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wordspuman.美洲狮spot

v.看出；发现evidence

n.证据accumulate

v.积累oblige

v.使…感到必须hunt

n./

v.打猎；寻找blackberry

n.黑莓human

n.人类trail

n.一串，一系列corner

n.角落

v.使走投无路print

n.印痕cling

v.粘convince

v.使…信服somehow

adv.不知什么原因disturb

v.令人不安1.convince

v.1）tomakesomeonefeelcertainthatsomethingisture

使确信；使信服使某人信服convince

sb

of

sth你要使他们相信你对这份工作的热忱。Youneedtoconvincethemofyourenthusiasmforthejob.使某人相信…convince

sb

(that)…我确信自己是正确的。Iconvincedmyself(that)Iwasright.2)

topersuadesomeonetodosomething

说服，劝服说服某人做某事convince

sb

to

do

sth我一直在设法说服他跟我一起去。Ihavebeentryingtoconvincehimtocomewithme.拓展1：1）convinced

adj.信服的；确信的（not

before

noun）对…确定be

convinced

of

sth我坚信她是清白无辜的。Iamconvincedofherinnocence.2）convincing

adj.有说服了的，使人信服的拓展2:1）strong（of

anargument,areasonorevidence)（论据、理由或证据）难以辩驳，确凿的2）persuasive（ofanargument,reason,oraperson）abletopersuadesb.tobelieveordosth.（论据、理由或人）有说服力的，令人信服的3）forceful（of

opinionsorarguments)expressedfirmlyandclearlyinawaythatmakesotherpeoplebelievethem（观点或论据）有说服力的4）convincing（ofanargument,areasonorevidence）thatmakessb.believethatsth.isture（论据、证据或理由）令人信服的，有说服力的5）compelling[usuallybeforenoun]（especiallywritten)

veryconvincing令人信服的6）cogent（ofanargument,areasonorevidence)

expressed

firmlyandclearlyinawaythatinfluenceswhatpeoplebelieve（论据、理由或证据）有说服力的，令人信服的2.oblige

v.1）ifyouareobligedtodosomething,youhavetodoitbecausethesituation,thelaw,adutyetcmakesitnecessary（usually

passive）（因形式、法律、义务等关系而）迫使，强迫强迫某人做某事oblige

sb

to

do

sth或feel/

be

obliged

to

do这个学生必须至少每两个月做一次报告。Thestudentareobligedtoreporteverytwo

months.3.spot

v.1）tonoticesomeoneorsomething,especiallywhentheyaredifficulttoseeorrecognize

发现；注意到；看出看到某人正在做某事spotsbdoingsth我看到有人从大楼里出来。Ispottedsomeone

comingoutofthebuilding.n.1）aparticularplaceorarea,especiallyapleasantplacewhereyouspendtime

（尤指休闲的）地点，处所

2）asmallmarkonsomething,especiallyonethatismadebyaliquid

（尤指液体留下的）污渍，斑痕

3）asmallroundredareaonsomeone’sskinthatshowsthattheyareill（疾病引起的）红斑

4）if

youdosthonthespot,youdoitatonce,oftenwithoutthinkingaboutitverycarefully

立即，马上；当场马上；当场on

the

spot他得马上做出决定。Hehadtomakeadecisiononthespot.4.hunt

v.1）tochaseanimalsandbirdsinordertokillorcatchthem

猎取，猎杀（鸟兽）2）tolookforsomeoneorsomethingverycarefully

寻找；搜寻寻找；追捕（敌人或罪犯）hunt

for孩子们在海滩上寻找贝壳。Thekidswerehuntingforshellsonthebeach.警察仍在追捕杀人凶手。Thepolicearestillhuntingforthekiller.拓展：hunter

n.猎人5.cling

v.1）toholdsomeoneorsomethingtightly,especiallybecauseyoudonotfeelsafe

（尤指感觉不安全而）仅仅抓住/抱住抓住…clingtosth他紧紧抱住母亲，嚎啕大哭。Heclungtohismother

andwailed.2）tosticktosomeoneorsomethingorseemtosurroundthem

缠着；黏着他的湿衬衫紧紧地贴在身上。Hiswetshirtclungtohisbody.6.

accumulate

v.1）tograduallygetmoreandmoreofsth.overaperiodoftime

积累；积聚2）tograduallyincreaseinnumberorquantityoveraperiodoftime

（数量）逐渐增加；（数额）逐渐增长拓展：1）accumulation

n.积累7.

evidence

n.thefacts,signsorobjectsthatmakeyoubelievethatsth.istrue

证据，证明有（可靠/明确的）证据表明…Thereis(convincing/clear）evidencethat….有明确的证据表明电视广告影响儿童的购买行为。ThereisclearevidencethatTVadvertisinginfluenceswhatchildrenbuy.拓展1:1）evident

adj.明显的clear/

obvious/

apparent/

plain拓展2:1）support:evidencethathelpstoshowthatatheoryorideaistrueorcorrect（理论或想法的）证据，依据这些统计数据为我们的理论提供了进一步的依据。Thestatisticsofferfurthersupportforourtheory.2）proof:factsordocumentsthatshowthatsth.istrue证据；证明这些成果进一步证实了他的接触才干。Theseresultsareafurtherproofofhisoutstandingability.3）demonstration:anactofgivingprooforevidenceofsth.证明；证实；论证这清楚地表明了看似简单的事情实际上可能非常复杂。Thisisacleardemonstrationofhowsomethingthatseemssimplecanturnouttobeverycomplicated.4）testimony:（formal）athingthatshowsthatsthelseexistsoristrue证据；证明进口的增长证明了产业的成功。Thisincreaseinimportsbearstestimonytothesuccessofindustry.TextPumasarelarge,cat-likeanimalswhicharefoundinAmerica.WhenreportscameintoLondonZoothatawildpumahadbeenspottedfort-fivemilessouthofLondon,theywerenottakenseriously.However,astheevidencebegantoaccumulate,expertsfromtheZoofeltobligedtoinvestigate,forthedescriptionsgivenbypeoplewho

claimedtohaveseenthepumawereextraordinarilysimilar.Thehuntforthepumabeganinasmallvillagewhereawomanpickingblackberriessaw‘alargecat’onlyfiveyardsawayfromher.Itimmediatelyranawaywhenshesawit,andexpertsconfirmedthatapumawillnotattackahumanbeingunlessitiscornered.Thesearchproveddifficult,forthepumawasoftenobservedatoneplaceinthemorningandatTextanotherplacetwentymilesawayintheevening.Whereveritwent,itleftbehinditatrailofdeaddeerandsmallanimalslikerabbits.Pawprintswereseeninanumbero