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Lesson 7 Mutilated ladies 残钞鉴别组
1、Has it ever happened to you?
这种事情在你身上出现过吗?
(疑问句句式:写作技巧)
· mutilate (v.) 毁坏,使…残缺不全
(标题处用了“借代”的修辞手法)
2、Have you ever put your trousers in the washing machine and then remembered there was a large bank note in your back pocket?
你有没有把裤子塞洗衣机,然后又想起裤子的后兜有一张大面值的纸币?
· money [u] :
bank note 纸币[c]
coin 硬币
cash 现金
credit card 信用卡
eg. 一张10英镑纸币
a ten-pound bank note(作定语)
The bank note is ten pounds.(作表语)
two ten-pound bank notes 二张10英镑纸币
3、(When you rescued your trousers时间状语从句), did you find the note was whiter than white?
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?
· rescue (v.) 营救(save sb. from the dangerous place)
save (v.) 挽救(通用)
4、People (who live in Britain定语从句) needn't despair (when they made mistakes like this (and a lot of people do)!时间状语从句)
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)。
· despair (v./n.) 绝望
反:hope 希望
· despair of sb./sth./doing sth.
= lose hope of / give up hope of
对…不抱希望/绝望
eg. 她开始对被救绝望了。
She started despairing of being rescued.
我们已经对她不抱希望了。
We have given up hope of her.
5、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.)定语从句]
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。
· fortunately (adv.) 幸运地是 = luckily
反:unfortunately = unluckily
· Fortunately for sb.… 对某人来说幸运地是…
· 非谓语动词called(done),表被动
eg. the Bank of England has a team called Mutilated Ladies…
= the Bank of England has a team which is called Mutilated Ladies…
· deal with 处理,去解决(还未完成) dealt/e/ dealt
solve (v.) 解决 (已经完成了)
eg. 别担心,我会处理这件事的
Don’t worry, I will deal with this matter.
你处理电子邮件了吗?
Have you dealt with your e-mail?
· feed fed fed (v.) 喂给
(feed后只能 + 动物、婴儿、老弱病残)
· feed sb. sth. = feed sth. to sb.
eg. 请及时给婴儿喂牛奶。
Please feed the baby milk in time.
6、Dogs, it seems, love to chew up money!
看起来,狗很喜欢咀嚼钱币。
· love to do sth. = like to do sth. (临时喜欢)
love doing sth. = like doing sth. (一贯喜欢)
· chew up 咀嚼
7、A recent case concerns Jane Butlin (whose fiancé, John, runs a successful furniture business.定语从句)
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。
· case (n.)
(1) 盒子:pencil case
(2) 案子,情况,事例 = example
· A good case in point is that … 举个例子
= For example
= For instance
· concern (v.)
(1) sb. concerns(vi.) about sth. 某人关心某事
= sb. worries about sth.
(2) sth. concerns(vt.) sb. 涉及,与…有关
eg. 这项政策涉及到许多人。
This policy concerns a lot of people.
环境问题涉及我们每个人。
Environment problems concern everyone of us.
我做的事情与你无关。
What I am doing doesn’t concern you.
= It’s none of your business.
· fiancé (n.) 未婚夫 = future husband
fiancee (n.) 未婚妻 = future wife
· run a machine 操作机器 = operate a machine
run a shop 经营商店
8、John had a very good day and put his wallet containing $3,000 into the microwave oven for safekeeping.
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。
· 非谓语动词containing(doing),作定语修饰wallet
= which contained (定语从句)
定语:
eg. a nice man
a man on the bus
A man who is in red is smiling.
eg. The man who drives a bus is his uncle. 定语从句
= The man driving a bus is his uncle. 非谓语动词作定语
eg. The room which was cleaned is empty. 定语从句
= The room cleaned is empty. 非谓语动词作定语
· microwave oven 微波炉
9、Then he and Jane went horse-riding.
然后,他和简一起去骑马。
· go + doing (休闲娱乐活动的动词后 + doing)
eg. go swimming , go dancing, go shopping, go bungee jumping,
go sight-seeing
10、(When they got home时间状语从句), Jane cooked their dinner in the microwave oven and without realizing it, cooked her fiancé's wallet as well.
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。
· as well 同时,也
11、Imagine their dismay (when they found a beautifully-cooked wallet and notes turned to ash时间状语从句)!
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。
· dismay 沮丧,泄气
eg. 当我听到这个消息的时候,我很沮丧。
I was filled with dismay at the news.
· To one’s dismay 令人沮丧的是
· turn A to B 把A变成B
= turn A into B
12、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 Mutilated Ladies定语从句)!
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。
· the Mutilated Ladies
= the Mutilated Notes
13、They examined the remains and John got all his money back.
他们鉴定了这些残留物。约翰拿回了他损失的全部数额。
14、‘So long as there's something to identify, we will give people their money back,' said a spokeswoman for the Bank.
“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。
· So long as 只要(引导条件状语从句)
= As long as
反义:unless (conj.) 只要不,除非
eg. 只要你能认真驾驶,你可以用我的汽车。
As long as you can drive carefully, you may use my car.
eg. 只要明天不下雨,我就出去。
So/As long as it doesn’t rain tomorrow, I will go out.
= Unless it rains tomorrow, I will go out.
· identify (v.) 识别出,鉴别出
identity (n.) 身份(生物学上的)
status (n.) 身份(地位)
eg. It is difficult for the policeman to identify the criminal.
警察很难识别出罪犯。
15、‘Last year, we paid $1.5m on 21,000 claims. Damaged bank notes.
“去年,我们对21,000 起索赔要求支付了150万英镑。”
· pay paid paid 支付
Supplementary exercises:
· We should be able to do the job for you quickly,
you give us all the necessary information.
A. in case B. provided that
C.or else D. as if
解析: 正确答案 B
如果你向我们提供全部必要信息,我们就可以为你把这个工作很快地做完。
A. 万一 B. 如果 C.否则,要不然 D.仿佛,好像
· You can arrive in Beijing earlier for the meeting,
you don’t mind taking the night train.
A. provided B. unless C. though D. until
解析:正确答案 A
如果你不介意坐晚上的火车,就可以早一点到北京来开会。
A. 如果 B. unless = if not
C.虽然 D.直到(引导时间状语从句)
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