北京大学研究生英语课件：Lesson-7-------Mutilated-ladies

Lesson7MutilatedladiesTextandlanguagepointHasiteverhappenedtoyou?happenedto:occurredtoHaveyoueverputyourtrousersinthewashingmachineandthenrememberedtherewasalargebanknoteinyourbackpocket?remembered:recalledbackpocket/backseat/backdoor(rear)Whenyourescuedyourtrousers,didyoufindthenotewaswhiterthanwhite?rescue-vt.援救,营救--arescueteam;救援队；--arescuemission.营救任务--go[come]tosb.‘srescue进行援救,营救某人rescue--save--Hetriedtorescuehiscompanyfromruin.--Itwasnotlongbeforeahelicopterarrivedonthescenetorescuethesurvivorsoftheplanecrash.--Yousavedmylife.--Forhundredsofyears,StBernarddogshavesavedthelivesoftravellerscrossingthedangerouspass.PeoplewholiveinBritainneedn’tdespairwhentheymakemistakeslikethis(andalotofpeopledo)!Despair-n.绝望,失望,令人失望的人(事物)--Hegaveuptheattemptindespair.他失望地放弃尝试。vi.绝望--Theydespairedofwinningthegame.他们不抱比赛得胜的希望。--Neverdespairofsuccess!不要丧失(获得成功的)信心。--fallintodespair陷入绝望--indespair绝望地--outofdespair出于绝望Fortunatelyforthem,theBankofEnglandhasateamcalledMutilatedLadieswhichdealwithclaimsfrompeoplewhofedtheirmoneytoamachineortotheirdog.Fortunately—luckilyMutilate-v.毁伤--mutilateastatue破坏一个雕像使伤残：使丧失一个肢体或一个基本的部分；claim-n索赔：遵照正规约定的赔偿要求--aclaimforcompensationn.主张，声称--Thegovernment’sclaimtoreducetaxesfeed…to…给…喂--Theboywasfeedingbreadtotheducks.--Theboywasfeedingtheduckswithbread.Dogs,itseems,lovetochewupmoney!chew-.v.咀爵(食物等)--Thedogsarechewingonthebone.v.认真考虑--chewaproblemover.仔细思考问题--chewing-gumn.口香糖,橡皮糖.ArecentcaseconcernsJaneButlinwhosefiance,John,runsasuccessfulfurniturebusinessConcern-vt.涉及,关系到--anarticlethatconcernstheplightofhomelesspeople.关于无家可归者处境的文章v.关心,有兴趣的或有重要性的--Thisproblemconcernsallofus.v.参与：集中注意力于…；卷入：--Weconcernedourselveswithaccomplishingthetaskathand.我们参与了手边的这项任务concernoneselfabout关心，挂念--Weareallconcernedfor[about]hersafety.as/sofaras...beconcerned关于；至于；就...而言--Towhomitmayconcern致相关人士fiance--fianceeJohnhadaverygooddayandputhiswalletcontaining€3,000intothemicrowaveovenforsafekeeping.Contain-vt.包含--Thealbumcontainsmanymemorablesongs.这张唱片中包括许多值得收集的歌曲容纳--Pigironmaycontain4％ofcarbon.生铁可含百分之四的碳。microwaveoven-n.微波炉micro-adj.极微小的--microcosmos--n.微观世界macro-adj.巨大的--macrocosmos--n.宏观世界safekeeping-n.保管,保护,警卫Imaginetheirdismaywhentheyfoundabeautifully-cookedwalletandnotesturnedtoash!dismay-n.沮丧,惊慌--Theenemyretreatedinperfectdismay.敌人沮丧地退去。v.使沮丧,使惊慌--Hewasdismayedatthesizeofhisadversary.对手的魁伟身材使他丧失了勇气。JohnwenttoseehisbankmanagerwhosenttheremainsofthewalletandthemoneytothespecialdepartmentoftheBankofEnglandinNewcastle:theMutilatedLadies!“Solongasthere’ssomethingtoidentify,wewillgivepeopletheirmoneyback.”identify-vt.识别,鉴别,把...和...看成一样--identifythepayeeofacheque验明支票的受款人--identifyhandwriting鉴定笔迹DirectQuestionsHasiteverhappenedtoyou?Haveyoueverputyourtrousersinthewashingmachineandthenrememberedtherewasalargebanknoteinyourbackpocket?Whenyourescuedyourtrousers,didyoufindthenotewaswhiterthanwhite?interjectionsPeoplewholiveinBritainneedn’tdespairwhentheymakemistakeslikethis(andalotofpeopledo)!Dogs,itseems,lovetochewupmoney!Imaginetheirdismaywhentheyfoundabeautifully-cookedwalletandnotesturnedtoash!JohnwenttoseehisbankmanagerwhosenttheremainsofthewalletandthemoneytothespecialdepartmentoftheBankofEnglandinNewcastle:theMutilatedLadies!HumorouswayofwritingWhenyourescuedyourtrousers,didyoufindthenotewhiterthanwhite?…peoplewhofedtheirmoneytoamachineortotheirdogs.Dogs,itseems,lovetochewupmoney!Janecookedtheirdinnerinthemicrowaveovenandwithoutrealizingit,cookedherfiance’swalletaswell.Imaginetheirdismaywhentheyfoundabeautifully-cookedwalletandnotesturnedtoash!Word-familydamagedbanknotes-破损钞票counterfeitbanknotes-伪钞coinscashchequecreditcardMoneyistherootofallevil.Moneytalks.questionsYes,clothesputintoawashingmachinesometimescontainmoney.Thebanknotesputintoawashingmachineturnwhite.No,peopleinBritaindonotdespairiftheymakethismistake.BecausetheBankofEnglandhasateamwhichdealswithclaims,peopleinBritaindonotdespairiftheymakethismistake.Thisteamiscalled“MutilatedLadies”.“Lady”referstotheQueen’sheadwhichappearsonBritishbanknote.Johnrunsafurniturebusiness.ThenameofhisfianceeisJaneButlin.Johnputhiswalletcontaining€3,000inthemicrowaveovenforsafekeeping.No,hisfianceedidnotknowthis.JohnandJanewenthorse-ridingafterJohncamehomefromwork.Janecookedtheirdinnerinthemicrowaveovenwhentheyreturnedhome.Thenotesturnedtoash.Theyweredismayedatthis.Johnwentandsawhisbankmanager.ThebankmanagersenttheremainstothemutilatedLadiesdepartmentinNewcastle.Yes,Johngothismoneyback.Becausetheycouldidentifythenotes,theMutilatedLadiespaythemoneybackNo,theydon’t.(payoutmoneyunlesstheycanidentifydamagednotes)Lastyeartheypaidout€1.5million.Questions--answersDoclothesputintoawashingmachinesometimescontainmoney?--Yes,clothesputintoawashingmachinesometimescontainmoney.Whathappenstobanknotesputintoawashingmachine?--Thebanknotesputintoawashingmachineturnwhite.DoinBritaindespairiftheymakethismistake?--No,peopleinBritaindonotdespairiftheymakethismistake.Whynot?--BecausetheBankofEnglandhasateamwhichdealswithclaims,p