【新概念英语三】第7课 Mutilated ladies 残钞鉴别组
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Has it 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? When you rescued your trousers, did you find the note was whiter than white? People who live in Britain needn't despair when they made mistakes like this (and a lot of people do)! 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. Dogs, it seems, love to chew up money!
A recent case concerns Jane Butlin whose fiancé, John, runs a successful furniture business. John had 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 beautifully-cooked wallet and notes turned to ash! 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! They
examined the remain 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.
【生词和短语】
mutilate v. 使残缺不全
chew v. 咀嚼
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. 鉴定，识别
spokeswoman n. 女发言人
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新概念英语第三册课堂笔记：第39课Lesson 39 Nothing to worry about 不必担心 【New words and expressions】生词和短语 ●rough adj. 崎岖不平的 ●boulder n. 大石块 ●pit v. 使得坑坑洼洼 ●perturb v. 使不安 ●underestimate v. 低估 ●swerve v. 争转变 ●scoop v. 挖出 ●hammer v. （用锤）击打，锤打 ●ominously adv. 有预兆的，不祥的 ●rip v. 划破，撕，扯 ●petrol n. 汽油 ●stretch n. 一大片（平地或水） ●obstacle n. 障碍 ●clump n. 丛，簇 ●fissure n. （石、地的）深缝 ●renew v. 重复 ●pleading n. 恳求
●gear n. （汽车）排档 ●astride prep. 骑，跨 ●crack n. 缝隙 ●zigzag n. “之”字形 ●shallo w adj. 浅的 ●grind (ground, ground ) v. 磨擦 ●halt n. 停 ●dashboard n. （汽车上的）仪表盘 ■rough adj. 崎岖不平的 Eg：We’d better not take the rough road. be rough on sb. 对某人苛刻，无礼 Don’t be rough on your friends. cut up rough 发脾气 L38-05_39-01 end 9’11” L39-02 begin 9’23” ■boulder n. 大石块 ■pit v. 使得坑坑洼洼 ■perturb v. 使不安 verp upset be perturbed about sth 为…而心神不安 His threats didn’t perturb her in the least
Text SOS 国际通用的呼救信号 1）save our souls 2）save our ship 3）莫尔斯电码符号（三点，三横，三点） When a light passenger plane flew off course some time ago, it crashed in the mountains and its pilot was killed. a light passenger plane 一架轻型客机 a cargo plane/ a cargo aircraft 货机 fighter plane 战斗机 civil aviation 民用航空 fly off course 偏离航线 fly from country 逃亡国外 course n 所经之路，方向，路线，航线，过程，进程，课程 a south-ward course 向南的路线 eg Our course is directly north. 我们的路线是朝正北的。 eg He gave me some advice on my future course.他就我未来的发展方向给了我一些忠告。 eg You can see the course of the river on the map. 你在地图上能看到河流的走向。 unhurt adj 平安无事，没有受伤 （反义词 hurt) hurt 1v 使（身体）受伤，使疼痛 eg I am not hurt. I am all right. 我没有受伤，我很好。 eg Be careful not to hurt yourself.= Be careful not to get hurt. 小心别伤到自己。 2v 使（人，身体）疼痛 eg These shoes are too tight and hurt my feet. 这双鞋太紧了，使我的脚很痛。 eg My injured left leg still hurts. 我受伤的左腿还很痛。 eg My shoes hurt. 我的鞋很挤脚。 It was midwinter. 正是隆冬时节。 midsummer 仲夏 midnight 午夜 midfield (足球场等的）中场 middle man 经销商，中间人 middle ring 中指 the Middle East 中东 middle class 中产阶级 middle-aged 中年的 the middle of nowhere （口）偏远的某地 lay 为系动词 thick 是表语，表示主语的状态或性质 all the clothes she could find, all the clothes 是定语从句修饰she could find, 她能找到的所有衣物。 covering 是现在分词，在本文中是现在分词短语作状语， inside 是介词 grow v 变得(grow-grew-grown) grow dark 变得黑了 （grow 作系动词） eg He grew angry when I told him about it. The only passengers, a young woman and her two baby daughters were unhurt. It was the middle of winter. Snow lay thick on the ground. The woman knew that the nearest village was miles away. When it grew dark, she turned a suitcase into a bed and put the children inside it, covering them with all the clothes she could find. 我告诉他这件事情的时候他变得非常生气。When a light passenger plane flew off course some time ago ， it crashed in the mountains and its pilot was killed.The only passengers ， a young woman and her two baby daughters ， were unhurt. It was the middle of winter.Snow lay thick on the ground. The woman knew that the nearest village was miles away. When it grew dark ， she turned a suitcase into a bed and put the children inside it ， covering them with all the clothes she could find.During the night ， it got terribly cold. The woman kept as near as she could to the children and even tried to get into the case herself ， but it was too small. Early next morning ， she heard planes passing overhead and wondered how she could send a signal. Then she had an idea. She stamped out the letters 'SOS' in the snow.Fortunately ， a pilot saw the signal and sent a message by radio to the nearest town. It was not long before a helicopter arrived on the scene to rescue the survivors of the plane crash.
