新概念英语美音版第二册:Lesson 44 Through the forest

Lesson 44 Through the forest
穿过森林
First listen and then answer the question.
听录音，然后回答以下问题。
How did Mrs. Sterling get her bag back?
Mrs. Anne Sterling did not think of the risk she was taking when she ran through a forest after two men.
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。
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.
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。
In the struggle, the strap broke and, with the bag in their possession, both men started running through the trees.
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。
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。
She was soon out of breath, but she continued to run.
只追了一会儿便上气不接下气了，但她还是继续追赶。
When she caught up with them, she saw that they had sat down and were going through the contents of the bag,
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。
so she ran straight at them.
于是她直冲过去。
The men got such a fright that they dropped the bag and ran away.
这两个人吓了一跳，扔下提包逃跑了。
'The strap needs mending,'said Mrs. Sterling later,
“这提包带需要修理，”斯特林夫人事后说道，
'but they did not steal anything.'
“不过他们什么也没偷走。”