puma [ˈpjuːmə] n. 美洲狮
【例】They don't have a puma in the zoo.
这家动物园没有美洲狮。
【扩】panther 豹 leopard 豹 cougar 美洲狮 lion 狮子
evidence [ˈevidəns] n. 证据
【扩】proof 证据 testimony 证据
【搭】in evidence 显眼的
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A: It's impossible to be true.
B: I can show the evidence.
A：这不可能是真的。
B：我有证据。
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accumulate [əˈkjuːmjuleit] v. 积累，积聚
【派】accumulation 积聚
【扩】pile up 积累
【例】By working hard you may accumulate a fortune.
努力工作，你就会积蓄一笔财产。
oblige [əˈblaidʒ] v. 使……感到必须
【派】obligation 义务，责任
【扩】compel 迫使
【例】If you do not accept our requested extension of the payment date, I am afraid we may be obliged to default the contract.
如贵方不接受我方延期支付的请求，恐怕我方将被迫不履行合同。
hunt [hʌnt] n. 追猎，寻找；v. 打猎
【派】hunter 猎人
【扩】chase 追赶 pursue 跟踪，追赶
【例】hunt for a job 找工作 hunt down 追捕到
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A: Why don't you go hunting with me?
B: Because it is forbidden in this country.
A：你为什么不跟我去打猎？
B：因为在这个国家打猎是不被允许的。
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blackberry [ˈblækbəri] n. 黑莓
【构】black（黑色的）＋berry（浆果）＝blackberry（黑莓）
【扩】strawberry 草莓 blueberry 蓝莓
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A: The blackberry juice stained my fingers.
B: The bathroom is over there. You can wash your hands there.
A：黑莓汁把我的手指给染了。
B：洗手间在那边，你可以去那儿洗洗手。
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human [ˈhjuːmən] n. 人类
corner [ˈkɔːnə] v. 使走投无路，使陷入困境；n. 角落
trail [treil] n. 一串，一系列
print [print] n. 印痕
cling [kliŋ] v. 粘
【词源】来自古英语clingan（黏着）
【派】clinging 依附的
【例】We always cling to our principle.
我们向来坚持原则。
【扩】adhere 粘附
【搭】cling to 坚持
convince [kənˈvins] v. 使……信服
【派】convincing 有说服力的
【扩】persuade 说服
【搭】convince sb. to do sth. 说服某人做某事 convince sb. of 使某人信服
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A: If one of your clients has basically accepted a service, but still has doubt on the price, and the price you offer is the lowest the company can offer, what will you do?
B: First, I will reemphasize the importance of service. If I still can not convince the client, I will check if there may be any change in the finance or maybe I will give up part of my profits.
A：如果你的一个客户已经基本接受了服务，但对价格仍然存在疑义，而你给出的价格已经是公司所能够提供的最低价格，这时你会怎么办？
B：首先我会再次强调服务的重要性。如果仍不能说服客户的话，我会看看财务上是否有变通的可能，或者让出一部分我自己的收益。
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somehow [ˈsʌmhau] adv. 不知怎么地，不知什么原因
noun [专属名词]美洲狮、彪马(服务品牌) - Puma quickly got back into profit. 彪马很快又实现了盈利。
noun [具体名词]地点，场所；（人体的）部位，地方；有某种特质的部分；点，斑点；污点，污渍；（皮肤上的）丘疹，疱疹；（演出中）某演员的固定节目；排名位置； <英>少量，一点；几滴，少许（液体）；困境，窘境；现货交易，现金交易；聚光灯（spotlight 的简称）；（人格或名誉的）污点，瑕玷；<美>（多米诺牌、纸牌或骰子上的）点；调灰泥板，调石膏板 - Spots on a person's skin are small lumps or marks. (皮肤上的) 小疙瘩; 斑
verb [vi. 不及物动词]看见，注意到；（对比赛对手）让分，让步；飘了几滴雨，下小雨；发现，挖掘（某人有天赋）；<非正式>借（钱）给；使有斑点，使有污迹；稀疏地点缀（表面，某地） - If you spot something or someone, you notice them. 发现 Vicenzo failed to spot the error. 维森佐没能发现这个错误。
adjective [原级]现货交易的，立即支付的 - If you do something on the spot, you do it immediately. 当即; 当场 • James was called to see the producer and got the job on the spot. 詹姆斯被叫去见那个制片人，当即得到了那份工作。
通过音标确定正确读音
| stop /stɑːp/ | lot /lɑːt/ | hot /hɑːt/ |
| boss /bɔːs/ | log /lɔːɡ/ | dog /dɔːɡ/ |
- a big red spot 大红斑
- a spot on one’s reputation 名誉上的污点
- A leopard won’t change its spots.江山易改本性难移。
| spot of sth. 有点... | You seem to be having a spot of bother with your car, can I help? a spot of bother |
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| a scenic spot 风景名胜点 |
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| on the spot 在现场 | Ten minutes after calling 911, a police car arrived on the spot. |
- Four days after setting out, while the Titanic was sailing across the icy waters of the North Atlantic, a huge iceberg was suddenly spotted by a look-out.
- He had spotted a tiny bottle at the bottom of my case and he pounced on it with delight.
- Dr. Marcy and Dr. Butler also spotted the first “family” of three planets.
