【New words and expressions】（9）  

forest           n. 森林

risk             n. 危险，冒险

picnic           n. 野餐

edge             n. 边缘

strap            n. 带，皮带

possession       n. 所有

breath           n. 呼吸

contents         n.（常用复数）内有的物品

mend             v. 修理

★risk      n. 危险，冒险

① n. 危险，风险

Is there much risk of losing money in doing football pols?

John took/ran the risk of damaging his bus and drove it into the back of the thieves’car.

约翰冒着撞坏他开的那辆公共汽车的危险把它撞在了小偷们的车的后尾上。

John saved me at the risk of his own life.     约翰冒着生命危险救了我。

② vt. 冒……危险，使……遭受危险

We’d better take a taxi. We can’t risk missing the plane.

John risked his own life to save me.

★breath [breW]      n. 呼吸

out of breath      上气不接下气

waste one's breath      白费口舌

in one breath      片刻, 转眼间

He finished water in one breath.     他一口气把水喝完了.

hold one's breath     屏住呼吸

bad breath     口臭

You have a bad breath.      你有口臭.

★contents      n. (常用复数)内有的物品(具体的东西)

contents of the bag     包里的书

More contents!     (口语) 在吃饭时要求再加些饭菜时可以这样说.

content     n. 内容(抽象)

content of the text  文章的内容