Lesson 44 Through the forest 穿過森林 First listen and then answer the question. 聽錄音，然後回答以下問題： How did Mrs. Sterling get her bag back?
聽三遍錄音，然後對照附文再聽一遍，尤其是剛才沒有聽懂的句子，要特別留意
【原文】
Mrs. Anne Sterling did not think of the risk 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.
【譯文】穿過森林
Mrs. Anne Sterling did not think of the risk she was taking when she ran through a forest after two men.
安.斯特林夫人在穿過森林追趕兩個男人時，她並沒有考慮到所冒的風險。
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.
剛才，當她和孩子們正在森林邊上野餐的時候，這兩個人衝到她跟前，企圖搶走她的手提包。
In the struggle, the strap broke and, with the bag in their possession, both men started running through the trees.
在爭搶中，手提包的帶斷了，包落入這兩個人手裡，他們拔腿跑進了樹林。
Mrs. Sterling got so angry that she ran after them.
斯特林夫人非常氣憤，向著他們追了過去
She was soon out of breath, but she continued to run.
只追了一會兒便上氣不接下氣了，但她還是繼續追趕。
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.
當她趕上他們時，發現他們已經坐了下來，正翻著包裡的東西，於是她直衝過去。
The men got such a fright that they dropped the bag and ran away.
這兩個人嚇了一跳，扔下提包逃跑了。
“The strap needs mending,” said Mrs. Sterling later, “but they did not steal anything.”
“這提包帶需要修理，”斯特林夫人事後說道，“不過他們什麼也沒偷走。”
【New words and expressions 生詞和短語】
forest n. 森林
risk n. 危險，冒險
picnic n. 野餐
edge n. 邊緣
strap n. 帶，皮帶
possession n. 所有
breath n. 呼吸
contents n. （常用複數）內有的物品
mend v. 修理
★breath n. 呼吸
out of breath: 上氣不接下氣
waste one's breath： 白費口舌
in one breath: 片刻, 轉眼間:
He finished water in one breath. 他一口氣把水喝完了.
hold one's breath: 屏住呼吸
bad breath: 口臭 :
You have a bad breath. 你有口臭.
【單詞拓展】
Mrs.Anne Sterling did not think of the risk...
take a risk: 冒...風險
run after: ① 追趕, ② 追隨, ③追求 :
The police are running after a thief.
run behind: 在某人後面跑: I ran behind him.
run to: 跑向
rush up to: 迎面衝過來 up:向上,面對面, 與說話人相反方向
down: 方向相同, 與說話人相同方向: go down 接著往前走,不用回頭
have a picnic 野餐
in one's possession: 為某人所擁有…… (給人感覺是這東西本來不屬於你)
I went out of the book shop with book in my possesion.
so...that: 如此...以致於
continued to do: 接著做
catch up with. 追上,趕上(強調結果)
contents of the bag: 包裡的東西
go through: 瀏覽,翻看(速度較快的看)
run (straight) at (at 強調瞄準,一般與straight相連都用at）
*need用法除lesson41外的又一種情況:
needn't 可以回答must開頭的疑問句,只能用在肯定句中,可以直接加動詞-ing
need doing: 需要做,需要被做
① 這裡need屬於實義動詞, 動詞ing相當於名詞來理解
② 有時態和人稱變化,否定式為: don’t need doing
③ need doing 表達被動含義, 如: Your shoes need washing. 你的鞋子需(被)洗了
另外:want doing :也是用主動表示被動含義 它們的主語一定是物, 不是人: Your hair needs cuting.
need to be done---主語是人,也可以是物
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