Lesson 44
Through the forest
Mrs.Anne Sterling did not think of the risk she was taking when she ran through a forest after two men.(1)____________________________.In the struggle the strap broke and, with the bag in their possession,both men started running through the trees.Mrs.Sterling got so angry that she ran after them. (2)____________________. When she caught up with them, she saw that they had sat down and were going through the contents of the bag, so she ran straight at them. (3)_________________________. "The strap needs mending," said Mrs. Sterling later,"but they did not steal anything."
New words and expressions
forest n.森林
possession n.所有
risk n.危险，冒险
breath n.呼吸
picnic n.野餐
contents n.(常用复数)内有物品
edge n.边缘
mend v.修理
strap n.带，皮带
Notes on the text
1.the risk she was taking,她所冒的风险，take the risk 有'冒......风险'的意思。
2.when she ran through a forest after two men,当她穿过森林追赶两个男人时。run after,追赶。
3.with the bag ih their possession,包落到他们手里。in one's possession,为...所有。
4.Mrs.Sterling got so angry that she ran after them.斯特林夫人非常气愤，向着他们追过去。句中含有so...that....的句型，意思是：'如此......以至于...' 。
5.out of breath,喘不上气，上气不接下气。
6.When she caught up with them,当她追上他们时。catch up with,赶上，追上。
7.going through,翻看。
8.The strap needs mending,背带需要修理。当need作'需要'讲时，后面接的动名词有被动的含义.
1. They had rushed up to her while she was having a picnic at the edge of forest with her children and tried to steal her bag.
2. she was soon out of breath but she continued to run.
3. the man got such of fright they dropped the bag and ran away
1 they had rushed up to her while she was having a ? at the edge of a forest with her children
2 she was soon out of breathe but she continued to run
3 the men got such a fright that they dropped the bag and ran away.
They have rushed up to her while she was having picnic at the edge of forest with her children and tried to steal her handbag.
She was soon out of breath but she continued to run.
The men got such of flight that they the bag and run away.
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