Mrs. Anne Sterling did not think of the risk she wastaking when she ran through a forest after two men.Theyhad 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. Sterlinggot so angry that she ran after them. She was soonout of breath, but shecontinued to run. When shecaught up with them, she saw that they had satdown and were going through the contents of the bag, so she ran straight at them. The mengot such a fright that they dropped the bag andran away. 'The strap needs mending,'said Mrs. Sterling later, 'but they did not steal anything.'
精讲笔记：
7. The men got such a fright that they dropped the bag and ran away.
这两个人吓了一跳，扔下包便逃跑了。
语言点 这是一个典型的“such + a +名词 + that从句”的结构。
8. "The strap needs 'said Mrs. Sterling later, "but they did not steal anything."
“这提包带子需要修理斯特林夫人事后说道，“不过他们什么也没有偷走。”
语言点 need doing用主动形式表示被动意思：
Your hair needs cleaning.
你的头发需要洗洗了。
My car needs servicing.
我的车需要去做保养了。
