新概念英语第三册课文及翻译
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Lesson1 A puma at large
Our vicar is always raising money for one cause or Pumas are large, cat-like animals which are found in another, but he has never managed to get enough money to America. When reports came into London Zoo that a wild puma have the church clock repaired. The big clock which used had been spotted forty-five miles south of London, they to strike the hours day and night was damaged many years were not taken seriously. However, as the evidence began ago and has been silent ever since. to accumulate, experts from the Zoo felt obliged to ' One night, however, our vicar woke up with a start: the investigate, for the descriptions given by people who clock was striking the hours! Looking at his watch, he saw claimed to have seen the puma were extraordinarily that it was one o'clock, but the bell struck thirteen times similar.
before it stopped. Armed with a torch, the vicar went up The hunt for the puma began in a small village where into the clock tower to see what was going on. In the a woman picking blackberries saw 'a large cat' only five torchlight, he caught sight of a figure whom he immediately yards away from her. It immediately ran away when she saw recognized as Bill Wilkins, our local grocer. 'Whatever it, and experts confirmed that a puma will not attack a are you doing up here Bill ?' asked the vicar in surprise. human being unless it is cornered（adj.被困得走投无路的）. ' I'm trying to repair the bell,' answered Bill.' I've been The search proved difficult, for the puma was often coming up here night after night for weeks now. You see, observed at one place in the morning and at another place I was hoping to give you a surprise.' twenty miles away in the evening. Wherever it went, it left 'You certainly did give me a surprise!' said the vicar. behind it a trail of dead deer and small animals like 'You've probably woken up everyone in the village as well. rabbits. Paw prints were seen in a number of places and Still, I'm glad the bell is working again.' puma fur was found clinging to bushes. Several people 'That's the trouble, vicar,' answered Bill. 'It's working complained of 'cat-like noises' at night and a businessman all right, but I'm afraid that at one o'clock it will strike on a fishing trip saw the puma up a tree. The experts were thirteen times and there's nothing I can do about it.' now fully convinced that the animal was a puma, but where 'We'll get used to that Bill,' said the vicar. 'Thirteen had it come from ? As no pumas had been reported missing is not as good as one but it's better than nothing. Now let's from any zoo in the country, this one must have been in go downstairs and have a cup of tea.' the possession of a private collector and somehow managed 我们教区的牧师总是为各种各样的事筹集资金。但始终未能筹to escape. The hunt went on for several weeks, but the puma 足资金把教堂的钟修好。教堂的钟很大，以前不分昼夜打点报时，was not caught. It
