Lesson 13 Through the forest
穿过森林

一、词汇部分

1.forest/'fɒrɪst/ n. 森林
2.risk/rɪsk/n. 危险，冒险
3.picnic/'pɪknɪk/ n. 野餐
4.edge /edʒ/ n. 边缘
5.strap/stræp/ n. 带，皮带
6.possession/pə'zeʃ(ə)n/ n. 所有
7.breath /breθ/n. 呼吸
扩展：breathe v.呼吸
搭配：out of breath 上气不接下气

8.content/ˈkɒn.tent/ n. （常用复数）内有的物品
9.mend/mend/ v. 修理

文章讲解

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.'

文章精讲：
1.Mrs. Anne Sterling did not think of the risk she was taking when she ran through a forest after two men.

1）搭配：think of 想到/think about 考虑
原句：I think of you a lot when you’re away.
例句：Let me think about it.

2）语法：定语从句
Mrs. Anne Sterling did not think of the risk （that）she was taking

3）词汇：run
run away 跑开了
例1: He said nothing and just ran away.
run into 偶然遇见(happen to do sth偶然做某事)
例：This spring when I went to Japan, I ran into an old friend whom I haven’t seen for almost 6 years. 这个春天我去日本的时候，我碰到了一个老朋友，这个老朋友我都要6年没见过了。
Run-down 破旧的
例：Peter lives in a run-down apartment, eating the cheapest fast food. I don’t mean the purpose of life is all about making money, but at least we all should work hard enough to make ourselves live comfortably.
Run out of 用光耗尽
例：We are running out of money. We must look for the new investment as soon as possible.

2. 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.

1）搭配：
Rush up to someone 冲到某人面前／come up to someone 走到某人跟前
例句：He came up to me yelling at me. 他走到我跟前来跟我喊。
扩展：rush hour 上下班高峰期；

2）并列部分：and
例句：rushed and tried