新概念英语第三册课文与详细讲解第7课.pdf

英雄者，胸怀大志，腹有良策，有包藏宇宙之机，吞吐天地之志者也。——《三国演义》

Lesson7Mutilatedladies*残钞鉴别组

Hasiteverhappenedtoyou?Haveyoueverputyourtrousersinthewashingmachine

andthenrememberedtherewasalargebanknoteinyourbackpocket?Whenyou

rescuedyourtrousers,didyoufindthenotewaswhiterthanwhite?Peoplewholivein

Britainneedntdespairwhentheymakemistakeslikethis(andalotofpeopledo)!

Fortunatelyforthem,theBankofEnglandhasateamcalledMutilatedLadieswhich

dealswithclaimsfrompeoplewhofedtheirmoneytoamachineortotheirdog.Dogs,

itseems,lovetochewupmoney!

ArecentcaseconcernsJaneButlinwhosefiancé,John,runsasuccessfulfurniture

business.Johnhadaverygooddayandputhiswalletcontaining￡3,000intothe

microwaveovenforsafekeeping.ThenheandJanewenthorse-riding.Whentheygot

home,Janecookedtheirdinnerinthemicrowaveovenandwithoutrealizingit,cooked

herfiancéswalletaswell.Imaginetheirdismaywhentheyfoundabeautifully-cooked

walletandnotesturnedtoash!Johnwenttoseehisbankmanagerwhosentthe

remainsofwalletandthemoneytothespecialdepartmentoftheBankofEnglandin

Newcastle:theMutilatedLadies!TheyexaminedtheremainsandJohngotallhismoney

back.‘Solongastheressomethingtoidentify,wewillgivepeopletheirmoneyback,

saidaspokeswomanfortheBank.‘Lastyear,wepaid￡1.5mon21,000claims.

*Damagedbanknotes.TheQueensheadappearsonEnglishbanknotes,and‘lady

referstothis.

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英雄者，胸怀大志，腹有良策，有包藏宇