新概念3第7课课件.ppt

Unit7

MutilatedLadies

2021/10/101

Listentothetapethenanswerthequestionbelow.WhydidJanecookJohnswallet?2021/10/102

PASSAGEHasiteverhappenedtoyou?Haveyoueverputyourtrousersinthewashingmachineandthenrememberedtherewasalargebanknoteinyourbackpocket?Whenyourescuedyourtrousers,didyoufindthenotewaswhiterthanwhite?Peoplewholivein2021/10/103

PASSAGEBritainneedntdespairwhentheymademistakeslikethis(andalotofpeopledo)!Fortunatelyforthem,theBankofEnglandhasateamcalledMutilatedLadieswhichdealswithclaimsfrompeoplewhofedtheirmoneytoamachineortotheirdog.Dogs,itseems,lovetochewupmoney!2021/10/104

PASSAGEArecentcaseconcernsJaneButlinwhosefiancé,John,runsasuccessfulfurniturebusiness.Johnhadverygooddayandputhiswalletcontaining$3,000intothemicrowaveovenforsafekeeping.ThenheandJanewenthorse-riding.Whentheygothome,Janecookedtheirdinnerinthemicrowaveoven2021/10/105

PASSAGEandwithoutrealizingit,cookedherfiancéswalletaswell.Imaginetheirdismaywhentheyfoundabeautifully-cookedwalletandnotesturnedtoash!JohnwenttoseehisbankmanagerwhosenttheremainsofwalletandthemoneytothespecialdepartmentoftheBankofEnglandinNewcastle:theMutilateLadies!2021/10/106

PASSAGETheyexaminedtheremainsandJohngotallhismoneyback.Solongastheressomethingtoidentify,wewillgivepeopletheirmoneyback,saidaspokeswomanfortheBank.Lastyear,wepaid$1.5millionon21,000claims.2021/10/107

Newwordsandexpressionsmutilatev.使残缺不全?chewv.咀嚼?microwaven.微波，微波炉?ovenn.炉灶?safekeepingn.妥善保管?Newcastlen.纽卡斯尔（英国港市）?identifyv.鉴定，识别?spokeswomann.女发言人2021/10/108

Newwordsandexpressionmutilatev.使残缺不全/mutilationn.切断,毁损及物动词（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