Mutilated ladies 殘鈔鑒別組
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 fiance, 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 fiance’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.
13. They examined the remains and John got all his money back.
他們鑒定了這些殘留物。約翰拿回了他損失的全部數(shù)額。
語(yǔ)言點(diǎn)1:句子結(jié)構(gòu)分析:and將兩個(gè)簡(jiǎn)單句連在一起，交代了鑒定后的結(jié)果。
語(yǔ)言點(diǎn)2:examine表示“仔細(xì)檢查”，在這里充分體現(xiàn)了殘鈔鑒別組的專業(yè)性。如果用check一詞則顯得很隨意，并不具有權(quán)威性。在下文中作者用了identify一詞，則是為了避免重復(fù)使用examine,使文章讀起來(lái)不枯燥。
14. 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.
“只要有東西可供識(shí)別，我們會(huì)把錢還給人家的?！便y行的一位女發(fā)言人說(shuō)。“去年我們對(duì)21000起索賠要求支付了150萬(wàn)英鎊。”
語(yǔ)言點(diǎn)1:句子結(jié)構(gòu)分析:這句話中含有兩段直接引語(yǔ)。
語(yǔ)言點(diǎn)2:as long as引導(dǎo)條件狀語(yǔ)從句，交代支付的前提。
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 fiance, 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 fiance’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.
13. They examined the remains and John got all his money back.
他們鑒定了這些殘留物。約翰拿回了他損失的全部數(shù)額。
語(yǔ)言點(diǎn)1:句子結(jié)構(gòu)分析:and將兩個(gè)簡(jiǎn)單句連在一起，交代了鑒定后的結(jié)果。
語(yǔ)言點(diǎn)2:examine表示“仔細(xì)檢查”，在這里充分體現(xiàn)了殘鈔鑒別組的專業(yè)性。如果用check一詞則顯得很隨意，并不具有權(quán)威性。在下文中作者用了identify一詞，則是為了避免重復(fù)使用examine,使文章讀起來(lái)不枯燥。
14. 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.
“只要有東西可供識(shí)別，我們會(huì)把錢還給人家的?！便y行的一位女發(fā)言人說(shuō)。“去年我們對(duì)21000起索賠要求支付了150萬(wàn)英鎊。”
語(yǔ)言點(diǎn)1:句子結(jié)構(gòu)分析:這句話中含有兩段直接引語(yǔ)。
語(yǔ)言點(diǎn)2:as long as引導(dǎo)條件狀語(yǔ)從句，交代支付的前提。