44_Through_the_Forest

44 Through the Forest¶

Mrs. Anne Sterling did not think of the risk (that) she was taking when she ran through a forest after two men. They had rushed up to her while she was having a picnic at the edge of a forest with her children and tried to steal her handbag. 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. She was soon out of breath, but she continued to run. 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. The men got such a fright that they dropped the bag and ran away. 'The strap needs mending,' said Mrs. Sterling later, 'but they did not steal anything.'

Words¶

forest /ˈfɔrəst/ 森林
struggle /ˈstrʌɡəl/ 挣扎
strap /stræp/ 带子
possession /pəˈzɛʃən/ 拥有
mending /ˈmɛndɪŋ/ 修理

Expressions¶

take a risk 冒险
have a picnic 野餐
at the edge of a forest 在森林边缘
in sb’s possession 为某人所拥有
out of breath 上气不接下气
rush up to sb. 冲向某人
catch up with sb. 赶上某人
go through 翻越
run straight at sb. 径直冲向某人
need doing sth. 需要被做（= need to be done）