课文对话 · Through the forest 穿过森林（课本 Lesson 44，印刷页 198-201）
1Mrs. Anne Sterling did not think of the risk /rɪsk/ n. 危险，冒险 she was taking when she ran through a forest /'fɒrɪst/ n. 森林 after two men.
安·斯特林夫人在穿过森林追赶两个男人时，她并没有考虑到所冒的风险。
2They had rushed up to her while she was having a picnic /'pɪknɪk/ n. 野餐 at the edge /edʒ/ n. 边缘 of a forest with her children and tried to steal her handbag.
刚才，当她和孩子们正在森林边上野餐的时候，这两个人冲到她跟前，企图抢走她的手提包。
3In the struggle, the strap /stræp/ n. 带，皮带 broke and, with the bag in their possession /pə'zeʃən/ n. 所有, both men started running through the trees.
在争抢中，手提包的带断了，包落入这两个人手里，他们拔腿跑进了树林。
4Mrs. Sterling got so angry that she ran after them.
斯特林夫人非常气愤，向着他们追了过去。
5She was soon out of breath /breθ/ n. 呼吸, but she continued to run.
只追了一会儿便上气不接下气了，但她还是继续追赶。
6When she caught up with them, she saw that they had sat down and were going through the contents /'kɒntents/ n. （常用复数）内有的物品 of the bag, so she ran straight at them.
当她赶上他们时，发现他们已经坐了下来，正翻着包里的东西。于是她直冲过去。
7The men got such a fright that they dropped the bag and ran away.
这两个人吓了一跳，扔下提包逃跑了。
8'The strap needs mending /'mendɪŋ/ v. 修理,' said Mrs. Sterling later, 'but they did not steal anything.'
“这提包带需要修理，”斯特林夫人事后说道，“不过他们什么也没偷走。”
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