新概念第三册单词lesson 53 In the public interest Lesson 53：In the public interest 为了公众的利益 Listen to the tape then answer the question below. 听录音，然后回答以下问题。 What could not be reported in the official flees? The Scandinavian countries are much admired all over the world for their enlightened social policies. Sweden has evolved an excellent system for protecting the individual citizen from highhanded or incompetent public officers. The system has worked so well, that it has been adopted in other countries too. The Swedes were the first to recognize that public officials like civil servants, police officers, health inspectors or tax-collectors can make mistakes or act over-zealously in the belief that they are serving the public. As long ago as 1809, the Swedish Parliament introduced a scheme to safeguard the interest of the individual. A parliamentary committee representing all political parties appoints a person who is suitably qualified to investigate private grievances against the State. The official title of the person is 'Justiteombudsman', but the Swedes commonly refer to him as the 'J.O.' or 'Ombudsman'. The Ombudsman is not subject to political pressure. He investigates complaints large and small that come to him from all levels of society. As complaints must be made in writing, the Ombudsman receives an average of 1,200 letters a year. He has eight lawyer assistants to help him and he examines every single letter in
Lesson 39 Nothing to worry about 不必担心 New words and expression 生词和短语 Rough a崎岖不平的=no smooth 1)not smooth 粗糙的，崎岖的 rough skin rough road We’d better not take the rough road. 2)not exact 大致的 a rough idea 一个大致的想法 a rough drawing 一个草图at a rough guess 我猜，大概是 eg. At a rough guess, he was about forty-five. ~ 3) not gentle 野蛮，激烈，粗鲁的 a rough game a rough man Be rough on sb对某人苛刻、无礼Don’t be rough on your friends. 4) unfair or unlucky 倒霉的 it's rough on sb boulder ['b??ld?] n.大石块（a large stone or piece of rock）（卵石，大圆石（圆形巨石）；巨砾） pebble ['peb(?)l] n.小卵石，小石子(a small smooth stone found on the beach or on the bottom of river) eg. You are not the only pebble on the beach! [ （used to say that you are not the only person who has to be considered or deserves attention） eg. You are not the only fish in the sea. cobble ['k?b(?)l] n. for paving the road 大石子（大卵石，中砾） rubble ['r?b(?)l] n.碎石，瓦砾（毁坏后的房屋，或者是铺设在地面最下一层的碎石） pit [p?t] n.坑，地上的洞（1、矿井，矿洞2、(挖出沙砾或黏土后留下的) 大坑3、vt使留疤痕4、vi凹陷） eg. A fall in the pit, a gain in your wit 吃一堑，长一智。 in the pit of your stomach/at the pit of your stomach 心窝，胸口 ^ a knot of fear in the pit of my stomach 心里总觉得害怕 be pitted with 坑坑洼洼的布满，挖坑 eg. The road was pitted after the rain. eg. The moon's surface is pitted with many craters. 月球的表面有许多火山形成的坑洞。 eg. Her eyes were pitted with joy. be littered with 杂乱的堆满 eg. The road is littered with stones and pitted with holes. pittance n.微薄的薪俸或津贴 。 eg. The chicken-food she was given for cleaning that home so beautifully was nothing but a pittance. nothing but 只是，上节课讲到的。她给人家清扫房屋挣到的那点钱连塞牙缝的都不够。 crater ['kre?t?] n.（火山的）喷火口；弹坑 scoop [sku:p] n.凹穴，坑（本意1、vt 用勺子舀2、勺形物（特殊的勺子，比如冰淇淋，奶粉，咖啡）3、独家新闻（勺子舀出来的，挖掘出来的）） Perturb [p?'t?:b] v. 使不安=very upset （vt. 扰乱；使…混乱；使…心绪不宁） Be perturbed about sth
