一、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.搜尋美洲獅的工作是從一座小村莊開始的，那里的一位婦女在采摘黑莓時的看見“一只大貓”，離她僅5碼遠(yuǎn)。
【解析】
the hunt for: 這里hunt做名詞，意思不是“捕獵”，而是“尋找”。比如The hunt for the injured climber continued throughout the night.對那位受傷登山者的搜尋持續(xù)了整整一個晚上。
for the puma為介詞結(jié)構(gòu)作后置定語，修飾hunt，the hunt for the puma 直譯就是“對美洲獅的搜尋”。
2、where為關(guān)系副詞，在這個定語從句中充當(dāng)狀語（in the village）。先行詞是地點，從句主謂賓都不缺，才用where充當(dāng)從句的狀語，否則不可以用where。
比如這個句子：This is the town which I told you about before. 這就是我以前告訴過你的小鎮(zhèn)。
從句talk about后面缺賓語，這時候引導(dǎo)詞就不能用where了（因為where只能充當(dāng)從句的狀語），要用which或者that（它們可以在從句中充當(dāng)賓語）。
這個句子要用where的話需要這樣寫：This is the town where I stay with my children. 就是這個小鎮(zhèn)我和孩子們呆在一起。
作業(yè)一：要找一份好工作可以從這一訓(xùn)練項目開始，在項目中導(dǎo)師會教授很多實用的面試技巧。
The hunt for a good job can start with this training program where the tutors will teach many useful interview skills.
二、It immediately ran away when she saw it, and experts confirmed that a puma will not attack a human being unless it is cornered.
她剛看見它，它就立刻逃走了。專家證實，美洲獅除非被逼得走投無路，否則是決不會傷人的。
【解析】
confirm：“證實、確認(rèn)”。這個詞在英文寫作中是很常見的，值得把它消化成自己的常用詞。
The smell of cigarette smoke confirmed what he had suspected: there had been a party in his absence.煙味證實了他的猜疑：他不在時這里舉行過派對。
that引導(dǎo)賓語從句。主句experts confirm后面缺少賓語，that引導(dǎo)的整個從句充當(dāng)其賓語。
not…unless …這個句型大家都很熟悉，但主動用好它的同學(xué)不多，比如我們可以說：Many young people see owning an apartment in the city as an entry ticket to marriage, and they will not get married until they have one. 很多年輕人將在城市里擁有一套公寓視為結(jié)婚的必要條件。在買房之前他們是不會結(jié)婚的。
作業(yè)二：當(dāng)父母看到孩子開始看電視的時候他們會擔(dān)心，但專家們確認(rèn)觀看電視節(jié)目對孩子的心理和身體健康是無害的，除非收看的內(nèi)容不適合孩子或者觀看時間過長。
Many parents get worried when their children start to watch TV, but experts confirm that watching TV will not damage children’s mental and physical health unless the content is not suitable or the screen time is too long.
三、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.事實上搜尋工作很困難，因為常常是早晨在甲地發(fā)現(xiàn)那只美洲獅，晚上卻在20 英里外的乙地發(fā)現(xiàn)它的蹤跡。
【解析】
prove difficult。這里相當(dāng)于the search proved (to be) difficult，省略了to be，類似的句子還有：The new drug may prove (to be) beneficial/effective.
for。for在這里是連詞，引導(dǎo)原因狀語從句，比如：He found it increasingly difficult to read, for his eyesight was beginning to fail. 他覺得閱讀越來越費勁，因為他的視力開始衰退了。
作業(yè)三：長時間的學(xué)習(xí)被證明是很困難的，因為學(xué)生的注意力會分散，從思考中午吃什么，到考慮晚上應(yīng)該看哪個電視節(jié)目。
Studying for long hours proves difficult, for students’ mind will begin to wander, from what to eat at noon to which TV shows they should choose to watch at night.
四、Wherever it went, it left behind it a trail of dead deer and small animals like rabbits.
無論它走哪兒，一路上總會留下一串死鹿及死兔子之類的小動物。
【解析】
wherever。這里wherever引導(dǎo)讓步狀語從句，wherever it went這整個句子作狀語修飾主句。常見的原因狀語從句的引導(dǎo)詞是although。
leave...behind。意思是“留在身后”，這里正常語序是 it left a trail of dead deer and small animals like rabbits behind it，之所以要把behind it提前是為了避免頭重腳輕的問題。
a trail of?！耙贿B串的……”，比如：The bus left a trail of black smoke behind it. 公共汽車在后面留下一股黑煙。
作業(yè)四：無論這些人走到哪里，他們都會在他們身后留下一堆垃圾。
Wherever these people go ,they leave behind them a trail of trash.
五、Paw prints were seen in a number of places and puma fur was found clinging to bushes.
在許多地方看見爪印，灌木叢中發(fā)現(xiàn)了粘在上面的美洲獅毛。
【解析】
be seen, be found。這里以物為主語，富有畫面感，我們在寫作中可以學(xué)習(xí)這一手法。
cling clinging to sth. 表示“附著在……身上”。sb. clings to可以表示堅持某種觀點，比如：She clings to the hope that her husband will come back to her. 她堅信丈夫一定會回到自己身邊。
作業(yè)五：今天我們在任何公共場合都能看到用手機(jī)的人，并且這些人目不轉(zhuǎn)睛地盯著手機(jī)屏幕。
These days, people who use their mobile phones can be seen in any public places, and their eyes are found staring at the phone screen.
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