Lesson 7 Mutilated ladies*残钞鉴别组 接续性分句

Mutilated ladies ^{被残害的女性：指遭受身体或心理伤害的女性。}

这里的lady是指英国纸币上印的女王头像，根据文章内容不应该翻译为“被残害的女性”而是“残缺的纸币”，进一步的根据内容优化标题即得到中文的题目：“残钞鉴别组”。

Has it ever happened to you? ^{简单句(疑问句)勾起读者兴趣(你想不想知道xxx?)}

Have you ever put your trousers in the washing machine and then remembered there was a large bank note in your back pocket?

When you rescued your trousers, did you find the note was whiter than white? ^{抓住读者眼球}

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

鼻腔爆破 nasal explosion

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.

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. ^{合适且合时}
• You're free to execute your laws, and your citizens, as you see fit. ^{执行法律、处死公民}

Dogs, it seems, love to chew up money! ^{插入语变次要信息}

It seems that dogs love to chew up money. ^{重要信息应该在主句，而不是从句}

• You may wonder why spiders are our friends. → Why, you may wonder,should spiders be our friends? ^{NCE4-2 突出蜘蛛是好朋友}
• Many of us believe that economic development is of paramount importance to China. ^{强调很多人相信} → Economic development, many of us believe, is of paramount importance to China. ^{强调经济发展}

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

run  ^{be in charge of (sth); manage 经营、管理、运营}

• run a hotel / shop / language school
• John manages a successful furniture business. ^替换
•  John is in charge of a successful furniture business. ^经营

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.

without realizing it ^{介词短语做原因状语}

• ... without knowing it, ... ^{在不知道(的情况下)}
• ... without being aware of it ... ^{不知不觉（的情况下）}

Imagine their dismay when they found a beautifully-cooked wallet and notes turned to ash!

imagine one's ... when ... ^{想像一下某人....当...的时候}

• Imagine his dismay when he found he took the wrong train.
• Imagine their surprise and delight when they broke open the packing cases and found that the fourth engine was sweet as honey -- still in perfect condition.

dismay ^{n./v. 又震惊又沮丧 both shocked and discouraged}

• I picked up the receiver between two sticky fingers and was dismayed when I recognized the voice of Helen Bates.
• Both men had just begun to swim towards the shore when they noticed with dismay that the speedboat was moving in a circle.

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!

接续性分句 ^{continuative clause}

 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! ^{源自并列句的省略}

'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.'

a spokeswoman for the Bank ^{work for 为...工作}

• This can give rise to curious situations, as it did in the case of Alfred Bloggs who worked as a dustman for the Ellesmere Corporation.

说话的人不重要^{（藏在中间）}

• 'I'm trying to repair the bell,' answered Bill. 'I'v been coming up here night after night for weeks now. You see, I was hoping to give you a surprise.'

说明文 ^{如何写出优秀的解释说明类文章(exposition)}

1. 语言生动活泼，充满趣味性。
2. 用词准确清晰，避免模棱两可。
3. 抽象说明与具体例证相结合。

本文脉络^{（经典的解释说明类文章）}

第一段：三个设问句引起读者兴趣并引入主 题：残钞鉴别组，并确切地说明其作用。语言充满趣味性。
第二段：给出具体例证。描述清晰，语言风 趣，句式多变。