It is disturbing to think that a dangerous wild animal is still at large in the quiet countryside.
想到在寧靜的鄉村里有一頭危險的野獸繼續逍遙流竄，真令人擔心。
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. 危險的;
?? danger危險+ous.....的 →危險的
"In a world that had suddenly become alien and dangerous, he was her only security."
在一個突然變得陌生而危險的世界里，他是她唯一的守護神。
近義：hazardous, jeopardous, parlous, perilous, risky, unsafe
反義：innocuous, inoffensive, offenceless, riskless, secure, sure
n. 動物，獸，牲畜;<俚>家畜，牲口;<俚>畜生（一般的人）;獸性;
adj. 動物的;肉體的;肉欲的;
?? anim生命，精神+al名詞后綴→有生命的東西→動物
"I have an allergy to animal hair."
我對動物毛過敏。
近義：beast, crittur, creature, critter, physical, beastly
反義：vegetal
adj. 清靜的;僻靜的;不起眼的;不激動的;
vt.& vi. 安靜下來，使…安靜，平靜;
vt. 減輕（病痛、疑慮、恐懼等）;[法律]確定（產權等）;
prep. 克制的，穩重的，不張揚的;
n. 寧靜;寂靜;
adv. 安靜地，平靜地;
?? qui “靜止,平靜”
近義：hush, appease, lull, assuage, mollify, pacify
反義：preoccupy, rattle, trouble, unnerve, upset, worry
n. 鄉村;郊野;鄉下的全體居民;
?? country農村+side邊→鄉下，農村
"The surrounding countryside is windswept and rocky."
這周圍的鄉村風多石頭多。
近義：landscape, meadow, scenery, view, champaign, country
vt. 想;思索;以為;看待;
vi. 思辯;考慮;構想;回憶;
adj. 深思的;供思考的;
n. 想;想法;
?? 深刻(諧音):深刻的思 想 我在想（think）該如何感謝（thank）他們
"They'll think you're being antisocial if you don't go."
要是你不去，他們就會認為你不合群。
近義：imagine, meditate, mull, perpend, ponder, ratiocinate