新概念英语第三册 Lesson 7 Mutilated ladies 讲义.docxVIP

第 第 PAGE 1 页 共 NUMPAGES 1 页 新概念英语第三册 Lesson 7 Mutilated ladies 讲义 Lesson 7 Mutilated ladies Part 1: Text 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 neednt 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 fiancés 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 theres 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.  Part 2: New words and expressions 1.mutilate [mju:tileit] v.使残缺不全，毁坏2.chew [t u:] v.咀嚼3.fiancé [fiɑ:nsei] n.未婚夫4.microwave [maikr weiv] n.微波，微波炉5.oven [ vn] n.炉灶6.safekeeping [seifki:pi ] n.妥善保管7.Newcastle [nju:ka:sl] n.纽卡斯尔(英国港口城市)8.identify [aidentifai] v.鉴定，识别9.spokeswoman n.女发言人★mutilate [mju:tileit] v.使残缺不全，毁坏She was mutilated in the accident and now has only one leg.她在那次事故中致残，现在只有一条腿了。A madman mutilated the painting by cutting holes in it.有个疯子破坏了那幅画，在上面划了许多窟窿。★chew [t u:] v.咀嚼1. vt. 咀嚼；嚼碎；深思chew