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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.

/weərˈɛvər/ /ɪt/ /wɛnt/, /ɪt/ /lɛft/ /bɪˈhaɪnd/ /ɪt/ /ə/ /treɪl/ /ɒv/ /dɛd/ /dɪər/ /ænd/ /smɔːl/ /ˈænɪməlz/ /laɪk/ /ˈræbɪts/. /pɔː/ /prɪnts/ /wɜː/ /siːn/ /ɪn/ /ə/ /ˈnʌmbər/ /ɒv/ /ˈpleɪsɪz/ /ænd/ /ˈpjuːmə/ /fɜː/ /wɒz/ /faʊnd/ /ˈklɪŋɪŋ/ /tuː/ /ˈbʊʃɪz/. /ˈsɛvrəl/ /ˈpiːpl/ /kəmˈpleɪnd/ /ɒv/ /kæt/-/laɪk/ /ˈnɔɪzɪz/ /æt/ /naɪt/ /ænd/ /ə/ /ˈbɪznɪsmən/ /ɒn/ /ə/ /ˈfɪʃɪŋ/ /trɪp/ /sɔː/ /ðə/ /ˈpjuːmə/ /ʌp/ /ə/ /triː/. /ði/ /ˈɛkspɜːts/ /wɜː/ /naʊ/ /ˈfʊli/ /kənˈvɪnst/ /ðæt/ /ði/ /ˈænɪməl/ /wɒz/ /ə/ /ˈpjuːmə/, /bʌt/ /weə/ /hæd/ /ɪt/ /kʌm/ /frɒm/ ? /æz/ /nəʊ/ /ˈpjuːməz/ /hæd/ /biːn/ /rɪˈpɔːtɪd/ /ˈmɪsɪŋ/ /frɒm/ /ˈɛni/ /zuː/ /ɪn/ /ðə/ /ˈkʌntri/, /ðɪs/ /wʌn/ /mʌst/ /hæv/ /biːn/ /ɪn/ /ðə/ /pəˈzɛʃən/ /ɒv/ /ə/ /ˈpraɪvɪt/ /kəˈlɛktər/ /ænd/ /ˈsʌmhaʊ/ /ˈmænɪʤd/ /tuː/ /ɪsˈkeɪp/. /ðə/ /hʌnt/ /wɛnt/ /ɒn/ /fɔː/ /ˈsɛvrəl/ /wiːks/, /bʌt/ /ðə/ /ˈpjuːmə/ /wɒz/ /nɒt/ /kɔːt/. /ɪt/ /ɪz/ /dɪsˈtɜːbɪŋ/ /tuː/ /θɪŋk/ /ðæt/ /ə/ /ˈdeɪnʤrəs/ /waɪld/ /ˈænɪməl/ /ɪz/ /stɪl/ /æt/ /lɑːʤ/ /ɪn/ /ðə/ /ˈkwaɪət/ /ˈkʌntrɪˌsaɪd/.

任务配置：L0+L4

知识笔记：

Trail 踪迹；痕迹

Cling vi. 依附; 紧贴；坚持

Be at large 在逃；逍遥法外

练习感悟：继续补作业