§ Lesson 7 Mutilated ladies 残钞鉴别组
【New words and expressions】 生词和短语
◆mutilate v. 使残缺不全
◆chew v. 咀嚼
◆fiancé n.未婚夫
◆microwave n. 微波,微波炉
◆oven n. 炉灶
◆safekeeping n. 妥善保管
◆Newcastle n. 纽卡斯尔(英国港市)
◆identify v. 鉴别,识别
◆spokeswoman n. 女发言人
★mutilate v. 使残缺不全
vt. 经常用于被动语态
1,毁伤,残害。
He was mutilated in the accdient, and now has only one leg.
a multlated note
2, 把...搞砸了
You've already mutilated the novel by making such changes.
$ dad president: 美国
mutilation n.
★chew v. 咀嚼
A lot of people love chewing gums.
Don't bite off more than one can chew.不要自不量力
chew the fat: 聊天
chewed up: (俚) 着急的,担心的
Don't get chewed up / about your examination.
★fiancé n.未婚夫
★microwave n. 微波,微波炉
micro- = tiny, very very small
microswitch, microfilm,
microscope, microsecond,
microphone, microbiology
反义前缀:macro- = great. large
★oven n. 炉灶
★safekeeping n. 妥善保管
keep sth. safe
Please keep your ID card safe
do evil:干坏事
evil doing
make trouble => trouble making
★Newcastle n. 纽卡斯尔(英国港市)
★identify v. 鉴别,识别
identify of sb. or sth.
He can't identify the person.
identity: n.
So far thearcheologists have been unable to discover her identity.
identification n.命名,确认
★spokeswoman n. 女发言人
【Text】
§ Lesson 7 Mutilated ladies* 残钞鉴别组
Why did Jane cook John's
wallet?
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 needn't despair when they make mistakes like this (and a lot of peole 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 a 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 fiancé's
wallet as well. Imagine their dismay when they found a beautufully-cooked
wallet and notes turned to ash! John went to see his bank magnager who sent the remains of
wallet and the money to the secial department of the Band of England in Newcastle: the Mutilated Ladies! They examined the remains and John got all his money back. 'So long as there's something to identify, we will give people their money back,' said a spokeswoman for the Band. 'Last year, we paid £1.5m on 21,000 claims.'
* Damaged bank notes. The Queen's head appears on English bank notes, and 'lady' refers to this.
【课文讲解】
段首或段尾运用疑问句提出问题
段首--主要要引起读者的兴趣和注意力
段尾--进一步巩固、加深与本段所涉及的内容,进一步引起读者的沉思
rescue 救援,援救
Hundreds of people went to rescue the plane crash.
大词小用所起到的目的--加强语气
whiter than white====damaged, mutilated.损坏,残缺不全
make mistakes like this
Fortunately for them luckly / happily for them 固定搭配
team 组织
make a claim 提出索赔
feed sth. to
it seems
第二段充分说明了约翰是怎么样把钱从银行里拿回来
concern: 涉及到--is about
run a factory, run a company
I have a very good day. I have a good tive
to keep it safe
put his
wallet which contained....
go horse-riding, go
fishing, go
hunting, go shopping
dismay: 沮丧
beautifully-cooked
wallet: 用一种讽刺的口吻
turned to turned into become
who ----band manager
so long as: on condition that 表假设,只要
pay for:为...付款
We paid 80 dollars for the dictionary.
on 强调对21000起索赔要求
pay off 还清,偿还
The couple have already paid their debts off.
pay back
1, 把钱归还回去 pay money back
2, 报仇,报复 pay somebody back
【Special difficulties】
如何运用后缀
less 表示否定概念 care careless
ful 表示有、充满了 helpful careful
ly:
形容词+ ly = 副词,名词+ly = 形容词 daily
ic pic
energetic 精力充沛的
ish childish womanish
Exercise
Supply the missing words
1 You won't feel any pain. The operation is completely .
2 I admired the beauty of the
countryside. The
countryside is so .
3 I visit my mother every day. My mother expects visits.
4 Don't behave like a child. Don't be so .
5 She's a wonderful
athlete. That explains why she's so .
Key : 1. painless 2. beautiful 3. daily 4. childish(-ish的形容词是贬义色彩) 5.
athletic 强壮的,强健的
【Multiple choice questions】多项选择题
Comprehension
1 They call the team in Mewcastle 'Mutilated Ladies' because .
a. their job involves mutilating bank notes
b. their job is to identify pictures of the Queen on mutilated bank notes
c. ladies are always mutilating bank notes by accident in the wash
d. only ladies have the patience for this difficult job
1. B
2 The Bank of England offers a special service to people who .
a. feed their money to the dog b. try to wash large bank notes
c. mutilate bank notes on purpose d. have damaged but identifiable bank notes
2. D
identify => identifiable
return => returnable
eat => ratable
3 You don't get your money back unless _____ .
a. you go to Newcastle and see the Mutilated Ladies
b. there is enough evidence to prove your claim
c. your bank manager agrees to help you
c. you have done this sort of thing before
unless: if not
3. B
Structure
4 Have you ever forgotten _____ in the pocket of your trousers...? (ll.1-3)
a. a large bank note b. large bank note c. any large bank note d. some large bank note
4. A
any large bank notes
5. If you_____ in Britai, you needn't despair. (ll.4-5)
a. do live b. are living c. live d. wer living
needn't 真实条件句, 不是虚拟语气
live 动词是不用进行时态的
5. C
6 John is _____ ,and runs a furniture business. (l.9)
a. fiancé of Jane Butlin b. Jane Butlin's fiancé
c. Jane Butlin who's fiancé d. Jane Butlin whose fiancé
6. B
一般来说,如果表示某人的,就用'
如果采用介词of表示所属关系,被修饰名词前要出现定冠词
7 The
wallet _____ £3,000 from the day;s business. (l.10)
a. containing b. was containing c. contained d. content
简单句,选用一般过去式
7. C
8 John put his
wallet into the microwave oven _____ . (l.10)
a. to heep it safe b. for keeping safe c. for the safety d. tob safe keeping
to keep it safe
8. A
Vocabulary
9 John runs a furniture business. He ____ the business. (l.9)
a. is in charge of b. is in the charge of c. charges d. bears the charges of
in charge of 负责
in the charge of 由某人来负责
9. A
10 Jane discovered that the £3,000 had _____ ash. (ll.12-13)
a turned b. grown c. made d. become
turned to ash
10. D
11 The remains were _____ to the Mutulated Ladies. (ll.13-14)
a. conveyed b. dispatched c. carried d. fetched
sent
dispatched 送,送达 deliver
convey:运输、传达
fetch:去取回来
11. B
12 People can get their money back _____ there is something to identify. (ll.15-16)
a. depending b. provided c. supposed d. allowing
12. B
provided providing
Eg: Proveded that you reduce the price, I'll take all the goods.
supposed 表假设 suppose , supposing
特别注意:结构以及词汇题
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