Lesson 7 Mutilated ladies* 残钞鉴别组
*Has it ever happened to you? Have you ever曾经 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绝望 when they make 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（幽默） 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无复数 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 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 Mutilated Ladies! They examined the remains and John got all his money back. ‘So long as只要 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.’
*疑问句、否定句开头不可模仿
*Damaged bank notes. The Queen’s head appears on English bank notes, and ‘lady’ refers to this.
New words and expressions
mutilate 使残缺不全
chew 咀嚼
fiancé 未婚夫
microwave 微波
oven 炉灶
safekeeping 妥善保管
Newcastle 英国港市
identify 鉴定
spokeswoman 女发言人
Notes on the text
l Mutilated Ladies
l chew over the matter考虑斟酌
chew out sb. 斥责某人，骂
l make out解释出来
├take it into进行考虑
├=consideration
├figure out解决，考虑出来
└think hard使劲想
l fiancé未婚夫
fiancée未婚妻
l microbiology微生物学
├microfilm微缩胶卷
├microphone
├microscope显微镜
└macroeconomy宏观经济
l verify核对
confirm证实
identity鉴定
l spokeswoman
spokesperson发言人
l 写作中不能用疑问句、否定句开头。
*动词不能重复。
*每个句子开头词不要重复。
l save（性命）救
├salvage（在水中）救，捞
└rescue（东西）救
salvage sunken ship沉船
l commercial电视广告
Fly your own way. (ads.)
l feed on以…为食
Spiders feed on insects.
蜘蛛 昆虫
I fed insects to spiders.
feed …to 喂给
l use up用光
eat up
chew up嚼碎
l correspondent记者
一般-ant结尾的词表人，上词例外
l 口语习语
1．You can’t treat me this way.
别这样对待我
Don’t be so rude. 别那么粗鲁
2．I bet…我敢打赌
3．Just cool it. 冷静
calm down
4．Let go of me. 放开我
5．Keep me informed别瞒着我
6．On second thought转念一想
l A case concerns一件关于…
A boy who succeeded in passing all examinations through his hard work.
A piece of furniture无复数
have a good day做事很顺利
go horse-riding骑马运动
dismay惊愕
so long as只要
只要在介词运用时，只要后面可译为“根据”“按照”就用“on”
The book on how to improve your memory.
He offers us some advice on how to face challenge. 面对挑战
Special difficulties
1. His business is a success. He runs a successful business.
2. He’s a bit of 有点a fool. He often makes foolish decisions.
3. She has a lot of energy. She’s very energetic.
4. The clock strikes at intervals间隔 of an hour. It strikes at hourly intervals.
5. You didn’t take any care with this. You were completely careless.
*Exercise
1. You won’t feel any pain. The operation is completely painless.
2. I admired the beauty of the countryside. The countryside is so beautiful.
3. I visit my mother every day. My mother expects daily visits.
4. Don’t behave like a child. Don’t be so childish!
5. She’s a wonderful athlete. That explains why she’s so athletic.
Exercises
1. Have you ever forgotten a large bank note in the pocket of your trousers…?
2. If you live in Britain, you needn’t despair.
3. John is Jane Butlin’s fiancé, and runs a furniture business.
4. The wallet contained ￡3,000 from the day’s business.
5. John put his wallet into the microwave oven to keep it safe.
6. John runs a furniture business. He is in charge of the business.
*in the charge of被
7. Jane discovered that the ￡3,000 had become ash.
*turn to
8. The remains were dispatched派送 to the Mutilated Ladies.
*conveyed传递
*carried带
9. People can get their money back provided there is something to identify.
*provided＋句子＝if假如
Lesson 8 A famous monastery
The Great St. Bernard Pass connects Switzerland to Italy. At 2,473 meters, it is the highest mountain pass in Europe. The famous monastery of St. Bernard, which was founded in the eleventh century, lies位于 about a mile away. For hundreds of years, St. Bernard dogs have saved the lives of travelers crossing the dangerous Pass. These friendly dogs, which were first首次 brought from Asia, were used as watchdogs even in Roman times. Now that既然 a tunnel has been built through the mountains, the Pass is less dangerous, but each year, the dogs are still sent out into the snow whenever a traveler is in difficulty. Despite the new tunnel, there are still a few people who rashly attempt to cross the Pass on foot.