abruptly ad.突然 absorb vt.使精神贯注 abstract a.抽象的 abuse n.责骂 abuse vt.滥用 academy n.专科院校，中等学校access n.接近accomplishment n.成就 accord n.调和，一致 account n.考虑 accountant n.会计accumulate vt.积累，累积accumulate vt.积累，累积accusation n.罪名，谴责accuse vt.谴责 acquaint vt.使认识 acquire vt.获得 acquisition n.获得 across ad.阔 act n.(戏剧的)一幕 action n.战斗 adamant a.不动摇的 add vt.增添 addition n.增添物 adjustment n.调整 admittedly ad.公认地 adopt vt.采纳 adore vt.崇拜 adorn vt.装饰 adult n.成年人 advance a.(只作定语)预先的advance n.进展 advantage n.有利条件 advent n.出现 advertisement n.广告advertiser n.做广告的人 advise vt.劝告，建议 advisory a.咨询的 Aegean a.爱琴海的 afflict vt.使苦恼 agonizing a.使人坐卧不安的agreeable a.宜人的agriculture n.农业 air vt.发表 air-flight n.班机，航班 air-raid n.空袭 alarm n.惊恐 alarm n.警报 alien a.外国的 alike ad.一样地 all-night a.通霄的 alone ad.仅，只 along ad.向前 alongside prep.在...旁边 alter vt.改变，改动 alternative a.两者挑一的 amass vt.积聚 amaze vt.使惊奇 amber-like a.琥珀色的 ambition n.抱负 ambitious a.野心勃勃的 amount n.数额 amply ad.足够地 amusement n.开心，逗乐 anchor vi.下锚 annual a.一年一度的 anonymous a.匿名的 ant n.蚂蚁 anticipate vt.预期，预料 antique n.古玩 antique furniture n.古老家俱 anxiety n.忧虑，担忧 anxious a.急要的，渴望的 aphides n.蚜虫 apologetic a.道歉的 apologize vi.道歉 appeal n.感染力 appeal vi.有吸引力 appearance n.露面，出场 appoint vt.任命 appreciate vt.重视 apstream ad.向上游 arc light n.弧光灯 arcade n.有拱廊的街道 archaeologist n.考古学家 architectural a.建筑学的 archway n.拱形门廊 arduous a.艰苦的 argue vi.争论 argument n.争吵 aristocrat n.贵族 arithmetical a.算术的 army n.大群 arouse vt.唤起 arrange vt.排列 article n.物品 artificial a.人工的 artistic a.艺术的 ascertain vt.查明 ashamed a.羞愧 ashtray n.烟灰缸 assail vt.缠住 assemble vt.装配 assess vt.估价 assiduously ad.勤奋地 associate vt.使发生联系 assorted a.各式各样的 assume vt.假定 assumption n.设想 asterisk n.星号 astound vt.使吃惊 astride prep.跨 astronomer n.天文学家 atmosphere n.大气 attach vt.系，缚 attach vt.喜爱，依恋 attack vt.攻击 attack vt.攻击 attainment n.达到 attend vi.照料 attic n.顶楼，屋顶室 attract vt.吸引 audience n.听众，观众，接见，拜见 automatically ad.自然而然地 automation n.自动化 available a.可得到的
Smash－and－grab 砸橱窗抢劫 The expensive shops in a famous arcade near Piccadilly were just opening. At this time of the morning, the arcade was almost empty. Mr Taylor, the owner of a jewellery shop was admiring a new window display. Two of his assistants had been working busily since 8 o'clock and had only just finished. Diamond necklaces and rings had been beautifully arranged on a background of black velvet. After gazing at the display for several minutes, Mr Taylor went back into his shop. The silence was suddenly broken when a large car, with its headlights on and its horn blaring, roared down the arcade. It came to a stop outside the jeweler's. One man stayed at the wheel while two others with black stockings over their faces jumped out and smashed the window of the shop with iron bars. While this was going on, Mr Taylor was upstairs. He and his staff began throwing furniture out of the window. Chairs and tables went flying into the arcade. One of the thieves was struck by a heavy statue, but he was too busy helping himself to diamonds to notice any pain. The raid was all over in three minutes, for the men scrambled back into the car and it moved off at a fantastic speed. Just as it was leaving, Mr Taylor rushed out and ran after it throwing ashtrays and vases, but it was impossible to stop the thieves. They had got away with thousands of pounds worth of diamonds. Language points （Attention：The following points are may not covered by the video. It is better for you to watch the video or listen to the MP3 first and try to take notes on your own. Then you may check here to get more details. ） 1, The expensive shops in a famous arcade near Piccadilly were just opening. in a famous arcade near Piccadilly介词短语修饰shops e.g. The shoe shop in my neighborhood was just opening.我家附近的鞋店刚刚开们营业。 2, After gazing at the display for several minutes, Mr. Taylor went back into his shop. after gazing...=after he gazed... 本句运用-ing形式结构，表明其逻辑主语要和主句的主语是一致的。
