Lesson 44 Through the forest
How did Mrs. Sterling1 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 strap2 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.'
haʊ dɪd Mrs. ˈstɜːlɪŋ1 gɛt hə bæg bæk?
Mrs. æn ˈstɜːlɪŋ dɪd nɒt θɪŋk əv ðə rɪsk ʃi wəz ˈteɪkɪŋ wɛn ʃi ræn θruː ə ˈfɒrɪst ˈɑːftə tuː mɛn. ðeɪ həd rʌʃt ʌp tə hə waɪl ʃi wəz ˈhævɪŋə ˈpɪknɪk ət ði ɛʤ əv ə ˈfɒrɪst wɪð hə ˈʧɪldrən ənd traɪd tə stiːl hə ˈhændbæg. ɪn ðə ˈstrʌgl, ðə stræp2 brəʊk ænd, wɪð ðə bæg ɪnðeə pəˈzɛʃən, bəʊθ mɛn ˈstɑːtɪd ˈrʌnɪŋ θruː ðə triːz. Mrs. ˈstɜːlɪŋ gɒt səʊ ˈæŋgri ðət ʃi ræn ˈɑːftə ðɛm. ʃi wəz suːn aʊt əv brɛθ, bət ʃikənˈtɪnju(ː)d tə rʌn. wɛn ʃi kɔːt ʌp wɪð ðɛm, ʃi sɔː ðət ðeɪ həd sæt daʊn ənd wə ˈgəʊɪŋ θruː ðə ˈkɒntɛnts əv ðə bæg, səʊ ʃi ræn streɪtət ðɛm. ðə mɛn gɒt sʌʧ ə fraɪt ðət ðeɪ drɒpt ðə bæg ənd ræn əˈweɪ. ðə stræp niːdz ˈmɛndɪŋ,' sɛd Mrs. ˈstɜːlɪŋ ˈleɪtə, bət ðeɪ dɪd nɒtstiːl ˈɛnɪθɪŋ.'
任务配置：L0+L4
知识笔记：
picnic 英 /'pɪknɪk/ n. 野餐 vi. 去野餐
strap 英 /stræp/ n. 带；皮带；磨刀皮带；鞭打
possessio n 英 /pə'zeʃ(ə)n/ n. 拥有；财产；领地；自制；着迷
out of breath 喘不过气来
breath 英 /breθ/ n. 呼吸，气息；一口气，（呼吸的）一次；瞬间，瞬息；微风；迹象；无声音，气音
go through 参加；经受；仔细检查；通过
fright 英 /fraɪt/ n. 惊吓；惊骇 vt. 使惊恐
mend 英 /mend/ vt. 修理，修补；改善；修改
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实际练日期 2018/11/20
