Lesson 13 Through the forest
穿過森林

一、詞匯部分

1.forest/'fɒrɪst/ n. 森林
2.risk/rɪsk/n. 危險，冒險
3.picnic/'pɪknɪk/ n. 野餐
4.edge /edʒ/ n. 邊緣
5.strap/stræp/ n. 帶，皮帶
6.possession/pə'zeʃ(ə)n/ n. 所有
7.breath /breθ/n. 呼吸
擴展：breathe v.呼吸
搭配：out of breath 上氣不接下氣

8.content/ˈkɒn.tent/ n. （常用復數）內有的物品
9.mend/mend/ v. 修理

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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.'

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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 考慮
原句：I think of you a lot when you’re away.
例句：Let me think about it.

2）語法：定語從句
Mrs. Anne Sterling did not think of the risk （that）she was taking

3）詞匯：run
run away 跑開了
例1: He said nothing and just ran away.
run into 偶然遇見(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. 這個春天我去日本的時候，我碰到了一個老朋友，這個老朋友我都要6年沒見過了。
Run-down 破舊的
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 用光耗盡
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 沖到某人面前／come up to someone 走到某人跟前
例句：He came up to me yelling at me. 他走到我跟前來跟我喊。
擴展：rush hour 上下班高峰期；

2）并列部分：and
例句：rushed and tried

3.In the struggle, the strap broke and, with the bag in their possession, both men started running through the trees.

1）搭配：
break up with 和某人分手
例句：How are you holding up?I heard you broke up with Laura. 你現在怎么樣啊？我聽說你和勞拉分手了。

Lucky break 好運氣
例句：It’s just one of those luck breaks.

Take a break 休息一下
例句：I know you guys are tired. Let’s take a break.

2）語法：with復合結構

1)知識點：語法——with 復合結構

with或without-名詞/代詞+形容詞；
例：She came into the room，with her nose red because of cold.（with+名詞+形容詞，作伴隨狀語）

with或without-名詞/代詞+副詞；
例：With the meal over ， we all went home.（with+名詞+副詞，作時間狀語）

with或without-名詞/代詞+介詞短語；
例： The teacher entered the classroom with a book in his hand. （with+名詞+介詞短語，作伴隨狀語。）

with或without-名詞/代詞 +動詞不定式；
例：He could not finish it without me to help him.（without+代詞 +不定式，作條件狀語）

with或without-名詞/代詞 +分詞。
例：She fell asleep with the light burning.（with+名詞+現在分詞，作伴隨狀語）例：Without anything left in the cupboard， shewent out to get something to eat.（without+代詞+過去分詞，作為原因狀語）

With property prices in many big cities soaring—by more than 30% a year in Shanghai, Shenzhen and Nanjing—even the central bank’s chief economist has warned of a “bubble”.

參考翻譯：隨著許多大城市房價飆升（上海、深圳及南京一年的漲幅超過30%），連央行的首席經濟學家都發出“泡沫”的警告。

4.Mrs. Sterling got so angry that she ran after them. She was soon out of breath, but she continued to run.

1）搭配：so …that …如此，以致于
倒裝句：so + adj.提前——部分倒裝

第一步：so angryMrs. Sterling got that she ran after them.（so +adj.提前）
第二步：so angry didMrs. Sterling get that she ran after them.

例句：So angry did Mrs. Sterling get that she ran after them.

2）搭配：out of breath 上氣不接下氣

5.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.

1）搭配：catch up with 追上趕上
2）搭配：go through 瀏覽

6.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.'

1）搭配：need doing sth ---主動表示被動。