新概念英语第二册（44）上

【New words and expressions】生词和短语（9）

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

★risk              n. 危险，冒险

① n. 危险，风险

Is there much risk of losing money in doing football pols?

John took/ran the risk of damaging his bus and drove it into the back of the thieves’car. 约翰冒着撞坏他开的那辆公共汽车的危险把它撞在了小偷们的车的后尾上。John saved me at the risk of his own life.                                                                    约翰冒着生命危险救了我。

② vt. 冒……危险，使……遭受危险

We’d better take a taxi. We can’t risk missing the plane. John risked his own life to save me.

★breath               n. 呼吸

out of breath             上气不接下气waste one's breath                                  白费口舌in one breath                                    片刻, 转眼间

He finished water in one breath.  他一口气把水喝完了. hold one's breath 屏 住 呼 吸

bad breath 口 臭

You have a bad breath.             你有口臭.

★contents             n. (常用复数)内有的物品(具体的东西) contents of the bag                          包里的书

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

【Text】

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.'

参考译文

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. “

【课文讲解】

1、Mrs. Anne Sterling did not think of the risk she was taking when she ran through a forest after two men. think of…                         考虑，思考

Have you ever thought of settleing down in this town? take a risk（of doing）               冒……风险

run after             追赶；追随；追求

The police are running after a thief. run behind                              在某人后面跑

I ran behind him.

run to             跑向

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.

rush up to sb.           迎面冲向某人

up 向上，面对面，与说话人相反方向；down 方向相同，与说话人相同方向

go down      接着往前走,不用回头

up to 可以表示地点、时间等“一直到……” The child ran up to his mother when he saw her. He worked up to nine o’clock in the evening.

have a picnic             野餐

at the edge of      在……的边上

The park lies at the edge of the town.

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

in one's possession = in the possession of sb.          为某人所拥有……

I went out of the book shop with book in my possesion.

The house used to be in my possession, but now it is in the possession of an old lady.

4、She was soon out of breath, but she continued to run. out of breath                                    上气不接下气，喘不上气

Tom ran to the shop to get some salt for his mother. When he reached there, he was quite out of breath. continued to do sth.                                       接着做……

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.

go through           （仔细地）搜查，在……中搜寻，浏览，翻看(速度较快的看) She went through her bag, but she couldn’t find her key.

catch up with sb.              追上,赶上(强调结果) contents of the bag                                          包里的东西

run (straight) at           （at 强调瞄准,一般与straight 相连都用 at）

6、'The strap needs mending,' said Mrs. Sterling later, 'but they did not steal anything.' need 作“需要”为讲时，后面接的动名词有被动的含义。

【letter writing】

信封上的地址的书写方式：收信人的姓名和地址必须在信封的中央，称呼总是和姓名连在一起的：

Mr. James Thompson；James Thompson Esq.；Miss H. Thompson；Mrs. D Thompson；Mr. and Mrs. J. Thompson,

Esq.à Esquire 写信时对男性的尊称(放在人名的后面)，等同于 Mr. 但位置不同

Mr.and Mrs.(已婚)，一般夫妇一起邀请

先写人名，再写地址，写信人的地址写在信封背面，或放在信中