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.
斯特林夫人非常气愤，向着他们追了过去。
语言点 这是一个典型的"so +形容词+ that从句"的结构。
5. She was soon out of breath, but she continued to run.
只追了一会儿便上气不接下气，可她还是继续追赶。
语言点1 out of breath上气不接下气，参考本课单词讲解。
语言点2 continue to do = continue doing 继续做
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.
当她赶上他们时， 发现他们已经坐了下来，翻着包里的东西，于是她直冲过去。
语言点1 本句句式复杂.when引导时间状语从句、that引导宾语从句，so连接并列句。
语言点2 catch up with sb. = keep up with sb. 追上某人
语言点3 go through = scan = browse 翻看，浏览
