三、【课文精析】
whiter than whiteFortunately for them
teammake a claimfeed sth. to
concern:
run a factory, run a company
I have a very good day. I have a good time
.
go horse-riding, go fishing, go hunting, go shopping
beautifully-cooked wallet: 用一种讽刺的口吻
turned to turned into become
who ----band manager
on condition that 表假设，只要
为…付款
We paid 80 dollars for the dictionary.
on 强调对21000起索赔要求
还清，偿还
The couple have already paid their debts off.
1, 把钱归还回去 pay money back
2, 报仇，报复 pay somebody back
The Great St Bernard Pass connects Switzerland to Italy. At 247o metres, it is the highest mountain pass in Europe. The famous
monastery of St Bernard, which was founded in the eleventh century, lies about a mile away. For hundreds of years, St Bernard
dogs have saved the lives of travellers crossing the dangerous Pass. These friendly dogs, which were first brought from Asia,
were used as watch-dogs even in Roman times. Now that 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 traveller 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,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 –30○ 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.
◆monastery n. 寺院，修道院
◆St. Bernard 圣伯纳德
◆pass n. 关隘
◆watchdog n. 看门狗
◆rashly adj. 莽撞地，冒失地
◆enclosure n. 围场，圈地
◆monk n. 和尚，僧侣
◆privacy n. 清静，隐居
◆skier n. 滑雪者
◆Easter n. 复活节
★monastery n. 寺院，修道院
so long as:
pay for:
pay off
pay back
一、【Text】课文
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 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 beautufully-cooked wallet and notes turned to ash! John went to see his bank magnager who sent the
remains of wallet and the money to the secial department of the Band of England in Newcastle: the Mutilated Ladies! They
examined the remains 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 Band. ‘Last year, we paid ￡1.5m on 21,000 claims.’
◆mutilate v. 使残缺不全
◆chew v. 咀嚼
◆fiancé n.未婚夫
◆microwave n. 微波，微波炉
◆oven n. 炉灶
◆safekeeping n. 妥善保管
◆Newcastle n. 纽卡斯尔（英国港市）
◆identify v. 鉴别，识别
◆spokeswoman n. 女发言人
★mutilate v. 使残缺不全
vt. 经常用于被动语态
1，毁伤，残害。
He was mutilated in the accdient, and now has only one leg.
a multlated note
2, 把…搞砸了
You've already mutilated the novel by making such changes.
★chew v. 咀嚼
A lot of people love chewing gums.
Don’t bite off more than one can chew.不要自不量力
chew the fat: 聊天
chewed up： （俚） 着急的，担心的
Don't get chewed up / about your examination.
★fiancé n.未婚夫
★microwave n. 微波，微波炉
micro- = tiny, very very small
microswitch, microfilm, microscope, microsecond, microphone, microbiology
反义前缀：macro- = great. large
★oven n. 炉灶
二、【New words and expressions】生词和短语
涉及到——is about
★safekeeping n. 妥善保管
keep sth. safe
Please keep your ID card safe
do evil:干坏事
evil doing
make trouble => trouble making
★Newcastle n. 纽卡斯尔（英国港市）
★identify v. 鉴别，识别
identify of sb. or sth.
He can’t identify the person.
identity: n.
So far thearcheologists have been unable to discover her identity.
identification n.命名，确认
★spokeswoman n. 女发言人
====damaged, mutilated.损坏，残缺不全
luckly / happily for them 固定搭配
组织
提出索赔
