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Lesson 7 Mutilated ladies
Why did Jane cook John's wallet
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 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 made 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 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 Bank of England in Newcastle: the Mutilate Ladies! They examined the remain 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 Bank. 'Last year, we paid $1.5m on 21,000 claims.
【New words and expressions】
◆mutilate
v. 使残缺不全
◆chew v. 咀嚼
◆fiancé 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
单词分析 1
★mutilate v. ['mju:tileit] 使残缺不全 act or physical injury
vt. 经常用于被动语态
1,毁伤,残害。
He was mutilated in the accident, and now has only one leg.
a mutilated note
2, 把…搞砸了
You've already mutilated the novel by making such changes.
Bullets had mutilated the wolf's hip and leg.
子弹伤害了他的臀部和腿部。
A madman mutilate the painting by cut hole in it.
有个疯子破坏了那幅画,在上面捅了许多窟窿。
单词分析 2
★chew v. [t u:] 咀嚼
A lot of people love chewing gums.
Don’t bite off more than one can chew.不要自不量力
chew the fat: 聊天
Eg : I hope one day you'll be able to chew the fat together.
我希望有一天你们能一块聊聊天
It was a lovely evening. It was nice to go out with friends and chew the fat for a while.
那是一个美妙的傍晚。跟朋友一块出去谈会天感觉不错。
chewed up: (俚) 着急的,担心的
Don't get chewed up / about your examination.
Could you chew that up for me
你能帮我咀嚼一下吗 。
Nowadays I still chew up some books, and try to find things can make my heart go.
如今我依然经常阅读着某些书籍,试图寻找可以与共鸣的东西。
单词分析 2
★chew 的常用短语:
Chew the cud () 深思
Chew out 严厉责骂
He chewed out his secretary for being late for work again .
secretary - ['sekr t ri] - n. 秘书;书记;部长;大臣
pay for:为…付款
pay…for付…的钱;为了得到…而付钱
pay… for…付钱
pay more for more花得多也得到的更多
We paid 80 dollars for the dictionary.
pay off 还清,偿还
The couple have already paid their debts off.
pay back
1, 把钱归还回去 pay money back
2, 报仇,报复 pay somebody back
Rescued ['reskju:]
vt. 营救;援救
n. 营救;援救;解救
Rescue refers to operations that usually involve the saving of life,
救援是指操作,通常与挽救生命,
America cannot rescue the world economy alone.
美国无法独自拯救世界经济。
There was searching, but not much rescuing.
Despair [di'spε ]
n. 绝望;令人绝望的人或事
vi. 绝望,丧失信心
can refer to: Despair (emotion), hopelessness or lack of hope
i lost despair when i was about to take a test
containing
n. 包含
v. 包含;容纳;克制(contain的ing形式)
adj. 包含的;封闭的
Eg: The car has two fuel tanks, one containing petrol and the other hydrogen.
这种汽车有两个燃料槽,一个装有汽油,而另一个含有氢。
Microwave ['maikr uweiv]
n. 微波
dismay
n. 沮丧,灰心;惊慌
vt. 使沮丧;使惊慌
Verb: Cause (someone) to feel consternation and distress.
Noun: Consternation and distress, typically that caused by something unexpected.
so long as
adv. 只要
conj.1. During the time that; while: We will stay so long as you need us.
2. So long as you're driving into town, why not give me a ride
3. I will give you the book so long as you return it
claims
n. 要求,请求权;索赔(claim的复数形式);债权;权利要求
v. 要求;主张(claim的第三人称单数形式)
Eg : He claims to have discovered a new planet.
他声称发现了一颗新的行星。
Lesson 7 Mutilated ladies 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 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!
Lesson 7 Mutilated ladies 2
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
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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
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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.’
语法部分:如何运用后缀 1
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 精力充沛的 ,energetic
ish childish womanish
Ness 状态,性质,kindness
Hood 身份 状态 childhood neibourhood
如何运用后缀 2
-able 能够, eatable 可以吃的
-al …的 cultural natural
-ist 主义的 communist 共产主义的
-Ive 倾向 active negative
-like 如,像 childlike 儿童般的
-teen 十几 sixteen
-ty 几十 sixty
-th 第几 sixth
Lesson 7 summary writing
John Butlin runs a successful furniture business and after a very good day. He put his wallet containing $3,000 into the microwave oven for safekeeping. Then he and his fiancée, Jane went horseriding, after watching Jane cooked their dinner in the microwave oven only to find to their dismay that the money had been destroyed. John went to see his bank manager who sent the remains to the mutilated ladies department who identified the remains and returned the money.