Lesson 1 puma ['pju:m?] n.美洲狮 spot [sp?t] v.看出，发现 evidence ['evid?ns] n.证据 accumulate [?'kju:mjuleit] v.积累，积聚 oblige [?'blaid?] v.使…感到必须 hunt [h?nt] n.追猎；寻找；v.打猎 blackberry ['bl?kb?ri] n.黑莓 human ['hju:m?n] 人类 corner ['k?:n?] v.使走投无路，使陷入困境；n.角落trail [treil] n.一串，一系列 print [print] n.印痕 cling [kli?] v.粘 convince [k?n'vins] v.使…信服 somehow ['s?mhau] ad.不知怎么搞的，不知什么原因disturb [dis't?:b] v.令人不安 Lesson 2 equal ['i:kw?l] v.等于 vicar ['vik?] n.牧师 raise ['reiz] v.募集，筹(款) torchlight ['t?:t?lait] n.电筒光 Lesson 3 goddess ['g?dis] n.女神 archaeologist ['a:ki?'l?d?ist] n.考古学家 aegean [i:'d?i:?n] a.爱琴海的
explore [iks'pl?:] v.考察，勘探 promontory ['pr?m?nt?ri] n.海角 prosperous ['pr?sp?r?s] a.(经济上)繁荣的，昌盛的civilization ['sivilai'zei??n] n.文明 storey ['st?:ri] n.楼层 drainage ['dreinid?] n.排水 worship ['w?:?ip] n.祟拜 sacred ['seikrid] a.宗教的，神圣的 fragment ['fr?gm?nt] n.碎片 remains [ri'meinz] n.遗物，遗迹，废墟classical ['kl?sik?l] a.(希腊和罗马)古文化的reconstruct ['ri:k?ns'tr?kt] v.修复 rest [rest] v.倚放，放置 hip [hip] n.屁股，臀部 full-length a.(裙衣)拖地长的 graceful ['greisful] a.优雅的 identity [ai'dentiti] n.身份 Lesson 4 manual ['m?nju?l] a.体力的 collar ['k?l?] n.衣领 sacrifice ['s?krifais] v.牺牲，献出 privilege ['privilid?] n.好处，特权 dustman ['d?stm?n] n.清洁工 corporation ['k?:p?'rei??n] n.公司 overalls n.工作服 shower ['??u?, '?au?] n.淋浴
Lesson1 A puma at large Pumas are large, cat-like animals which are found in America. When reports came into London Zoo that a wild puma had been spotted forty-five miles south of London, they were not taken seriously. However, as the evidence began to accumulate, experts from the Zoo felt obliged to investigate, for the descriptions given by people who claimed to have seen the puma were extraordinarily similar. The hunt for the puma began in a small village where a woman picking blackberries saw 'a large cat' only five yards away from her. It immediately ran away when she saw it, and experts confirmed that a puma will not attack a human being unless it is cornered（adj.被困得走投无路的）. The search proved difficult, for the puma was often observed at one place in the morning and at another place twenty miles away in the evening. Wherever it went, it left behind it a trail of dead deer and small animals like rabbits. Paw prints were seen in a number of places and puma fur was found
新概念英语第三册逐句精讲语言点第39课(5) Nothing to Worry About 不必担心 The rough road across the plain soon became so bad that we tried to get Bruce to drive back to the village we had come from. Even though the road was littered with boulders and pitted with holes, Bruce was not in the least perturbed. Glancing at his map, he informed us that the next village was a mere twenty miles away. It was not that Bruce always underestimated difficulties. He simply had no sense of danger at all. No matter what the conditions were, he believed that a car should be driven as fast as it could possibly go. As we bumped over the dusty track, we swerved to avoid large boulders.The wheels scooped up stones which hammered ominously under the car. We felt sure that sooner or later a stone would rip a hole in our petrol tank or damage the engine. Because of this, we kept looking back, wondering if we were leaving a trail of oil and petrol behind us. What a relief it was when the boulders suddenly disappeared, giving way to a stretch of plain where the only obstacles were clumps of bushes. But there was worse to come. Just ahead of us there was a huge fissure. In response to renewed pleadings, Bruce stopped. Though we all got out to examine the fissure, he remained in the car. We informed him that the fissure extended for fifty yards and was two feet wide and four feet deep. Even this had no effect. Bruce went into a low gear and drove at a terrifying speed, keeping the front wheels astride the crack as he followed its zig-zag course. Before we had time to worry about what might happen, we were
