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A puma at large

　　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 descriptions given by people who claimed to have seen the puma were extraordinarily similar.

　　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.

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• kelly MM念得不错的说... -振一- ♂ (181 bytes) () 08/31/2009 postreply 23:45:35

• 我怎么听不到呢？ -小步舞曲- ♀ (0 bytes) () 09/01/2009 postreply 11:07:59

• 回复：我怎么听不到呢？ -美语世界- ♀ (450 bytes) () 09/01/2009 postreply 11:42:12

• 谢谢版主！ -小步舞曲- ♀ (0 bytes) () 09/01/2009 postreply 11:50:00

• 悦耳动听，欢迎kelly加入美坛的英语朗读行列。 -美语世界- ♀ (1345 bytes) () 09/01/2009 postreply 11:37:03

• 谢谢版主！这里气氛真好，希望认识更多的朋友，大家共同进步~ -kelly_1980- ♀ (0 bytes) () 09/01/2009 postreply 22:05:34

• very nice. I envy you!:) -blueswan- ♀ (0 bytes) () 09/01/2009 postreply 15:50:25

• 不错. Very clear and good pace. -lilac09- ♀ (146 bytes) () 09/01/2009 postreply 17:14:06

• 怎么觉得puma变成了pumar？ -mlchina- ♂ (0 bytes) () 09/01/2009 postreply 18:22:05

• 回复：新人报道，请大家指点一下！多谢~ -kelly_1980- ♀ (16 bytes) () 09/01/2009 postreply 22:02:26