a puma at large

1.at large 

逃遁的，没有被控制的

2.When reports came into London zoo that 

3.spot =find  发现

When reports came into London Zoo that a wild puma had been spotted forty-five miles south of London, they were not taken seriously.

4.feel obliged to do sth  

被迫做某事，不得不做某事

5.it is cornered

被逼得走投无路

6.......,for ......

......，是因为......

7.in the possession of sb.=in sb.'s possession 归某人所有

in possession of sth. 拥有某物

take possession of 拥有

8. It is disturbing to think that......

想到......令人不安

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  thirteen equals one

1. he has never managed to get enough money to have the church clock repaired. 

2.our vicar woke up with a start.

3. he caught sight of a figure whom he immediately recognized as Bill Wilkins.

caught sight of    看到，发现;意识到

recognized......as......    认出......是......

4.Whatever are you doing up here?

 你究竟在这上面干什么？ whatever用于疑问句中，用以加强what的语气，作“究竟什么”解,口语中很常用。

5. there's nothing I can do about it.

对此我已无能为力了。

6. Now let's go downstairs and have a cup of tea.