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1、37Lesson SevenMutilated LadiesNew Concept English 337Section AObjectives :1 Master the key words and expressions in the text.2 Learn some prefixes and suffixes.3 Understand the general idea of the first paragraph. 37What are Mutilated Ladies?Before we begin the class, please answer this question:373

2、737Question:What do “l(fā)adies” in the title stand for?37Therefore, how do you understand Mutilated Ladies?Damaged bank notes. A special department of the Bank of England in Newcastle.37 New words and expressionsNew words and expressions37mutilate v. 使殘缺不全chew v. 咀嚼fianc n.未婚夫microwave n. 微波，微波爐oven n.

3、 爐灶safekeeping n. 妥善保管Newcastle n. 紐卡斯爾（英國港市）identify v. 鑒別，識別spokeswoman n. 女發(fā)言人37Vocabulary Learningmutilate vt. (經(jīng)常用于被動語態(tài))使殘缺不全使殘缺不全 1. 毀傷，殘害。 He was mutilated in the accident, and now has only one leg. a mutilated note 一張殘票 2. 把搞砸了 Youve already mutilated the novel by making such changes. n. mut

4、ilation37chew v. 咀嚼咀嚼 A lot of people love chewing gums. Dont bite off more than one can chew.不要自不量力。 chew up: 嚼碎嚼碎 chew the fat: 聊天聊天 chewed up: （俚）（俚） 著急的，擔(dān)心的著急的，擔(dān)心的 Dont get chewed up / about your examination.37fianc n.未婚夫: A man to whom a woman is engaged to be married. fiance n.未婚妻I want to mar

5、ry her.37safekeeping n. 妥善保管 keep sth. safe Please keep your ID card safe.保管好你的身份證。identify v. 鑒別，識別(prove identify of sb. or sth.) e.g. He cant identify the person. identity: n. e.g. So far the archeologists(考古學(xué)家) have been unable to discover her identity. identification n.命名，鑒定，確認37 pay for:為付款 We

6、 paid 80 dollars for the dictionary.pay off: 還清，償還The couple have already paid their debts off.pay back: 1. 把錢歸還回去: pay money back2. 報仇，報復(fù): pay somebody back37StudyStudy37Why did Jane cook Johns wallet? Has it ever happened to you? Have you ever put your trousers in the washing machine and then reme

7、mbered there was a large bank note in your back pocket? When you rescued your trousers, did you find the note was whiter than white? 段首或段尾運用疑問句提出問題：段首主要要引起讀者的興趣和注意力；段尾進一步鞏固、加深與本段所涉及的內(nèi)容，進一步引起讀者的沉思。37 happen to sb/sth： be the experience or fate of sb/sth 成為某人某事物的體驗或命運; 臨到某人某事物頭上: If anything happens t

8、o him, let me know. 萬一他有什么不測, 請通知我。 Love never happens to me. occur to =come to mind, think of：想起，想到：想起，想到 rescue 援救(不表結(jié)果) save (sbs life)（表結(jié)果） sbs company Hundreds of people went to rescue the plane crash. 大詞小用所起到的目的加強語氣。 whiter than white =damaged 損壞了的37 People who live in Britain neednt despair w

9、hen they make 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!1) despair 絕望 (of sb/sth): Weve despair

10、of him.我們對他已經(jīng)絕望了。 make mistakes 犯錯2) fortunately for them =luckily / happily for them 固定搭配37 3) Team n.隊, 組（= Organization n.組織, 機構(gòu), 團體） called Mutilated Ladies = that called Mutilated Ladies 4) deal with 處理 claim 索賠：a for compensation (賠償) feed sth. to 喂吃: bread to the ducks / ducks with bread 5) i

11、t seems 看起來像, 在句中作插入語。 chew up:嚼碎 chew on: A dog is chewing on a bone. chew sth. over: Ill give you till tomorrow to chew it over. 我給你一天時間考慮考慮這問題.37 A recent case concerns Jane Butlin whose fianc, John, runs a successful furniture business. John had a very good day and put his wallet containing 3,00

12、0 into the microwave oven for safekeeping. Then he and Jane went horse-riding. concern: is about，涉及到 run a business run a factory/company I have a very good day. I have earned a lot of money. for safekeeping: to keep it safe put his wallet containingput his wallet which contained go horse-riding: go

13、 fishing/shopping/sightseeing 37Section BObjectives:1 Master the general idea of the second paragraph.2 Review the simple past.3 Summarize the story in the second paragraph.4 Discussion and exercises37 When they got home, Jane cooked their dinner in the microwave oven and without realizing it, cooke

