Words

mutilate v. 使残缺不全

He was mutilated in a car accident and lost one arm.
The painting has been mutilated by a boy.

maim vt. 使残废
One man has lost his life; another has been maimed.
paralyze vt. 使麻痹；使瘫痪
The accident left him paralyzed from the waist down.
cripple vt. 使瘸了
disable v. 使残疾
the disabled, the handicapped, the physically challenged 残疾人

chew v.咀嚼

bite v. 咬
bite off more than one can chew
swallow 吞咽， 燕子
gobble, devour 狼吞虎咽
nibble 细嚼慢咽
Eagles catch snakes that gabble toads that swallow insects that nibble green leaves.

fiance, fiancee

husband-to-be, bride-to-be
groom / bridegroom, bride
bridesmaid, maid of honor
groomsman, best man
newlyweds, happy couple

spokeswoman

spokesman
spokesperson
chairman, chairwoman, chairperson

Story

Has is 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?

happen to do 碰巧
sth. happen to sb. = come up 发生
Has it ever come up to your?
sth. occur to sb. 某人想到了某事
A car accident happened to him.
A good idea occurred to me.

bank note / banknote / note [C]
money 不可数， banknote可数
bill [C]
a fake / counterfeit $20 bill
coin [C]
change 零钱 [U]
I carry no change on me.

When you rescued your trousers, did you find the note was whiter than white?

rescue / save
Have you ever rescued anyone from a burning building before?
come / go to one’s rescue 来/去救某人
When John was in trouble, everyone went to his rescue.
pick up sb. 救人(用轮船/飞机搭救)
The ‘Antoinette’ floated on the water until Latham was picked up by a ship.
salvage … from … 从…救起了…(一般是救东西)
He tried desperately to salvage belongings from the burning house.
The captain of the Elkor ordered his men to salvage as much as possible from the wreck.
savior救命恩人
a knight in shining armor

People who live in Britain needn’t despair when they make mistakes like this (and a lot of people do)!

despair(v.) of sb. / (doing) sth.
The teachers began to despair of him.
Mike despaired of ever seeing her again.
in despair(n.) 绝望地
He killed himself in despair.
I gave up in despair.
With this faith, we will be able to hew out of the mountain of despair a stone of hope.

Fortunately for them, the Bank of England had a team called Mutilated Ladies which deals with claims(索赔要求) from people who fed their money to a machine or to their dog. Dogs, it seems, love to chew up money!

deal with 处理
attend to… 应付，处理，解决
You hang up hurriedly and attend to baby, crockery, etc.
see to
Don’t worry about it. I’ll see to it later.
handle…
I need you special talent for handling special matters.
tackle
Many schools are now trying to tackle the problem of drug abuse.
cope with…
a seminar on ‘coping with stress in the workplace’

feed 投喂，投币
feed sth. to sb.
feed sb. on sth.
I fed raw meat to the dog.
I fed the dog on raw meat.
well-fed, well-bred 吃得好，懂礼貌
She fed two coins into the machine for a cup of coffee.

zeugma 轭式修辞
一个动词与多个名词搭配，表示不同的含义
Clothes that fit the man and the times
You’re free to execute your laws, and your citizens, as you see fit.

up强调彻底性
chew up 嚼烂了
burn up 烧光了
use up 用光了

It seems that dogs love to chew up money.
把从句改成主干结构, 突出重点
Dogs, it seems, love to chew up money.
You may wonder why spiders are our friends.
Why, you may wonder, should spiders be our friends?
Many of us believe that economic development is of paramount importance to China.
Economic development, many of us believe, is of paramount importance to China.

A recent case concerns Jane Butlin whose fiance, John, runs a successful furniture business.

concern… 关于
be about
This book is about games.
This book concerns games.
To whom it may concern, (致有关人士，)
One case concerns an eleven-year-old schoolgirl,…
be concerned with.. 关于
The book is concerned with music.
a book concerning music
a book concerned with music

run: be in charge of (sth);
manage run a hotel / shop / language school
John manages a successful furniture business.
John is in charge of 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.

go doing 去…
go fishing, go hunting, go camping, go bowling, go sight-seeing, go mountain-hiking

When they got home, Jane cooked their dinner in the microwave oven and without realizing it, cooked her fiance’s wallet as well. Imagine their dismay when they found a beautifully-cooked wallet and notes turned to ash!

without realizing / being aware of / knowing it

turn to / into …
change into…
become

turn名词作表语，强调人的身份改变
The teacher turned writer.
He has turned traitor.

imagine one’s … when …
Imagine his dismay when he found he took the wrong train.

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 Mutilated Ladies!

continuative clause 接续性分句
John went to see his bank manager and the manager sent the remains of wallet and the money to the special department of the Bank of England in Newcastle: the Mutilated Ladies!
He violently beat the boy and the boy later died from his injuries.
He violently beat the boy who later died from his injuries.
(NCE4-1 P5-L1) We can read of things that happened 5,000 years ago in the Near East, where people first learned to write.
We can read of things that happened 5,000 years ago in the Near East, because people first learned to write there.
Don’t sit on the chair because it has a broken leg.
Don’t sit on the chair which has a broken leg.
I have to be very careful not to offend the manager because he could give me the sack at any time.
I have to be very careful not to offend the manager who could give me the sack at any time.
History books never mention those people although they really helped civilization forward.
History books never mention those people who really helped civilization forward.

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 Bank. ‘Last year, we paid £1.5m on 21,000 claims.’

so/as long as 只要, 引导条件状语从句
provided / providing (that)…
on condition (that)…
You’ll be quite safe as long as you follow my instructions.
He can come with us, provided / providing (that) he pays for his own meals.
I’ll pay you the money on condition you pay it back within three weeks.
only if 只有…, 放句首倒装
She will go only if he goes.
Only if he goes will she go.

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