Lesson44 Through the forest
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.'
Lesson45 A clear conscience
The whole village soon learnt that a large sum of money had been lost. Sam Benton, the local butcher, had lost his wallet while taking his savings to the post-office. Sam was sure that the wallet must have been found by one of the villagers, but it was not returned to him. Three months passed, and then one morning, Sam found his wallet outside his front door. It had been wrapped up in newspaper and it contained half the money he had lost, together with a note which said: 'A thief, yes,' but only 5o per cent a thief!' Two months later, some more money was sent to Sam with another note:'Only 25 per cent a thief now!' In time, all Sam's money was paid back in this way. The last note said:' I am 100 per cent honest now!'
rush up 猛冲
picnic [ˈpɪknɪk] 野餐
edge [edʒ] 边缘
strap[stræp] 带子
possession [pəˈzeʃn] 个人财产; 拥有; 具有;控球状态
mend [mend] 修理;修补;缝补;
out of breath 喘不过气;
catch up 赶上进度;赶上;追上;
go through 经历，经受（尤指苦难或艰难时期）; 翻阅，翻找，整理;
content [ˈkɑːntent] 内容，所含之物
conscience [ˈkɑːnʃəns] 良心;良知;内疚;愧疚;
a large sum of money
butcher [ˈbʊtʃər] n. 屠夫;肉贩; v. 屠杀;屠宰;
wallet [ˈwɑːlɪt] 钱包
wrap[ræp] 包;裹(礼物等);
wrap up（用纸、布等）包，裹;穿得暖和;圆满完成
contain [kənˈteɪn] 包含;含有;
in time 经过一段时间之后
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