新概念英语第二册逐句精讲语言点第75课(2) Lesson 75 SOS 呼救信号 When a light passenger plane flew off course some time ago, it crashed in the mountains and its pilot was killed. The only passengers, a young woman and her two baby daughters, were unhurt. It was the middle of winter. Snow lay thick on the ground. The woman knew that the nearest village was miles away. When it grew dark, she turned a suitcase into a bed and put the children inside it, covering them with all the clothes she could find. During the night, it got terribly cold. The woman kept as near as she could to the children and even tried to get into the case herself, but it was too small. Early next morning, she heard planes passing overhead and wondered how she could send a signal. Then she had an idea. She stamped out the letters "SOS" in the snow. Fortunately, a pilot saw the signal and sent a message by radio to the nearest town. It was not long before a helicopter arrived on the scene to rescue the survivors of the plane crash. 句子讲解： 5、The woman knew that the nearest village was miles away. 这位妇女知道，即使最近的村庄也有数英里远。 6、When it grew dark, she turned a suitcase into a bed and put the children inside it, covering them with all the clothes she could find. 夜幕降临时，她把提箱当作小床，把她的孩子们放了进去，又将所有 能够找到的衣服都盖在了孩子们身上。
新概念英语第三册Lesson32~34必背词汇 新概念英语第三册Lesson32必背词汇 ●salvage v. 救助，营救;打捞 ●Barents n. 巴伦支(海) ●sunken adj. 沉没的 ●cargo n. 货物 ●bullion n. 金条;银条 ●scour v. 彻底搜索 ●chest n. 大箱子 ●contents n.(复数)所装的东西 ●belongings n. (复数)所有物 ●item n. 物件 ●cruiser n. 巡洋舰 ●find n. 找到的物品 ●log book 航海日志 ●piece v. 拼成整体 ●convoy n. 护航 ●torpedo v. 用鱼雷攻击 ●submarine n. 潜水艇 ●naval adj. 海军的
新概念英语第三册Lesson33必背词汇 ●prelude n. 序幕，前奏 ●unforeseen adj. 意料之外的 ●series n. 系列 ●catastrophe n. 大祸，灾难 ●cr ockery n. 陶器，瓦器 ●suburb n. 郊区 ●collide v. 猛撞 ●learner n. 初学者 ●panic n. 惊慌，恐慌 ●windscreen n. (汽车的)挡风玻璃 ●alongside prep. 在……的旁边，与……并排●slide v. 滑 ●stray adj. 离群的 ●confusion n. 混乱 ●greedily adv. 贪婪地 ●devour v. 狼吞虎咽地吃 ●prelude n. 序幕，前奏 a prelude to sth ……的前奏 Eg： a prelude to serious trouble 麻烦的前奏introduction 导言，绪论
新概念第三册语法精粹 第一章英语从句 Subordination 英语从句主要有定语从句，状语从句和名词性从句（主语从句，宾语从句，表语从句，同位语从句） 一．定语从句 定语从句：由关系代词who, whom, whose, that, which; 关系副词when, where, why 引导。 （下面十个句子请读5遍并脱口译出！） 1. The death notices tell us about people who have died during the week. 2. The man (whom) you spoke to just now is my friend. 3. The building whose lights are on is beautiful. 4. Please find a place which we can have a private talk in. 5. The knee is the joint where the thighbone meets the large bone of the lower leg. 6. He still remembers the day when he went to school. 7. It is no need telling us the reason why you didn't finish it in time. 8. He has three sons, two of whom died in the war. 9. Mr. Smith, whose wife is a clerk, teaches us English. 10. In the Sunday paper there are comics, which children enjoy.
新概念英语第三册课文翻译及词汇Lesson40~44 如果你也想学好英语，又怎能错过新概念英语?下面就和大家分享新概念英语第三册课文翻译及词汇Lesson40~44，希望有了这些内 容，可以为大家学习新概念英语提供帮助。 【课文】 It has never been explained why university students seem to enjoy practical jokes more than anyone else. Students specialize in a particular type of practical joke: the hoax. Inviting the fire brigade to put out a nonexistent fire is a crude form of deception which no self-respecting student would ever indulge in. Students often create amusing situations which are funny to everyone except the victims. When a student recently saw two workmen using a pneumatic drill outside his university, he immediately telephoned the police and informed them that two students dressed up as workmen were tearing up the road with a pneumatic drill. As soon as he had hung up, he went over to the workmen and told them that if a policeman ordered them to go away, they were not to take him seriously. He added that a student had dressed up as a policeman and was