课文
Through the forest「穿过森林」
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.’
译：
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。”
词
risk：**v.n.危险，冒险**take/run the risk(of…)「冒险「冒着…风险（of…）」」
be at risk「在危险中」
be out of breath「上气不接下气」
hold one’s breath「使某人憋气」
take a deep breath「深呼吸」
take one’s breath away「是某人惊讶」
breathe「v.呼吸」
句子
doing动名词
当作名词来用：
1.做主语
2.介词后作宾语（注意介词to）
注：to表目的做某事用to do，朝着某方向作介词接名词、代词和动名词
3.有些动词后作宾语
有些动词后，既能接doing有能接to do
两个意思一样「begin(开始)/start(开始)/continue(继续)」:
They began to run. = They began running.「开始跑（意思一样）」
两个意思有差别「love(爱)/hate(恨)/like(喜欢)/dislike(不喜欢)」：
I hate to disturb you, but can I come in for a moment?「我不愿打扰你，但我可以进来一会儿吗？（临时，此刻）」
I hate disturbing people when they are busy.「人么忙的时候，我不愿意打扰（永远）」
课文
The strap needs mending…「提包带需要修理」
need doing sth.「需要做某事」
doing这里主动表被动的含义