A puma at large

草草地背过了新概念二，收获颇丰，至少开始记上了笔记，语音也在大家一次次的纠正中有了进步，希望新概念三能帮我更上一个台阶。

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表达拓展

1、at large 在逃，逍遥自在

Jack escaped from jail five years ago, and he is still at large.

2、corner

v.使落入圈套；逼……入绝境 （变式cornered）

He's backed into a corner, and he's desperate.

硬是与某人说话

Don't corner a girl when she doesn't want to talk with you.

垄断市场

BAT have almost cornered our national market.

n.角落；转角

3、complain of something 抱怨某样东西，直接接名词

complain that

4、in possession of拥有

A single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife.

5、It' s disturbing that令人烦恼的是……

-ingrained/ deep rooted 表示根深蒂固

-cannibal 食人者 引申出来cannibalize这个词非常好用，例如我们想说锤子手机正在抢占小米手机的市场，就可以用cannibalize这个词

-Old habits die hard. 本性难移

Old habits die hard，you can't expect he can change one day.

- exert on

exert influence/pressure on someone，表示“施加压力”

I hate to exert pressure on others， but sometimes I oblige to.