- Chick Webb spotted her in an amateur competition when she was sixteen.
noun [具体名词]角；嘴角，眼角；街角，拐角；角落，偏僻处；困境，窘境；角球；场角，场角的辅助人员 - The corner of a room, box, or similar space is the area inside it where its edges or walls meet. 角落
verb [vt. 及物动词]将…逼入死角，使走投无路；硬要与某人说话；垄断；转弯，拐弯；囤积；相交成角 - If you corner a person or animal, you force them into a place they cannot escape from. 使走投无路
noun [抽象名词]痕迹，踪迹；（人或动物的）足迹，嗅迹；（乡间的）小路，小径；（特定）路线，路径；一系列（坏事或有害事件）；（尤指细长）一缕，一串；<美>滑雪坡，滑雪道，越野滑雪路线；电影或广播的预告片；（炮架的）架尾 - A trail is a route along a series of paths or roads, often one that has been planned and marked out for a particular purpose. (有特定目的的) 路线; 路径
verb [vt. 及物动词]拖，拉；没精打采地走，拖沓地走；（在竞赛或选举中）落后，输；跟踪，追踪；蔓生，蔓延，被搁置；垂下；慢慢移动，缓缓流动；（声音，喇叭）渐弱；事先宣传，预告（影片，节目等）；喷注（泥釉） - If you trail someone or something, you follow them secretly, often by finding the marks or signs that they have left. 跟踪
noun [抽象名词]根据，证明；（呈上法庭的）证据，证词；迹象，痕迹 - Evidence is the information that is used in a court of law to try to prove something. Evidence is obtained from documents, objects, or witnesses. (法律上的) 证据 a piece of evidence
verb [vt. 及物动词]证实，证明 - The lack of good will was evidenced by the defendant's behavior in the witness stand. 被告在证人席的行为显示其缺乏善意。
verb [vt. 及物动词]积累，积攒 - Lead can accumulate in the body until toxic levels are reached. 铅可以在体内积聚直至到达有毒的程度。
- accumulate knowledge 积累知识
- accumulate possessions 积累财富
- I accumulated a large vocabulary.积累词汇
verb [vi. 不及物动词]打印；印刷，出版；（在报纸或杂志上）刊登，刊载；用印刷体书写；冲印（照片）；印花样于（尤指织物或衣服上）；印上（印痕）；（用模子）印；铭记，铭刻 - Click on the icon when you want to print.
noun [抽象名词]印刷；印刷字体；印刷出的文字；印刷行业，出版界；印刷品，出版物；印迹，痕迹；印章；印花布，印花布服装；印花，印制图案；（冲印出的）照片； 版画，(用照相制版法制作的）绘画复制品；电影拷贝 - Wayne plans to increase the print run to 1,000.
verb [vi. 不及物动词]抓住，抱紧；黏附，粘住；依恋，依附；坚持，坚信；紧抓不放，坚守 - If someone clings to a position or a possession they have, they do everything they can to keep it even though this may be very difficult. 固守
noun [具体名词]粘核桃 - Instead, he appears determined to cling to power. 反而，他看来坚决要握紧权力不放。
verb [vt. 及物动词]使确信，使信服；说服，劝服 - If someone or something convinces you of something, they make you believe that it is true or that it exists. 使信服
verb [vt. 及物动词]迫使，责成；施恩惠于，帮…的忙；<古>使（某人）遵守誓约（或承诺、约定） - To oblige someone means to be helpful to them by doing what they have asked you to do. (通过满足要求而) 帮助
感到必须做某事
| be / feel obliged to do强调责任、义务 | Many parents feel obliged to pay for at least part of the wedding. |
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| be / feel compelled to do 迫于外界的压力 | President Nixon felt compelled to resign. |
| be/ feel impelled to do 内心的动力 | He felt impelled to point out that they were making a dangerous mistake. |
verb [vt. 及物动词]打猎，猎取；搜寻，搜索；追踪，追捕；（骑马用猎犬）猎（狐）；摆动，振荡 - If you hunt a criminal or an enemy, you search for them in order to catch or harm them. 追捕 (罪犯、敌人等)
noun [具体名词]搜索，寻找；打猎，狩猎；（英国）猎狐活动；（英国经常举行猎狐运动的）猎狐队伍；猎区，狩猎场；摆动，振荡 - Hunt is also a noun. 打猎 He set off for a nineteen-day moose hunt in Nova Scotia. 他开始了在新斯科舍为期19天的猎驼鹿行程。
noun [具体名词]（园艺）黑莓; 黑莓手机 - A Blackberry is a portable, wireless computing device that allows you to send and receive email. (可收发电子邮件的) 黑莓手机
adverb [方式副词]以某种方式，用某种方法；由于某种不明原因，不知为什么 - We'll manage somehow, you and me. I know we will. 我们总会应付过去的，你和我。我知道我们会的。
noun [集合/集体]人类，人类的一员 - The treatment will be tried out on human beings only after it has been shown to be safe and foolproof in animals. 该疗法只有在动物身上证明安全、万无一失后才会在人体上试用。
verb [vt. 及物动词]打扰，妨碍；使焦虑，使烦恼；移动，弄乱 - Did you sleep well? I didn't want to disturb you. You looked so peaceful. 你睡得好吗？我不想打扰你。你看起来如此平静。
Do not disturb. 请勿打扰
- I hope I'm not disturbing you.
Sorry to disturb you, but ... 礼貌用语
- Sorry to disturb you, but I really need your help.