1、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?
斷首或斷尾運用疑問句：
斷首--主要引起讀者的興趣和注意力。
斷尾--進一步鞏固、加深與本段所涉及的內(nèi)容，并引起讀者的沉思。
2、When you rescued your trousers, did note in your back pocket?
Rescued vt.援救, 營救
-- Hundreds of people went to rescue the plane crash.
Rescue 是一個大詞(大詞小用可以加強語氣)
3、When you rescued your trousers, did you find the note was whiter than
white?
whiter than white = damaged, mutilated
4、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.)
5、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.隊, 組(= Organization n.組織, 機構(gòu), 團體)
called Mutilated Ladies = that called Mutilated Ladies
-- 這里采用分詞 called 是為了不和后面 which 引導的定語從句從復
deal with v.處理 (deal vi.處理, 應付)
Claim n.(根據(jù)權(quán)利提出)要求, 索賠
-- make a claim for 對(賠償?shù)?提出要求...
feed vt.vi.( fed , fed, feeding) 給吃, 喂
-- feed sth to… 把某物喂給…
6、Dogs, it seems, love to chew up money!
it seems 似乎
本句= It seems that dogs love to chew up money!
7、A recent case concerns Jane Butlin whose fiancé, John, runs a successful
furniture business.
第二段充分的說明了約翰是怎么樣把錢從銀行里拿回來
concern vt.涉及到 (= is about)
run a factory 開一家工廠 / run a company 開一家公司
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. 我今天過得很好。
I have a good time. 我玩得很高興。
Fro safekeeping = to keep it safe Wallet containing… = wallet which
contained…
8、Then he and Jane went horse-riding.
go horse-riding / go fishing / go hunting / go shopping
9、When they got home, Jane cooked their dinner in the microwave oven and
without realizing it, cooked her fiancé's wallet as well.
10、Imagine their dismay when they found a beautifully-cooked wallet and notes
turned to ash!
beautifully-cooked wallet 用一種諷刺的口吻, 一種幽默
turn to = turned into = become
11、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
12、They examined the remain and John got all his money back.
13、'So long as there's something to identify, we will give people their money
back,' said a spokes woman for the Bank. 'Last year, we paid $1.5m on 21,000
claims.
so long as = as long as = on condition that 只要…(表假設)
pay money for… 為...付多少錢
-- We paid 80 dollars for the dictionary.
pay off 還清(債務等)付清
-- The couples have already paid their debts off pay back
1> 把錢歸還回去 pay money back
2> 報復、報仇 pay somebody back
-- Don’t say that again or I will pay you back.
