新概念英語第三冊
Lesson 7 Mutilated ladies
1 . People who live in Britain needn't despair when they made mistakes like this (and a lot of people do)!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）。
2 . John had very good day and put his wallet containing $3,000 into the microwave oven for safekeeping.有一天約翰的生意很好，他把一隻裝有3，000 英鎊的錢包放進微波爐內保存。
3 . Have you ever put your trousers in the washing machine and then remembered there was a large bank note in your back pocket?你有沒有把褲子塞洗衣機，然後又想在褲子的後兜有一張大面值的紙幣？
4 . A recent case concerns Jane Butlin whose fiance,John, runs a successful furniture business.最近的一個案例與簡。巴特林有關，她的未婚夫約翰擁有一家生意興隆傢俱店。
5 . Dogs, it seems, love to chew up money!看起來，狗很喜歡咀嚼錢幣。
6 . They examined the remain 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額。
7 . When they got home, Jane cooked their dinner in the microwave oven and without realizing it, cooked her fiance's wallet as well.回家後，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。
8 . 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!約翰去找銀行經理，經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。
9 . 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.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。
10 . '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.「只要有東西可供識別，我們會把錢還給人家的，」銀行的一位女發言人說。「去年，我們對21，000 起索賠要求支付了150萬英鎊。」
11 . Has it ever happened to you?這種事情在你身上出現過嗎？
12 . Then he and Jane went horse-riding.然後，他和簡一起去騎馬。
13 . When you rescued your trousers, did note in your back pocket? When you rescued your trousers, did you find the note was whiter than white?當你把褲子搶救出來時，你有沒有發現那張紙幣已經變得比白紙還白？
14 . Imagine their dismay when they found a beautifully-cooked wallet and notes turned to ash!可以想像他們發現一隻煮得很好看的錢包，鈔票已化成灰時的沮喪心情。