Mrs. Anne Sterling did not think of the risk she wastaking when she ran through a forest after two men.They had rushed up to her while she was having apicnic at the edge of a forest with her children andtriedto steal her handbag. In the struggle, the strapbroke and, with the bag in their possession, bothmen started running through the trees. Mrs.Sterling got so angry that she ran after them.She was soon out of breath, but she continuedto run. When she caught up with them, she sawthat they had sat down and were going through the contents of the bag, so she ranstraight at them. The men got such a fright that they dropped the bag and ran away. 'Thestrap needs mending,' said Mrs. Sterling later, 'but they did not steal anything.'
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4. 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。
語言點(diǎn) 這是一個(gè)典型的"so +形容詞+ that從句"的結(jié)構(gòu)。
5. She was soon out of breath, but she continued to run.
只追了一會兒便上氣不接下氣,可她還是繼續(xù)追趕。
語言點(diǎn)1 out of breath上氣不接下氣,參考本課單詞講解。
語言點(diǎn)2 continue to do = continue doing 繼續(xù)做
6. When she caught up with them, she saw that they had sat down and were goingthrough the contents of thebag, so she run straight at them.
當(dāng)她趕上他們時(shí), 發(fā)現(xiàn)他們已經(jīng)坐了下來,翻著包里的東西,于是她直沖過去。
語言點(diǎn)1 本句句式復(fù)雜.when引導(dǎo)時(shí)間狀語從句、that引導(dǎo)賓語從句,so連接并列句。
語言點(diǎn)2 catch up with sb. = keep up with sb. 追上某人
語言點(diǎn)3 go through = scan = browse 翻看,瀏覽