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Lesson 7 Mutilated ladies*
Has it ever happened to you? Have you ever put your trousers in the washing machine and then remembered there was a large bank note in your back pocket? When you rescued your trousers, did you find the note was whiter than white? People who live in Britain needn't despair when they make mistakes like this (and a lot of people do)! Fortunately for them, the Bank of England has a team called Mutilated Ladies which deals with claims from people who fed their money to a machine or to their dog. Dogs, it seems, love to chew up money!
A recent case concerns Jane Butlin whose fiance, John, runs a successful furniture business. John had a very good day and put his wallet containing ￡3,000 into the microwave oven for safekeeping. Then he and Jane went horse-riding. When they got home, Jane cooked their dinner in the microwave oven and without realizing it, cooked her fiance's wallet as well. Imagine their dismay when they found a beautifully-cooked wallet and notes turned to ash! John went to see his bank manager who sent the remains of wallet and the money to the special department of the Band of England in Newcastle: the Mutilated Ladies! They examined the remains and John got all his money back. ‘So long as there's something to identify, we will give people their money back,' said a spokeswoman for the Band. ‘Last year, we paid ￡1.5m on 21,000 claims.'
* Damaged bank notes. The Queen's head appears on English bank notes, and ‘lady' refers to this.
step 2词汇的意思都在这里了哦。看看你都猜对了么
mutilate v. 使残缺不全
chew v. 咀嚼
fiance n.未婚夫
microwave n. 微波，微波炉
oven n. 炉灶
safekeeping n. 妥善保管
Newcastle n. 纽卡斯尔（英国港市）
identify v. 鉴别，识别
spokeswoman n. 女发言人
Step 3 特别的单词总是要特别的待遇，下面的单词最好记住，有空多练习。：）
1. mutilate v. 使残缺不全,毁坏(经常用于被动语态)英释 damage by breaking ; destroy the use of ( a limb, etc)
词句 The painting was mutilated by cutting holes in it.
Many people were mutilated and maimed in the blast.
mutilated note /damaged note 残钞
联想记忆
maim v. wound or injure sb. so that part of the body cannot be used 使残废，使受重伤
Eg:He was maimed in a Second World War battle.
disable v. make unable to do sth. 使无能为力，使残废
a soldier disabled by leg wounds
the disabled
cripple n.跛子 v. 使跛，使残废
Eg:They have a crippled child.
lame adj. 跛足的
Eg:He is lame in the left leg.
handicapped adj. suffering from a serious physical or mental disability
handicapped people 残疾人
a school for the severely handicapped 残疾人学校
2． chew v. 咀嚼
英释 to bite and grind with the teeth; to meditate on
例句 A lot of people love chewing gums.
Don't bite off more than one can chew.不要自不量力
词组 chew the fat: 聊天
chewed up：（俚）着急的，担心的
Eg:Don't get chewed up about your examination.
联想记忆
bite/have(take) a bite 咬
Eg:He sat there nervously biting her fingernails.
peck(at) sth. 啄
Eg:Hens pecked at the corn on the ground.
nibble on/at 轻咬，小口咬
Eg:We stood around drinking wine and nibbling on little snacks.
3. f iance n.未婚夫
联想记忆 fiancée n.未婚妻
4. microwave n. 微波，微波炉
构词 前缀micro-：tiny, very very small
Eg:microswitch, microfilm, microscope,
microsecond, microphone, microbiology
反义前缀：macro- = great，large
Eg:macroeconomic(s) 宏观经济学
近义前缀：mini-小的，短的，小型的
Eg: minibus miniskirt
5. safekeeping n. 妥善保管
联想记忆
keep sth. safe=>safekeeping
Eg: Please keep your ID card safe
do evil:干坏事 =>evildoing
make trouble => troublemaking
6. identify v. 鉴别，识别
例句
He can't identify the person.
联想记忆
identity: n.同一性, 身份, 一致, 特性, 恒等式
Eg:So far thearcheologists have been unable to discover her identity.
identification n.命名，确认
7. spokeswoman n. 女发言人
联想记忆
spokesman 男人
spokesperson 发言人
statesman 政治家
tradesman商人
Step 4 掌握词汇的构成可以让我们学一会二，一石二鸟哦。
如何运用后缀
less 表示否定概念 care -> careless
ful 表示有、充满了 helpful-> careful
ly: 形容词+ ly = 副词，名词+ly = 形容词 daily
ic , pic : energetic 精力充沛的
ish: childish womanish
Step 4 学英语就必须勤学苦练，学而不练，事倍功半，下面就做几个练习吧。
Exercise
i. Supply the missing words
1 You won't feel any pain. The operation is completely .
2 I admired the beauty of the countryside. The countryside is so .
3 I visit my mother every day. My mother expects visits.
4 Don't behave like a child. Don't be so .
5 She's a wonderful athlete. That explains why she's so .
ii.choice questions
1. She had to _________ her umbrella from the Lost Property Office.
a . ask b. claim c. want
2. The child was so hungry that he swallowed the food without ____ it well.
a. chewing b. swallowing c. biting
3. To his ______,he was taken to the police station for further questioning.
a. dissatisfaction b. disadvantage c. dismay
4. John runs a furniture business. He ____ the business.
a. is in charge of b. is in the charge of c. charges d. bears the charges of
5. The remains were _____ to the Mutulated Ladies.
a. conveyed b. dispatched c. carried d. fetched
6. People can get their money back _____ there is something to identify.
a. depending b. provided c. supposed d. allowing
7 .In_____,she turned to her mother for help.
a. desperate b. hopeless c. despair
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