【課文】
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 made mistakes like this (and a lot of people 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 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 beautifully-cooked wallet and notes turned to ash! 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 Mutilate Ladies! They examined the remain 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 Bank. 'Last year, we paid $1.5m on 21,000 claims.
【課文翻譯】
這種事情在你身上出現(xiàn)過嗎?你有沒有把褲子塞洗衣機，然后又想在褲子的后兜有一張大面值的紙幣?當你把褲子搶救出來時，你有沒有發(fā)現(xiàn)那張紙幣已經(jīng)變得比白紙還白?當英國人犯這種錯誤時，他們不必感到絕望(而許多國家的人都有這種絕望的感覺)。對英國人來說，值得慶幸的是英國銀行有一個殘鈔鑒別組，負責理那些把錢塞進機器或塞給狗的人提出的索賠要求?？雌饋恚泛芟矚g咀嚼錢幣。
近的一個案例與簡.巴特林有關，她的未婚夫約翰擁有一家生意興隆家具店。有一天約翰的生意很好，他把一只裝有3,000 英鎊的錢包放進微波爐內(nèi)保存。然后，他和簡一起去騎馬?；丶液?，簡用微波爐煮了晚飯，無意中之中把她未婚夫的錢包也一起煮了。可以想像他們發(fā)現(xiàn)一只煮得很好看的錢包，鈔票已化成灰時的沮喪心情。約翰去找銀行經(jīng)理，經(jīng)理把約翰的錢包和紙幣的殘留物送到英國銀行在紐卡斯爾的一個專門部門——殘鈔鑒別組。他們鑒定了這些殘留物。約翰拿回了他損失的全部數(shù)額?！爸灰袞|西可供識別，我們會把錢還給人家的，“銀行的一位女發(fā)言人說?！叭ツ辏覀儗?1，000 起索賠要求支付了150萬英鎊?！?BR> 【生詞和短語】
mutilate v. 使殘缺不全
chew v. 咀嚼
microwave n. 微波，微波爐
oven n. 爐灶
safekeeping n. 妥善保管
Newcastle n. 紐卡斯爾(英國港市)
identify v. 鑒定，識別
spokeswoman n. 女發(fā)言人
【知識點分析】
詞匯
【mutilated】
英文解釋：having a part of the body crippled or disabled
追根溯源：mutilate→mutilated
例句：
1.Local officials say some victims were mutilated and beheaded.
地方官員透露其中一些受害者被肢解和斬首。
2.The invaders cut off their prisoners' arms and legs and threw their mutilated bodies into the ditch.
侵略者把俘虜?shù)乃闹车簦缓蟀褮埲辈蝗能|體扔進溝里。
【chew】
英文解釋：biting and grinding food in your mouth so it becomes soft enough to swallow
例句：
1.Don't smoke, chew gum, eat, or drink.
不要吸煙，嚼口香糖，吃東西或喝酒。
2.Chew your food slowly and taste every bite.
慢慢咀嚼食物，品嘗每一口食物。
短語：
chew the fat 閑談;聊天
chew on 考慮
chew up 嚼碎;毀壞;消耗
chew over 仔細考慮;詳細討論
【safekeeping】
追根溯源：safekeep→safekeeping
例句：This card is not lost supplement, please safekeeping.
此卡丟失不補，請妥善保管。
【identify】
英文解釋：give the name or identifying characteristics of; refer to by name or some
other identifying characteristic property
例句：
1.They pick up vibration and sound, so they can identify advancing troops.
它們采集振動和聲音信息，這樣就能夠識別前進中的軍隊。
2.A database is then able to identify each and every animal that's photographed.
不久之后，能夠識別每個被拍攝動物個體的數(shù)據(jù)庫即將問世。
短語：
identify oneself 證明自己(的身份)
identify with 認為…等同于，與一致
搭配
【deal with a claim】
【run a business】
【have a good day】
【go horse-riding】
幫大家總結一下課文里的固定搭配~口語寫作都用得到~~
句式
So (as) long as...
例句：
1.But a news agency can retain exclusive use of its product so long as it has a
commercial value.
但是只要該產(chǎn)品有一定的商業(yè)價值，新聞單位可以阻止他人使用自家的新聞 出版物。
2.Targeted vaccination would be just as effective so long as it was combined with
rapid detection of the outbreak and rapid response.
若是*能及時偵測到疫情的爆發(fā)，并即刻采取行動，只讓特定目標接種疫苗，效果也一樣好。
3.Quitting can be productive sometimes, so long as you know when to do it.
有時候，辭職是一種有效的行為--只要你知道辭職的時間。
【作業(yè)】
1.You've had long enough to chewthe affair over; I want my answer now.
2.Analysis helped her identify and better manage stresses in her life.
