When reports came into London Zoo that a wild puma had been spotted forty-five miles south of London, they were not taken seriously.
當倫敦動物園接到報告說，在倫敦以南45英里處發現一只美洲獅時，這些報告并沒有受到重視。
新概念英語第三冊
Lesson 1 A Puma at large
?? 句中詞匯解析
從本句中提取的重要詞匯
adv. 認真地;嚴肅地;嚴重地;
?? serious嚴肅的 + ly ...地→ adv. 認真地；嚴重地，嚴肅地
"Her father is seriously ill in St Luke's hospital."
她父親住在圣路加醫院，病情很重。
近義：owlishly, responsibly, unsmilingly, earnestly, gravely
反義：casually
adj. 野生的;野蠻的;狂熱的;荒涼的;
n. 荒野;未開化的地方;偏遠地區;人煙稀少的地區;
adv. 瘋狂地;胡亂地;
?? 與溫和的(mild)相反(m-w)即 野蠻的
"The former wild man of rock has reinvented himself as a respectable family man."
過去的那位搖滾狂人已經改變形象，成了一位體面的愛家的男人。
近義：backland, steppe, thicket, bushes, chaparral, nonsensical
反義：heedful, judicious, leery, levelheaded, moderate, precautious
n. 南方;南部;美國南方各州;（南半球的）發展中國家;
adj. 南的;（風）來自南方的;南風的;南方吹來的;
adv. 向南方，在南方;
"the animals and birds of South America"
南美的鳥獸
近義：meridian, meridional, southerly, southern, southbound, southward
反義：northerly, northern