Through the forest

原文

Mrs. Anne Sterling did not think of the risk she was taking when 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 tired to steal her handbag. In the struggle, the strap broke and, with the bag in their possession, both men started running through the tress. 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 need mending," said Mrs. Sterling later, "but they did not steal anything."

译文

安.斯特林夫人当她穿过树林去追赶两个男人没有考虑过风险。他们冲过来的时候她在森林里和她的孩子野餐，企图要抢她的手提包。在抢夺中，手提包的带子被拉断，他们抢到包就开始逃离那片树林。安.斯特林夫人很生气在后面追赶他们。虽然一会儿她就跑得上气不接下气，但是她没有放弃。当她追上他们的时候，发现他们正坐下树下翻看包里的东西。因此她冲了上去截住了他们。他们吓了一跳就丢下包跑掉了。“这手提包的带子需要修理，”安.斯特林夫人说，“但是他们没有偷走任何东西。”