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 made mistakes like this (and a lot of people 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 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 beautifully-cooked wallet and notes turned to ash! 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 Mutilate Ladies! They examined the remain 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 Bank. 'Last year, we paid $1.5m on 21,000 claims.
【課文翻譯】
這種事情在你身上出現(xiàn)過嗎?你有沒有把褲子塞洗衣機，然后又想在褲子的后兜有一張大面值的紙幣?當你把褲子搶救出來時，你有沒有發(fā)現(xiàn)那張紙幣已經(jīng)變得比白紙還白?當英國人犯這種錯誤時，他們不必感到絕望(而許多國家的人都有這種絕望的感覺)。對英國人來說，值得慶幸的是英國銀行有一個殘鈔鑒別組，負責理那些把錢塞進機器或塞給狗的人提出的索賠要求?？雌饋恚泛芟矚g咀嚼錢幣。
近的一個案例與簡.巴特林有關，她的未婚夫約翰擁有一家生意興隆家具店。有一天約翰的生意很好，他把一只裝有3,000 英鎊的錢包放進微波爐內(nèi)保存。然后，他和簡一起去騎馬?；丶液?，簡用微波爐煮了晚飯，無意中之中把她未婚夫的錢包也一起煮了。可以想像他們發(fā)現(xiàn)一只煮得很好看的錢包，鈔票已化成灰時的沮喪心情。約翰去找銀行經(jīng)理，經(jīng)理把約翰的錢包和紙幣的殘留物送到英國銀行在紐卡斯爾的一個專門部門——殘鈔鑒別組。他們鑒定了這些殘留物。約翰拿回了他損失的全部數(shù)額?！爸灰袞|西可供識別，我們會把錢還給人家的，“銀行的一位女發(fā)言人說?！叭ツ辏覀儗?1，000 起索賠要求支付了150萬英鎊?！?BR> 【生詞和短語】
mutilate v. 使殘缺不全
chew v. 咀嚼
microwave n. 微波，微波爐
oven n. 爐灶
safekeeping n. 妥善保管
Newcastle n. 紐卡斯爾(英國港市)
identify v. 鑒定，識別
spokeswoman n. 女發(fā)言人
【知識點分析】
詞匯
【mutilated】
英文解釋：having a part of the body crippled or disabled
追根溯源：mutilate→mutilated
例句：
1.Local officials say some victims were mutilated and beheaded.
地方官員透露其中一些受害者被肢解和斬首。
2.The invaders cut off their prisoners' arms and legs and threw their mutilated bodies into the ditch.
侵略者把俘虜?shù)乃闹车簦缓蟀褮埲辈蝗能|體扔進溝里。
【chew】
英文解釋：biting and grinding food in your mouth so it becomes soft enough to swallow
例句：
1.Don't smoke, chew gum, eat, or drink.
不要吸煙，嚼口香糖，吃東西或喝酒。
2.Chew your food slowly and taste every bite.
慢慢咀嚼食物，品嘗每一口食物。
短語：
chew the fat 閑談;聊天
chew on 考慮
chew up 嚼碎;毀壞;消耗
chew over 仔細考慮;詳細討論
【safekeeping】
追根溯源：safekeep→safekeeping
例句：This card is not lost supplement, please safekeeping.
此卡丟失不補，請妥善保管。
【identify】
英文解釋：give the name or identifying characteristics of; refer to by name or some
other identifying characteristic property
例句：
1.They pick up vibration and sound, so they can identify advancing troops.
它們采集振動和聲音信息，這樣就能夠識別前進中的軍隊。
2.A database is then able to identify each and every animal that's photographed.
不久之后，能夠識別每個被拍攝動物個體的數(shù)據(jù)庫即將問世。
短語：
identify oneself 證明自己(的身份)
identify with 認為…等同于，與一致
搭配
【deal with a claim】
【run a business】
【have a good day】
【go horse-riding】
幫大家總結一下課文里的固定搭配~口語寫作都用得到~~
句式
So (as) long as...
例句：
1.But a news agency can retain exclusive use of its product so long as it has a
commercial value.
但是只要該產(chǎn)品有一定的商業(yè)價值，新聞單位可以阻止他人使用自家的新聞 出版物。
2.Targeted vaccination would be just as effective so long as it was combined with
rapid detection of the outbreak and rapid response.
若是*能及時偵測到疫情的爆發(fā)，并即刻采取行動，只讓特定目標接種疫苗，效果也一樣好。
3.Quitting can be productive sometimes, so long as you know when to do it.
有時候，辭職是一種有效的行為--只要你知道辭職的時間。
【作業(yè)】
1.You've had long enough to chewthe affair over; I want my answer now.
2.Analysis helped her identify and better manage stresses in her life.