trail of dead deer and small animals like rabbits. Paw prints were seen in a number of places and puma fur was found clinging to bushes. Several people complained of 'cat-like noises' at night and a businessman on a fishing trip saw the puma up a tree. The experts were now fully convinced that the animal was a puma, but where had it come from? As no pumas had been reported missing from any zoo in the country, this one must have been in the possession of a private collector and somehow managed to escape. The hunt went on for several weeks, but the puma was not caught. It is disturbing to think that a dangerous wild animal is still at large in the quiet countryside.
参考译文：
美洲狮是一种体形似猫的大动物，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，动物园的专家们感到有必要进行一番调查，因为凡是声称见到过美洲狮的人们所描述的情况竟是出奇地相似。
搜寻美洲狮的工作是从一座小村庄开始的。那里的一位妇女在采摘黑莓时看见“一只大猫”，离她仅5码远，她刚看见它，它就立刻逃走了。专家证实，美洲狮除非被逼得走投无路，是决不会伤人的。事实上搜寻工作很困难，因为常常是早晨在甲地发现那只美洲狮，晚上却在20英里外的乙地发现它的踪迹。无论它走到哪儿，一路 上总会留下一串死鹿及死兔子之类的小动物。在许多地方看见了爪印，灌木丛中也发现了粘在上面的美洲狮毛。有人抱怨说夜里听见了“像猫一样的叫声”；一位商人去钓鱼，看见那只美洲狮在树上。专家们如今已经完全肯定那只动物就是美洲狮，但它是从哪儿来的呢？由于全国动物园没有一家报告丢了美洲狮，因此那只美洲狮一定是某位私人收藏豢养的，不知怎么设法逃出来了。搜寻工作进行了好几个星期，但始终未能逮住那只美洲狮。想到在宁静的乡村里有一头危险的野兽继续逍遥流窜，真令人担心。
翻译练习：
美洲豹是被发现在美洲的一种大型猫科动物。当伦敦动物园收到消息称在离伦敦45英里的地方目击到一只美洲豹的时候，并没有引起注意。但是，当出现大量证据表明众多目击者看到的美洲豹极其相似后，专家认为有责任去调查一下。
对美洲豹的捕猎从一个小村庄开始，小村庄的一个女人在摘蓝莓的时候，发现一个大猫离他只有五码。但是当女人注意到的时候，大猫立刻跑走了。专家证实美洲豹不会攻击人类，除非他们被逼到角落。搜查工作进展困难，这只美洲豹经常早上被发现出现在一个地方，傍晚就出现在20英里以外了。不管他去哪，身后都会留下一些鹿或者小兔一类小动物的尸体。爪子印在许多地方也被发现，毛发银杯发现挂在灌木丛上。一些人抱怨在晚上听到“猫类”的噪音，一个白领在去钓鱼的路上看到美洲豹在树上。专家现在完全证实那个动物就是美洲豹，但是这只美洲豹从何而来？由于没有任何动物园报告丢失了美洲豹，这只美洲豹很可能来自私人收藏者，并不知道什么原因逃脱了。搜捕工作持续了数周，美洲豹仍然没有被抓住，安静的郊外仍然被一只游荡的危险的野生动物所干扰。
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