什么意思..是课文吗? 　　1.Pumasarelarge,cat-likeanimalswhich 　　arefoundinAmerica.Whenreports 　　cameintoLondonZoothatawildpuma 　　hadbeenspottedforty-fivemilessouthof 　　London,theywerenottakenseriously. 　　However,astheevidencebeganto 　　accumulate,expertsfromtheZoofelt 　　obligedtoinvestigate,forthedescrip- 　　tionsgivenbypeoplewhoclaimedto 　　haveseenthepumawereextraordinarily 　　similar. 　　Thehuntforthepumabeganina 　　smallvillagewhereawomanpicking 　　blackberriessaw'alargecat'onlyfive 　　yardsawayfromher.Itimmediatelyran 　　awaywhenshesawit,andexperts 　　confirmedthatapumawillnotattackahumanbeingunlessitiscornered.The 　　searchproveddifficult,forthepumawasoftenobservedatoneplaceinthe 　　morningandatanotherplacetwentymilesawayintheevening.Whereverit 　　went,itleftbehinditatrailofdeaddeerandsmallanimalslikerabbits.Paw 　　printswereseeninanumberofplacesandpumafurwasfoundclingingto 　　bushes.Severalpeoplecomplainedof'cat-likenoises'atnightandabusiness- 　　manonafishingtripsawthepumaupatree.Theexpertswerenowfully 　　convincedthattheanimalwasapuma,butwherehaditcomefrom?Asno 　　pumashadbeenreportedmissingfromanyzoointhecountry,thisonemust 　　havebeeninthepossessionofaprivatecollectorandsomehowmanagedto 　　escape.Thehuntwentonforseveralweeks,butthepumawasnotcaught.Itis 　　disturbingtothinkthatadangerouswildanimalisstillatlargeinthequiet 　　countryside. 　　2.Ourvicarisalwaysraisingmoneyforone 　　causeoranother,buthehasnever 　　managedtogetenoughmoneytohave 　　thechurchclockrepaired.Thebigclock 　　whichusedtostrikethehoursdayand 　　nightwasdamagedduringthewarand 　　hasbeensilenteversince. 　　'Onenight,however,ourvicarwokeup 　　withastart:theclockwasstrikingthe 　　hours!Lookingathiswatch,hesawthat 　　itwasoneo'clock,butthebellstruck 　　thirteentimesbeforeitstopped.Armed 　　withatorch,thevicarwentupintothe 　　clocktowertoseewhatwasgoingon.In 　　thetorchlight,hecaughtsightofafigure 　　whomheimmediatelyrecognizedasBillWilkins,ourlocalgrocer. 　　'WhateverareyoudoinguphereBill?'askedthevicarinsurprise. 　　'I'mtryingtorepairthebell,'answeredBill.'I'vebeencomingupherenight 　　afternightforweeksnow.Yousee,Iwashopingtogiveyouasurprise.' 　　'Youcertainlydidgivemeasurprise!'saidthevicar.'You'veprobably 　　wokenupeveryoneinthevillageaswell.Still,I'mgladthebellisworking 　　again.' 　　'That'sthetrouble,vicar,'answeredBill.'It'sworkingallright,butI'm 　　afraidthatatoneo'clockitwillstrikethirteentimesandthere'snothing1can 　　doaboutit.' 　　'we'llgetusedtothatBill,'saidthevicar.'Thirteenisnotasgoodasone 　　butit'sbetterthannothing.Nowlet'sgodownstairsandhaveacupoftea.' 　　3.Sometimeago,aninterestingdiscovery 　　wasmadebyarchaeolo