新概念英语第3册第7课

fortunate
fortunate [‘fɔ:tʃənit] adj. ~(to do sth.) / ~(in having) / (for sb.) (that~) having or bringing an advantage, an opportunity, a piece of good luck, etc.幸运的；交好运的；吉利的 (=lucky) e.g. (1) 我很幸运去过世界很多地方。 I have been fortunate enough to visit many parts of the world. (2) 我很幸运，有位好老师。 I was fortunate in having a good teacher. adv. fortunately n. fortune [‘fɔ:tʃən] 1. [u] chance or luck, especially in the way it affects people’s lives (尤指影响人生的)机会，运气 e.g. 我有幸与一些优秀的同事共事。 I have had the good fortune to work with some excellent colleagues. 2. [c] a large amount of money大笔的钱，巨款 e.g. (1) 那个戒指肯定要值好多钱。 That ring must be worth a fortune. (2) 她继承了家庭的一份财产。 She inherited a share of the family fortune.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. What sort of business does John Butlin run? What did he do at the end of a very good day? What did he and his fiancée do then ? What did Jane do after they got home? What were they dismayed to find? Who did John go and see? What did the bank manager do? What happened after that?
mutilate
mutilate [‘mju:tileɪt] v. [vn] 1. to damage sb’s body very severely, especially by cutting or tearing off part of it使残废；使残缺不全；毁伤 e.g. 尸体被严重毁伤。 The body had been badly mutilated. 2. to damage sth very badly 严重损毁；毁坏 e.g. 他们毁坏了好几幅油画。 They mutilated several paintings. n. mutilation [,mju:ti’leɪʃn ] n. e.g. 在炸弹爆炸事件中，数千人被炸死，或成为残废。 Thousands suffered death or mutilation in the bomb blast.
Lesson 7 Mutilated ladies
Lecturer: Patience Wang
New words and expressions
Read the new words and expressions on page 38.
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Listen to the tape once and then answer the questions below.
despair
despair [dis’pɛə] n. [u] the feeling of having lost all hope绝望 e.g. 他绝望地放弃了斗争。 He gave up the struggle in despair. be the despair of sb. to make sb. worried or unhappy, because they can not help令某人担心（或绝望） e.g.我的字写得很差，使老师们感到十分失望。 My handwriting was the despair of my teachers. v. ~(of sth./sb.) / ~(of doing sth.) to stop having any hope that a situation will change or improve绝望；失去希望；丧失 信心 e.g. 我对他都绝望了，他做任何工作都不超过半年。 I despair of him; he can’t keep a job for more than six months. despairing adj. showing or feeling the loss of all hope表示绝望的；感到绝望的；没有希望的 e.g. 绝望的呼喊 a despairing cry despairingly adv. desperate [‘despərit] adj. [usually before noun](of an action) giving little hope of success; tried when everything else has failed.绝望的； 孤注一掷的；铤而走险的 e.g. 不断增加的经济困难迫使他采取了铤而走险的方法。 His increasing financial difficulties forced him to take desperate measures. desperately adv. 极其，厉害 e.g. 病得厉害 desperately ill
Listening comprehension
Choose the correct answers to the questions on page 40.
Lesson 7 Mutilated ladies(Ⅰ)
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 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!
rescue
rescue [‘reskju:] v. ~sb. / sth. (from sth / sb.) to save sb. / sth. from a dangerous or harmful situation营救；援救；抢救 e.g. (1) 我正感到尴尬，你为我解了围。 You rescued me from an embarrassing situation. (2) 他们最后被直升机救走了。 They were eventually rescued by helicopter. n. [u] 救援；营救；抢救；获救 e.g.我们那时已经放弃了获救的希望。 We had given up hope of rescue.
Lesson 7 Mutilated ladies(Ⅱ)
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. Damaged bank notes. The Queen's head appears on English bank notes, and 'lady' refers to this.
deal with
deal with sb. to take appropriate action in a particular situation or according to who you are talking to, managing, etc.应付，对付，对待 e.g. 她已习惯于和工作中遇到的各种各样的人打交道。 She is used to dealing with all kinds of people in her job. deal with sb. / sth (to do business with a person, a company or an organization) 与~做生意 deal with sth. 1. to solve a problem, carry out a task, etc.解决，处理，应付 e.g.(1) 他善于应付压力。 He is good at dealing with pressure. (2) 处理各种问题。 to deal with issues 2. to be about sth. 涉及；论及；关于 e.g. 她的诗通常是关于死亡这一主题的。 Her poems often deal with the subject of death.
note
note n. 1. [c] a short piece of writing to help you remember sth 笔记，记录 e.g. 请记下日期。 Please make a note of the dates. 2. [c] a short information letter短笺；便条 e.g. 她在厨房的餐桌上给杰克留了个便条。 She left a note for Jack on the kitchen table. 3. [c] a piece of paper money纸币 e.g. 一张面值为5英镑的纸币 a ￡5 note v. to mention sth because it is important or interesting指出；特别提到 e.g. 值得指出的是最成功的公司价格最低。 It is worth noting that the most successful companies had the lowest prices.