Lesson 44 Through the forest 穿越森林

forest [ˈfɔrist] n. 森林

【例】Are there any wild animals in the forest?

　　　这片森林里有没有野生动物？

【扩】woods 树林

risk [risk] n. 危险，冒险

【派】risky 冒险的

【扩】peril 冒险，危险

【搭】take a risk 冒险

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A: None would take the risk.

B: But I want to have a try.

A：谁也不愿冒此风险。

B：但是我想试一试。

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picnic [ˈpiknik] n. 野餐

【扩】cookout 野餐

【搭】have a picnic 进行野餐

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A: Is there anything else for our picnic?

B: We'd better get each of us a sun hat for the picnic in such a hot day.

A：野餐我们还需要买些什么？

B：天那么热，去野餐我们最好每个人都有一顶帽子。

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edge [edʒ] n. 边缘

【扩】margin 边缘，岸

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A: Wasn't that a great flick? I was on the edge of my seat through the whole movie.

B: Yes, it's the best movie I have ever seen.

A：那部片子是不是很棒？我从头到尾一口气都没松过。

B：是的，那是我看过的最棒的电影。

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strap [stræp] n. 带，皮带

possession [pəˈzeʃən] n. 所有

【搭】in possession of 占有，控制

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A: The house is in his possession.

B: I think he must be very rich.

A：那座房子为他所有。

B：我想他一定很富有。

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breath [breθ] n. 呼吸

【扩】respiration 呼吸

【搭】take a breath 深深地吸一口气

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A: How's your work these days?

B: I don't even have time to catch my breath.

A：这些天你的工作怎么样？

B：连喘口气的工夫都没有。

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content [ˈkɔntent] n. （常用复数）内有的物品

mend [mend] v. 修理

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A: Something is wrong with the fridge. Can you mend it?

B: Sure. When do you want it to be mended?

A：冰箱坏了，你会修吗？

B：当然可以。您想让我们什么时候修理？

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