NCE-III 第7课 -请大家指正(12/21/09)

Lesson 7 Mutilated ladies

Listen to the tape then answer the question below.

Why did Jane cook John's wallet?
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.

Thank you for your listening, any comments are welcomed!

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• Still have "s" problems:( -blueswan- ♀ (0 bytes) () 12/21/2009 postreply 22:31:13

• 有时间的话，可以试一下“矫枉过正”的方法。 -ntotl- ♂ (475 bytes) () 12/21/2009 postreply 23:18:02

• Thank you very much! This method should be very effective. -blueswan- ♀ (38 bytes) () 12/22/2009 postreply 20:54:14

• 不简单，整体上提高了很多, 特别是语调和节奏~~~ -lilac09- ♀ (137 bytes) () 12/22/2009 postreply 07:31:50

• Thank you for your encouragment. -blueswan- ♀ (27 bytes) () 12/22/2009 postreply 20:56:58

• 回复：NCE-III 第7课 -请大家指正(12/21/09) -eyeyey- ♀ (207 bytes) () 12/22/2009 postreply 07:48:44

• Thank you, eyeyey. -blueswan- ♀ (63 bytes) () 12/22/2009 postreply 20:57:46

• Good Job and Happy Holidays~ -天泽园- ♀ (0 bytes) () 12/22/2009 postreply 16:29:25

• Thank you , MM. Happy Holidays~ -blueswan- ♀ (0 bytes) () 12/22/2009 postreply 20:58:10

• 读得很不错，发音清晰且准确。可以稍微注意一下意群和停顿，及连词的轻读。Keep your good work. -真善和- ♀ (0 bytes) () 12/23/2009 postreply 08:32:21