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.
事實上搜尋工作很困難，因為常常是早晨在甲地發現那只美洲獅，晚上卻在20英里外的乙地發現它的蹤跡。
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
adj. 困難的;難做的;難解的;不易相處的;
?? dif不+fic做+ult表名詞→不好做→困難的
"The short story is a difficult art form to master."
短篇小說是一種很難掌握的藝術形式。
近義：rough, troublesome, complicated, arduous, intricate, labored
反義：uncomplicated, basic, cushy, doss, easy, facile
adv. 離開，遠離;在遠處;消失;
adj. 不在的;遙遠的;客場比賽;
?? a(on)+broad→在遠方；離去；不在
"In the hotel, the old men were drinking away as usual."
在旅館里, 這些老人和往常一樣喝個不停.
近義：abroad, out, outdoors, outside, without
n. 二十，二十個;二十多歲;二十年代;許多，大量;
num. 二十;
adj. 二十的;
?? twen=two二+ty十 → 二十
"The farmer picked twenty pears."
農民摘掉了二十個梨子。
v. 搜尋，搜索;調查;搜查;探求;
n. 搜索;調查;探求;
"a long search for the murder weapon"
長時間搜尋殺人兇器
近義：rummage, scrutinize, comb, seek, reconnoiter, reconnoitre
反義：meeting, reencounter, rejoining, reunion, sitting, assemblage