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. 【New words and expressions】 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 mend v. 修 contents n.（常用复数）内有的物品 forest n. 森林 [中考链接] The young man walked _____the forest and came to a big river at last.(福建漳州) A. on B. over C. through D. across [解析]选C。across与through都是介词,都有“穿过”的意思,但用法不同。across表示从某一物体的表面“穿过”,through表示从某一物体的空间里“穿过”。 take the risk冒险 Are you sure _____? 你肯定你想要冒这个风险吗？ take/run the risk of 冒险做…… We'll_____setting out in such weather. 我们准备在这样的天气下冒险出发？ risky adj. 充满冒险的，充满风险的 danger n.危险 adventure n.冒险 dangerous adj.冒险的 adventurous adj.充满危险的，刺激的 picnic n. 野餐 edge n. 边缘 give sb. the rough edge of one's tongue be on edge strap n. 带（用皮，布等做成，通常有扣） eg. 我的照相机带子坏了，需要修理。 belt 腰带，裤带；地带；地区 tighten one’s belt 系紧腰带，省吃俭用 leash [li:?] 系狗用的带子或绳索 lead eg. You must keep your dog on a leash in the park. thong [θ??] （用作系物，作鞭子）窄长的皮带 string 细绳 possession n. 所有-possess v.-possessor n. 健康的身体是一个人最大的财富。 Good health is person’s most valuable possession. The clavicord_____ for year. 我们家已经拥有这架古钢琴很多年了。 The property_____last year. 去年这笔财产落到了我的名下。 How did you_____of the document. 你是怎么得到（拥有）这些文件的？ breath n.呼吸-breathe [bri:?] v. ★breath n. 呼吸 be out of breath 上气不接下气(lose one's ~) hold one's breath 屏住呼吸 catch one's breath （因恐惧震惊等）一时停止呼吸，屏息 waste one’s breath 白费口舌 Let me get my breath back. eg. There is not a breath of wind today. feel a breath of spring More contents!(口语) 在吃饭时要求再加些饭菜时可以这样说. content n. 内容(抽象) content of the text 文章的内容 content [k?n'tent] adj.满足的, 满意的,甘心的（表语） eg. Are you content with your salary? eg. Since he has apologized, I am content. be content to do sth 满足于做…, 甘心做… eg. He was content just to sit in front of the television all day. contented [k?n'tentid] adj.满意的, 满足的; 知足的（定语） a contented person /cat /smile mend v. 修理 1、repair：“修理” 破损、毁坏或发生故障不能正常使用的物体。 When ... ...
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