The hunt for the puma began in a small village where a woman picking blackberries saw 'a large cat' only five yards away from her.

hunt for ... ^{(出去)找、搜寻}

• I'm hunting for a job now.
• The hunt for a job will begin tomorrow. ^{动词变名词后介词不变}

可表名词所有格的介词

It immediately ran away when she saw it, and experts confirmed that a puma will not attack a human being unless it is cornered.

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.

Wherever it went, it left behind it a trail of dead deer and small animals like rabbits.

疑问词 + ever ^两种用法

1. 引导让步状语从句：no matter + 疑问词 + 从句，表示“无论…” ^{No matter where you live, you would find it difficult not to laugh at, say, Charlie Chaplin's early films.}
2. 用于疑问句中：表示“到底(加强语气)” ^{'Whatever are you doing up here Bill?' asked the vicar in surprise.} 

• Where did you go yesterday? ^{你昨天去哪儿了?}
• Wherever did you go yesterday? ^{你昨天到底去哪儿了?}
• When ever am I going to see you again? ^{我到底什么时候才能再见到你?}

a trail of ^{一串：一连串的物体或事件。}

• Wherever he went, he left a trail of unpaid bills behind him.^{无论他走到哪里，总会留下一串未付的账单。}
• Wherever he went, he left a trail of broken hearts behind him. ^{无论他走到哪里，身后都留下了一串破碎的心。}

Paw prints were seen in a number of places and puma fur was found clinging to bushes. ^{无灵主语(突出句子核心、句首和句尾是最核心位置)}

突出重点

• People have paid more and more attention to the condition of the laid-off workers. ^{人做主语(分不清重点信息)}
• Increasing attention has been paid to the condition of the laid-off workers. ^{下岗工人的状况已受到越来越多的关注。}

fur and feather ^{飞禽走兽(单词短的放前面)}

• fin, fur and feather ^押首韵(f)
• The crown should not yield to the cross. ^{王权不应该屈服神权(押首韵c)}

Puma fur was found clinging to bushes. ^{非谓语动词做主语补足语}

• As no pumas had been reported missing from any zoo in the country...
• The fire was reported controlled. ^更简洁 ↔ It is reported that the fire was controlled. ^{主语从句（啰嗦）}