每日一句口语 202

今天我们要学的每日一句的内容是：

Police were called to restore order after a bank ATM in 

eastern England started dispensing¹ twice the money its 

customers were asking for.

英格兰东部一家银行的自动取款机给储户“送钱”，储户取多少

钱，取款机就吐出双倍的钱。故障发生后，警察被召来维持秩序。

【Vocabulary】

1. restore:恢复；归还；复原

Example: The military government promised to restore democracy within one year.

军人政府答应在一年内重新建立民主体制。

2. dispense:分发；分配；免除；配(药)

Example: The Red Cross dispensed² food and clothing to the victims.

红十字会分发食品和衣物给受害者。

3. customer:顾客；主顾；<口>家伙

Example: The bank clerk peered at the customer through/from behind the grille.

银行的职员从格栅後面看著顾客。

1 dispensing   

v.分配( dispense的现在分词 )；施与；配（药）

参考例句：

• A dispensing optician supplies glasses, but doesn't test your eyes. 配镜师为你提供眼镜，但不检查眼睛。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The firm has been dispensing ointments. 本公司配制药膏。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 dispensed   

v.分配( dispense的过去式和过去分词 )；施与；配（药）

参考例句：

• Not a single one of these conditions can be dispensed with. 这些条件缺一不可。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• They dispensed new clothes to the children in the orphanage. 他们把新衣服发给孤儿院的小孩们。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》