People who live in Britain needn't despair when they made mistakes like this (and a lot of
people do)!
needn't despair(v.) = needn’t feel despaired(adj.)
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.
Fortunately for them = luckily for them = happily for them
Team n.队, 组(= Organization n.组织, 机构, 团体)
called Mutilated Ladies = that called Mutilated Ladies
-- 这里采用分词called是为了不和后面which引导的定语从句从复
deal with v.处理 (deal vi.处理, 应付)
Claim n.(根据权利提出)要求, 索赔 -- make a claim for 对(赔偿等)提出要求...
feed vt.vi.( fed , fed, feeding) 给吃, 喂 -- feed sth to… 把某物喂给…
Dogs, it seems, love to chew up money!
it seems 似乎
本句= It seems that dogs love to chew up money!
A recent case concerns Jane Butlin whose fiancé, John, runs a successful furniture business.
第二段充分的说明了约翰是怎么样把钱从银行里拿回来
concern vt.涉及到 (= is about)
run a factory 开一家工厂 / run a company 开一家公司
John had a very good day and put his wallet containing $3,000 into the microwave oven for
safekeeping.
I have a very good day. 我今天过得很好。
I have a good time. 我玩得很高兴。
Fro safekeeping = to keep it safe
Wallet containing… = wallet which contained…
Then he and Jane went horse-riding.
go horse-riding / go fishing / go hunting / go shopping
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!
beautifully-cooked wallet 用一种讽刺的口吻, 一种幽默
turn to = turned into = become
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!
Who = bank manager
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.
so long as = as long as = on condition that 只要…(表假设)
pay money for… 为...付多少钱
-- We paid 80 dollars for the dictionary.
pay off 还清(债务等)付清
-- The couples have already paid their debts off
pay back
1> 把钱归还回去 pay money back
2> 报复、报仇 pay somebody back -- Don’t say that again or I will pay you back
Special difficulties 难点
Interval n.间隔, 距离, 幕间休息
如何运用后缀(名词+后缀à动词)
1> less(表示:否定概念)
-- care(n.v.注意, 关心)à careless(adj.粗心的)
2> ful(表示:有, 充满了)
-- success(n.成功)à successful(adj.成功的)
-- hopeful(adj.怀有希望的) / careful(adj.小心的, 仔细的)
3> ly(形容词+ ly à 副词),(名词+ ly à 形容词)
-- daily(adj.adv.每日的)/ weekly(adj.adv.每星期的)
-- yearly(adj.adv.每年的)/ hourly(adj.每小时的)
4> ic / pic
-- energetic(adj.精力充沛的, 积极的)
-- athlete(n.运动员, 运动选手)à athletic(adj.运动的, 体育的, 身体健壮的)
5> ish
-- fool(n.愚人)à foolish(adj.愚蠢的)
-- childish(adj.孩子气的)/ womanish(adj.像女人的)
Exercise:
1> painless(adj.无痛的, 不痛的)
2> beautiful
3> daily
4> childish(--ish的形容词具有贬义色彩)
5> athletic(adj.运动的, 体育的, 身体健壮的)
Multiple choice questions 多项选择
1.B正确 involve vt.包括, 使陷入
2.D正确
-- identify à identifiable(adj.可以确认的)
-- return à returnable(adj.可退回的)
-- eat à eatable(adj.可以吃的)
3.B正确 unless = if not
4.A正确 c) any large bank notes(any +复数)
5.C正确 真实的条件句
6.B正确 一般来说, 如果表示某人的东西就用 's.
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。 -- Mary’s book = the book of Mary
7.C正确 简单句, 选用一般过去式
8.A正确 safety n.安全, 保险
9.A正确 -- in charge of 某人负责某物 -- in the charge of 某物由某人负责
10.D正确 -- become ash = turn to ash = turn into ash
11.B正确 send = dispatch(vt.送, 派遣, 发出)= deliver(vt.递送, 交付)
convey(vt.运输, 运送) fetch(vt.去取回来)
12.B正确 provided(conj.倘若)= providing(conj.倘若)
-- Provided that you reduce the price, I'll take all the goods.
假如你减价, 我会买下所有的货物。
c) supposed的形式不对, suppose和supposing都可以。
-- Suppose(conj.假使...结果会怎样)= supposing(conj.万一, 假使)