During the summer months, the monastery is very busy繁华, for it is visited by thousands of people who cross the Pass in cars. As there are so many people about, the dogs have to be kept in a special enclosure. In winter, however, life at the monastery is quite different. The temperature drops to –30o and very few people attempt to cross the Pass. The monks prefer winter to summer(,) for they have more privacy. The dogs have greater freedom, too, for they are allowed to wander outside their enclosure. The only regular visitors to the monastery in winter are parties of skiers who go there at Christmas and Easter. These young people, who love the peace of the mountains, always receive a warm welcome at St. Bernard’s monastery.
New words and expressions
monastery 修道院
St. Bernard 地名
pass 关隘
watchdog 看门狗
rashly 莽撞地
enclosure 围场
monk 僧侣
privacy 清静
skier 滑雪者
Easter 复活节
Notes on the text
l monastery在山上建的修道院
├abbey城市中大教堂
└temple太阳穴，山腰的寺院
St. – saint/seint/圣，街道
I’m no saint. 我也有七情六欲
l pass away死了
├pass over不理他，忽略
├pass out晕过去
├pass down传下去
├pass by时间的流逝，经过
└pass to传给我，递给我
l doorman看门人
watchdog
gatekeeper只看门不开门
goal-keeper守门员
l 有sh尾音的，表速度、声音的快速
┌rush冲出去
├dash冲出去
├rash莽撞
├clash撞击
└crash飞机坠落
rash hour上下班的高峰期
l dare devil胆大包天的
├venture some敢于冒险
├reckless大意的
└rashly莽撞的
l connect A to B. 把A和B连起来
l found（有情感色彩正式的）建立
├establish（抽象）建立
├construct（任何）建立
├build up树立（信心等）
└set up搭建
set up a tent
be used as 被用作
l My father is a doctor.
My father proves to be a doctor.
My father works as a doctor.
My father serves as a doctor.
l “less”在句中译为“不那么”“没那么”。
The Pass is less dangerous.
l Now that…既然
Since…（表原因）
l faculty全体教职员工
├capability能力
└capacity能力，承载量
l empty mind没有思想
└noble mind高尚思想
break one’s promise
┌peer at眯眼看
└peep at窥视
l Despite＋名词
├In spite of＋名词或doing
└尽管
l During＋静态名词
不能＋doing
During in doing
During the weekend
During the journey
l by car交通工具
├in a car一辆
└in cars很多辆
l stall圈
└enclosure围场
┌privacy隐私，清静
└in private私下的
l Thanksgiving Day感恩节
├Easter
├Halloween万圣节
├The Spring Festival春节
└Christmas Eve
on Christmas Day
=at Christmas
l minus /?/ “－”负
l prefer to
*I prefer A to B. 宁可A也不喜欢B
I prefer classical music to pop music.
*I prefer doing to doing
I prefer studying English at home to taking advanced study abroad.
*prefer to do rather than do
*I prefer than＋句子（宁可）
l greater freedom更大自由
l warm welcome热烈的
├hearty welcome真心实意的
├sincere welcome真诚的
└heated discussion热烈讨论
l at the railway station
├in a tiny village
├in a small town
└at the capital airport
功能单一时用“at”
功能复杂或无功能用“in”
*at the meeting
只要是活动有关用“at”
at the party
at the performance
l sb. be fond of sth. 喜欢
├sb. be keen of sth.
└sb. be carried away by sth.迷恋，被吸引走了
Music fascinates me. 音乐使我着迷
*attract one’s attention吸引某人注意
*sth. charm sb. 吸引
her beauty could charm the fish in the water.
His eyes charm me always.
*allure魅力，吸引
Exercise
1. The highest mountain pass in Europe is 2,473 metres high…
at＋数＋metres=数＋metres high
2. –a few people who are rash enough to cross the Pass on foot.
3. With so many people about, the dogs have to be kept in an enclosure.
*with＋名词＋about
4. The monks let them wander outside their enclosure.
*let sb. do sth.
5. Parties of skiers visit the monastery in winter.
*visit＋地点
*pay a visit to只有此时加to
6. The great St. Bernard Pass lies between Switzerland and Italy.
7. The dogs are sent out into the snow if ever a traveler is in difficulty.
*is ever = whenever
*while一般后有doing
8. Thousands of people drive over the Pass.
9. They are allowed to roam漫步 outside their enclosure.
*graze放牧
*drift流浪
*roam漫步*wonder想知道
