Lesson 7
Mutilated ladies
残钞鉴别组
Listen to the tape then answer the question below.
听录音，然后回答以下问题。
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. Damaged bank notes. The Queen's head appears on English bank notes, and 'lady' refers to this.
New words and expressions 生词和短语
mutilate
v. 使残缺不全
chew
v. 咀嚼
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. 鉴定，识别
spokeswoman
n. 女发言人
参考译文
这种事情在你身上出现过吗？你有没有把裤子塞洗衣机，然后又想在裤子的后兜有一张大面值的纸币？当你把裤子抢救出来时，你有没有发现那张纸币已经变得比白纸还白？当英国人犯这种错误时，他们不必感到绝望（而许多国家的人都有这种绝望的感觉）。对英国人来说，值得庆幸的是英国银行有一个残钞鉴别组，负责理那些把钱塞进机器或塞给狗的人提出的索赔要求。看起来，狗很喜欢咀嚼钱币。
最近的一个案例与简.巴特林有关，她的未婚夫约翰拥有一家生意兴隆家具店。有一天约翰的生意很好，他把一只装有3,000 英镑的钱包放进微波炉内保存。然后，他和简一起去骑马。回家后，简用微波炉煮了晚饭，无意中之中把她未婚夫的钱包也一起煮了。可以想像他们发现一只煮得很好看的钱包，钞票已化成灰时的沮丧心情。约翰去找银行经理，经理把约翰的钱包和纸币的残留物送到英国银行在纽卡斯尔的一个专门部门——残钞鉴别组。他们鉴定了这些残留物。约翰拿回了他损失的全部数额。“只要有东西可供识别，我们会把钱还给人家的，”银行的一位女发言人说。“去年，我们对21，000 起索赔要求支付了150万英镑。”
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自学导读
Notes on the text课文注释
1 Mutilated ladies，这是英国银行专门负责识别和鉴定残缺或被毁纸币的小组，其中的 lady是指英国纸币上印的女王头像。
2 a large bank note，面额很大的纸币。
3 whiter than white，这是英国有关洗衣粉的电视广告中常用的一句话。这里的意思是纸币上的字迹、图案均被洗掉了，可以译为“比白纸还白”。
4 they found a beautifully-cooked wallet and notes turned to ash，他们发现一只煮得很好看的钱包，钞票已烧成了灰。后半句 they found… notes turned to ash中过去分词短语 turned to ash作宾语 notes的补足语，这后半句话可以看成 they found… that notes had been turned to ash。
Exercise练习
Supply the missing words.
1 You won't feel any pain. The operation is completely ______ .
2 I admired the beauty of the countryside. The country side 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 ______ .
Multiple choice questions多项选择题
Choose the correct answers to the following questions.
Comprehension 理解
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 The Bank of England offers a special service to people who ______ .
a．feed their money to the dog
b．try to wash large bank notes
c．mutilate bank notes on purpose
d．have damaged but identifiable bank notes
3 You don't get your money back unless ______ .
a．you go to Newcastle and see the Mutilated Ladies
b．there is enough evidence to prove your claim
c．your bank manager agrees to help you
d．you have done this sort of thing beforeStructure结构
4 Have you ever forgotten ______ in the pocket of your trousers . . . ? (11. 1-3)(a) a large bank note
b． large bank note
c． any large bank note
d． some large bank note
5 If you ______ in Britain, you needn't despair. (11. 4-5)
a． do live
b． are living
c． live
d． were living
6 John is ______ , and runs a furniture business. (1. 9)
a．fiancé of Jane Butlin
b．Jane Butlin's fiancé
c．Jane Butlin who's fiancé
d． Jane Butlin whose fiancé
7 The wallet ______ ￡3, 000 from the day's business. (1. 10)
a．containing
b．was containing
c．contained
d． content
8 John put his wallet into the microwave oven ______ . (1. 10)
a．to keep it safe
b． for keeping safe
c． for the safety
d． to be safe keeping
Vocabulary词汇
9 John runs a furniture business. He ______ the business. (1. 9)
a．is in charge of
b．is in the charge of
c．charges
d．bears the charges of
10 Jane discovered that the￡3, 000 had ______ ash. (11. 12-13)
a．turned
b．grown
c．made
d．become
11 The remains were ______ to the Mutilated Ladies. (11. 13-74)
a．conveyed
b．dispatched
c．carried
d．fetched
12 People can get their money back ______ there is something to identify. (11. 15-16)
a．depending
b．provided
c．supposed
d．allowing
【New words and expressions】 生词和短语
★mutilate
v. 使残缺不全
及物动词－－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.
dad president: 美元
mutilation n.
★chew
v. 咀嚼
a lot of people love chewing gums.
Don't bite off more than one can chew.
chew the fat: 聊天
chewed up: 着急的、担心的
Don't get worried about your examination.
Don't get chewed up about your examination.
★microwave
n. 微波，微波炉
microswitch
microfilm
microscope
microsecond
microphone
microbiology
macro 大的
★oven
n. 炉灶
★safekeeping
n. 妥善保管
keep something safe
Please keep your ID card safe.
do evil: 干坏事
evil doing
make trouble--trouble making
Newcastle
n. ★纽卡斯尔（英国港市）
★identify
v. 鉴定，识别
identity of somebody or something
He can't identify the person
identity
So far the archeologists have been unable to discover her identity.
identification 确认，
★spokeswoman
n. 女发言人
【课文讲解】
断首或断尾运用疑问句提出问题
断首——主要引起读者的兴趣和注意力
断尾——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
rescued: 救援，援助
Hundreds of people went ot rescue the plane crash.
大词小用所起的目的——加强语气
whiter than white——damaged,mutilated
make mistakes like this
Fortunately for them happily for them
team: 组织 make a claim
feed something to it seems
第二段充分的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
I have a very good day. I have a good time
to keep it safe
put his wallet which contained...
go horse-riding go fishing go hunting go shopping
dismay: 沮丧
beautifully-cooked wallet: 用一种讽刺的口吻
turn to turned into become
who--bank mangager
so long as: on condition that 表假设，只要
pay for: 为...付款
We paid 80 dollars for the dictionary.
on pay off
The couple have already paid their debts off
pay back
1.把钱归还回去 pay money back
2.报复、报仇 pay somebody back
【Special difficulties】
如何运用后缀
less表示否定概念 care---careless
ful 表示有，充满了 hopeful---careful
ly: 形容词＋ly＝副词，名词＋ly＝形容词 daily
ic pic: energetic
ish: childish,womanish
Exercise
1.painless
2.beautiful
3.daily
4.childish ---ish的形容词是贬义色彩
5.athletic 强壮的，强健的
【Multiple choice questions】
1.B正确
2.D正确 identify---identifiable return--returnable eat-eatable
3.B正确 unless: if not
Structure
4.A正确 any large bank notes
5.C正确 真实的条件句
6.B正确 一般来说，如果表示某人的，就用 '
如果采用介词of表示所属关系，被修饰名词前要出现定冠词
7.C正确 简单句，选用一般过去式
8.A正确 to keep it safe
Vocabulary
9. in charge of: 负责 in the charge of: 由某人了负责
10.turn to ash D正确
11.sent B正确 dispatch: 送，送达 deliver
convey: 运输、传达 fetch: 去取回来
12.B正确 provided providing
Provided that you reduce the price ,I'll take all the goods.
supposed 表假设：suppose supposing
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