新概念英語第三冊課文翻譯筆記：?這只美洲獅究竟從何而來？

在英語學習領(lǐng)域，新概念英語第三冊宛如一座知識寶庫，以其科學系統(tǒng)的教學理念、豐富多元且實用的課程內(nèi)容，為無數(shù)學習者搭建起穩(wěn)固的英語進階階梯。它精選的經(jīng)典篇章，兼具趣味性與啟發(fā)性。今天，就讓我們圍繞“這只美洲獅究竟從何而來”這一主題展開探索，借助這一鮮活場景，為大家呈上有價值的學習素材！

【課文】

Where must the puma have come from?

這只美洲獅究竟從何而來？

Pumas are large, cat-like animals which are found in America. When reports came into London Zoo that a wild puma had been spotted forty-five 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 des criptions given by people who claimed to have seen the puma were extraordinarily similar.

美洲獅是一種體形似貓的大型動物，多見于美洲。當倫敦動物園接到報告稱，在倫敦以南45英里處發(fā)現(xiàn)了一只野生美洲獅時，這些報告并未受到重視。然而，隨著證據(jù)不斷增多，動物園的專家們感到有必要展開調(diào)查，因為那些聲稱目睹過美洲獅的人所提供的描述極其相似。

The hunt for the puma began in a small village where a woman picking blackberries saw 'a large cat' only five 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 twenty 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.

搜尋美洲獅的行動始于一個小村莊，當時一位正在采摘黑莓的婦女在距離她僅五碼遠的地方看到了一只“大貓”。那動物一見到她就立刻跑開了，專家證實，美洲獅除非被逼入絕境，否則不會攻擊人類。搜尋工作困難重重，因為人們早上還發(fā)現(xiàn)美洲獅在某個地方，傍晚時它卻出現(xiàn)在二十英里外的另一個地方。無論它走到哪里，都會留下死鹿和兔子等小動物的尸體。多處發(fā)現(xiàn)了爪印，灌木叢上還粘有美洲獅的毛發(fā)。好幾個人抱怨夜里聽到“類似貓叫的噪音”，還有一位外出釣魚的商人看到美洲獅爬到了樹上。專家們現(xiàn)在完全確信這只動物就是美洲獅，但它究竟從何而來呢？由于國內(nèi)沒有動物園報告丟失美洲獅，那么這只美洲獅一定是某位私人收藏者所養(yǎng)，后來設(shè)法逃脫了。搜尋工作持續(xù)了數(shù)周，但美洲獅仍未被捕獲。想到這樣一只危險的野生動物仍在寧靜的鄉(xiāng)村逍遙法外，實在令人不安。

【生詞和短語】

puma n.美洲獅

spot v.看出，發(fā)現(xiàn)

evidence n.證據(jù)

accumulate v.積累，積聚

oblige v.使……感到必須

hunt n.追獵;尋找

blackberry n.黑莓

human being 人類

corner v.使走投無路，使陷入困境

trail n.一串，一系列

print n.印痕

cling v.粘

convince v.使……信服

somehow adv.不知怎么搞地，不知什么原因

disturb v.令人不安

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