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Lesson 7 Mutilated ladies* 残钞鉴别组
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 fiancé, 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 fiancé'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.
Language points
（Attention：The following points are not covered by the video. It is better for you to watch the video or listen to the MP3 first and try to take notes on your own. Then you may check here to get more details. ）
1, 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?
段首或段尾运用疑问句提出问题的作用：
段首--主要要引起读者的兴趣和注意力
段尾--进一步巩固、加深与本段所涉及的内容，进一步引起读者的沉思
2, When you rescued your trousers, did you find the note was whiter than white?
rescue 救援，援救
e.g. Hundreds of people went to rescue the survivors of the plane crash.
这里rescue是一个大词，大词小用可以加强语气
whiter than white 这里表示damaged, mutilated的意思，中文是：损坏，残缺不全
3，People who live in Britain needn't despair when they make mistakes like this (and a lot of people do)!
needn't despair=needn't feel despaired
4，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.
Fortunately for them
相当于luckily / happily for them
deal with sth. 处理
make a claim for提出索赔,对（赔偿等）提出要求
feed sth. to 把某物喂给...
feed 的过去式和过去分词都是：fed
5，Dogs, it seems, love to chew up money!
it seems 似乎
本句把dogs提前，加强了语气，本句可还原成: It seems that dogs love to chew up money!
6，A recent case concerns Jane Butlin whose fiancé, John, runs a successful furniture business.
第二段充分说明了约翰是怎么样把钱从银行里拿回来
concern: 涉及到=is about
run a factory, run a company 经营工厂\公司
7，John had a very good day and put his wallet containing ￡3,000 into the microwave oven for safekeeping.
have a very good day
区别下面两个例句：
e.g. I had a very good day today. 我今天过得很好。
e.g. I had a good time today. 我今天玩得很好。
wallet containing...=wallet which contained....
for safekeeping...=to keep it safe 这里for表示一种目的
8, Then he and Jane went horse-riding.
go doing形式表示做某事
e.g. go horse-riding骑马；go fishing钓鱼；go hunting打猎；go shopping购物
9, Imagine their dismay when they found a beautifully-cooked wallet and notes turned to ash!
dismay: 沮丧
beautifully-cooked wallet: 这里用了一种讽刺的口吻，这是一种幽默的手法
turned to=turned into=become
10, ‘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.'
so long as=as long as=on condition that 表假设，只要...
paid ￡1.5m on 21,000 claims， on 强调对21000起索赔要求
Pay的几个词组：
pay money for:为...付款
e.g. We paid 80 dollars for the dictionary. 我们买字典花了80美元。
pay off 还清，偿还
e.g. The couple have already paid their debts off. 这对夫妻已经还清了债务。
pay back
(1) 把钱归还回去 pay money back
(2) 报仇，报复 pay somebody back
e.g. Don't say that again or I will pay you back. 别再说了，否则我就报复你。
大家学得怎么样？我们来测试一下吧！（选择题每道5HY，其他题每道10HY）
Exercises
Choice questions
1. They call the team in Newcastle ‘Mutilated Ladies' because .
a. their job involves mutilating bank notes
b. their job is to identify pictures of the Queen on mutilated bank notes
c. ladies are always mutilating bank notes by accident in the wash
d. only ladies have the patience for this difficult job
2. John put his wallet into the microwave oven _____ .
a. to keep it safe b. for keeping safe c. for the safety d. too safe keeping
3. If you_____ in Britain, you needn't despair.
a. do live b. are living c. live d. were living
4. John is _____ , and runs a furniture business.
a. fiancé of Jane Butlin b. Jane Butlin's fiancé
c. Jane Butlin who's fiancé d. Jane Butlin whose fiancé
Translation:
5. 最近的一个案例与吉姆有关，他用铁棒砸坏自动取款机取了很大一笔钱。
6. 可以想象他们发现了一个煮得很好看的钱包，钞票化成灰烬时的沮丧心情。
7. 这个乞丐今天收入很好，他把钱放到鞋子里保存。
8. 只要证言成立，我们就会赢。
9. 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?
Answer the question in English
10. Why did Jane cook John's wallet?
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