第7课

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Has it ever happened to you?

你有过这种经历吗？

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

你是否曾经把裤子放进洗衣机里，然后才想起你的后裤袋里有一张大额钞票？

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

当你把裤子拿出来时，是否发现那张钞票比雪还白？

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

在英国居住的人们犯了这种错误不必绝望（而且很多人都会犯这种错误）！

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Fortunately for them, the Bank of England has a team called Mutilated Ladies

对他们来说幸运的是，英格兰银行有一个名为“残钞处理小组”的团队，

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which deals with claims from people who fed their money to a machine or to their dog.

处理那些把钱喂给机器或喂给狗的人提出的索赔。

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Dogs, it seems, love to chew up money!

看来狗很喜欢嚼钱！

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

最近有一件事是关于简·巴特林，她的未婚夫约翰经营着一家成功的家具公司。

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John had a very good day and put his wallet containing £3,000 into the microwave oven for safekeeping.

约翰那天生意很好，就把装有3000英镑的钱包放进了微波炉里，以求安全。

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Then he and Jane went horse-riding.

然后他和简去骑马了。

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When they got home, Jane cooked their dinner in the microwave oven and without realizing it, cooked her fiance's wallet as well.

他们到家后，简在微波炉里做了晚餐，并且在不知不觉中，也把她未婚夫的钱包给煮了。

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

想象一下当他们发现一个“烹调精美”的钱包和变成灰烬的钞票时，他们的沮丧！

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John went to see his bank manager who sent the remains of wallet and the money

约翰去见了银行经理，经理把钱包和钱的残余部分

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to the special department of the Bank of England in Newcastle: the Mutilated Ladies!

送到了英格兰银行在纽卡斯尔的特别部门：残钞处理小组！

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They examined the remains and John got all his money back.

他们检查了残余物，约翰拿回了他所有的钱。

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'So long as there's something to identify, we will give people their money back,' said a spokeswoman for the Bank.

“只要有可识别的部分，我们就会把钱还给人们，”银行的一位女发言人说。

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'Last year, we paid £1.5 million on 21,000 claims.'

“去年，我们为21000份索赔支付了150万英镑。”