《新概念英语》第二册第44课 Through the forest  穿过森林
【课文】
First listen and then answer the question.
听录音，然后回答以下问题。
How did Mrs. Sterling get her bag back?

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.'

【课文翻译】
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。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。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。斯特林夫人非常气愤，向着他们追了过去。只追了一会儿便上气不接下气了，但她还是继续追赶。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。这两个人吓了一跳，扔下提包逃跑了。“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。”

【生词和短语】
forest  n. 森林
risk  n. 危险，冒险
picnic  n. 野餐
edge  n. 边缘
strap  n. 带，皮带
possession  n. 所有
breath  n. 呼吸
contents  n. （常用复数）内有的物品
mend v.  修理

【知识点讲解】
1 She was soon out of breath, 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。

（1）breath n. 呼吸,动词形式是breathe
与breath搭配的短语有：
out of breath:上气不接下气

She was out of breath from climbing the stairs.爬楼梯使她上气不接下气的。

waste one's breath;白费口舌

in one breath:片刻

Several students made the request in one breath.好几个学生同时提出这个要求。

hold one's breath:屏住呼吸
Hold your breath for a few seconds.屏息几秒钟。


（2）continue一般后面常接不定式，比较普遍，而很少用现在分词。不过在作及物动词时，把现在分词看做动名词也是可以的。continue后面接不定式或者现在分词，都解释为“不停地……”而不是“停止后继续……”的意思。

The baby continued to cry all night.
这个婴儿一晚上都在哭。
注:句子不可改为The baby continued to cry (或 crying) at eleven o'clock。

2 Mrs. Anne Sterling did not think of the risk she was taking when she ran through a forest after two men.
安.斯特林夫人在穿过森林追赶两个男人时，她并没有考虑到所冒的风险。

risk做名词时，表示“危险, 风险, 投资报酬的风险”做动词时表示“冒 ... 的危险, 承受...的风险”
常搭配的短语有：

at risk处境危险

The disease is spreading, and all young children are at risk.疾病正在流行，所有的幼儿都有危险。

at the risk of 冒着 ... 的危险

He saved my life at the risk of his own.他冒着自己的生命危险救了我的命

at any risk 冒着一切危险

The investor is not willing to risk the money in any investment.投资者不愿承受将这笔钱用于投资的风险。

3 In the struggle, the strap broke and, with the bag in their possession, 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。

（1）struggle vi. 努力, 奋斗, 斗争, 挣扎 n. 斗争, 竞争, 奋斗
常见搭配短语有：

struggle for 为 ... 努力   

struggle against 同 ... 作斗争     

As the parents had five children, life was a perpetual struggle against poverty.

由于父母已经有了五个孩子，生活就是同贫困作无止境的搏斗。

struggle with 与 ... 斗争     

His struggle with adversity is fruitless.他徒与不幸挣扎而毫无结果。

struggle on 挣扎下去

He struggled to control his temper.
他努力控制住自己的脾气。



（2） in possession of 意思为“控制、拥有”

He was found in possession of dangerous drugs.她被发现藏有危险物品。

possession是名词n. 拥有, 财产, 所有, 殖民地，其它搭配的短语还有：

take possession of 占有, 占领
He took possession of the house.这个房子归他所有。

4 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.
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。

content   adj. 满足的, 满意的   vt. 使 ... 满足, 使 ... 安心

（1）content指“容量”，contents指“内容”。表示一篇文章或一本书的“内容”应用content。

The essay is excellent both in form and in content.这篇论文在格式和内容上都很优秀。

Teaching content should be concise.教学内容要少而精。

（2）be content with 对……表示满意

I'm quite content with the offer you have made.我对你刚提出的建议很满意。

5. …tried to steal her handbag.
试图偷走包包。

steal＋被偷走的东西＋（from＋某人或某地）
They stole a lot of money from the shop.他们从那家店偷了很多钱。

与此有些类似的词时rob，但rob表示公开地“抢”、“夺”（通常使用暴力）。
其使用方法为rob＋被抢的人/地方＋of＋被抢的东西

This man robbed an old man of his wallet.
这个人抢了一个老人的钱包。

【上期作业回顾】

翻译以下三个句子。
1 许多妇女常在自己的年龄上说谎话。
→Many women lie about their age.
2  他似乎什么都懂。
→He seems to know everything.
3  你能把那一点指出来，我感到很高兴。
→I'm glad you raised that point.

【课后作业】
翻译以下三个句子。
1  我因为追赶公共汽车，弄得上气不接下气。
2  这位老人一直在与病魔斗争。
3  我对目前的生活心满意的。