14、d her fiancs wallet as well. Imagine their dismay when they found a beautifully-cooked wallet and notes turned to ash! 37 as well: in addition；also；too也；一樣地；依然（位于句尾位于句尾） I am going to Paris and my brother is going as well 我要到巴黎去，我弟弟也去。 dismay: 沮喪 be filled/struck with dismay ( at the news, etc) （得到這

15、消息等）極為震驚 to sbs dismay/surprise/relief/amusement令某人的是 find 用于對事實的陳述, 說明某事物的存在 Youll find (ie There is) a teapot in the cupboard. 碗櫥里有個茶壺。 beautifully-cooked wallet: 諷刺口吻 turned to/into: become37 John went to see his bank manager who sent the remains of wallet and the money to the special department

16、of the Band of England in Newcastle: the Mutilated Ladies! They examined the remains and John got all his money back. get sth. back: 取回He got his former job back. 他重獲舊職。 remains:剩余物 the remains of a meal吃剩下的飯37 So long as theres something to identify, we will give people their money back, said a spo

17、keswoman for the Band. Last year, we paid 1.5m on 21,000 claims. 37so long as: conj.During the time that; while: We will stay so long as you need us. Inasmuch as; since: So long as youre driving into town, why not give me a ride? Provided that: I will give you the book so long as you return it.ident

18、ify sb/sth as sb/sth 確認 證明某人某事物; 鑒別出（系某人或某物）: Can you identify your umbrella among this lot? 你能在這些傘中認出你自己的那一把嗎? She identified the man as her attacker. 她認出那個男人就是襲擊過她的人. 37give back 恢復(fù)（健康、自由等） *They gave those people back their freedom他們恢復(fù)了那些人的自由。 *Living in the country has given me back my health居住在

19、鄉(xiāng)村使我恢復(fù)了健康。spokeswoman: a female spokesperson spokesman: a male spokesperson tradesman: 零售商 statesman: 政治家politician:政客 woodsman:住在森林里的人，樵夫 speaker：講演者說某種語言的人 the Speaker： (英國下議院、美國眾議院)議長37Key structure The simple past tense We use the simple past for narration, that is to tell a story that happened

20、in the past. The second paragraph of the text provides a good example of story-telling and the past forms of regular and irregular verbs. Find these words and put them down in your notebook.37Special Difficultyprefix: word or syllable (eg co-, ex-, non-, pre-, re-) placed in front of a word to add t

21、o ochange the meaning of that word, eg un- in unhappy 前綴（置于單詞之前, 以增加或改變其意義的詞或音節(jié), 如co- ex- non- pre- re-, 又如unhappy中的un-）. suffix:letter or group of letters added at the end of a word to make another word, eg -y added to rust to make rusty, or as an inflexion, eg -en in oxen 后綴, 詞尾（加在詞尾的字母, 用以構(gòu)成新詞, 如

22、將y加在rust字後構(gòu)成rusty, 或用作屈折成分, 如oxen字中的en）. Prefixes and Suffixes37macro-與與micro-macro-與micro-是一對意義相反的前綴，macro-表示“宏、大”；micro-表示“微”。例如：microscope 顯微鏡 microbiology 微生物學(xué)microphone 擴音器, 麥克風(fēng) Microeconomics 微觀經(jīng)濟學(xué)macroeconomics 宏觀經(jīng)濟學(xué) microwave n. 微波，微波爐37re- again 再; 又; 重新: review 復(fù)習(xí) reunion 團圓，重聚 restart 重新開

23、始 dis-negative, reverse or opposite of 表示否定 相反或相對: dishonest 不誠實的 disappear 不見，消失 disorder 無秩序，混亂37-less careless 粗心的 powerless 無力量的 shameless 無恥的 helpless 無助的 meaningless 無意義的 -ful careful 細心的 powerful 有力的 shameful 可恥的 helpful 有幫助的 meaningful 有意義的37-ly: 形容詞+ ly = 副詞 carefully 名詞+ly = 形容詞 daily/frie

24、ndly-ic/pic: energetic 精力充沛的-ish: childish/womanish/foolish-ness: 狀態(tài)，性質(zhì) kindness-hood: 身份 狀態(tài) childhood/neighborhood37Summary writingSummary writingPoints 1 John Butlinsuccessful furniture business 2 After very good dayput wallet3,000 into microwave oven 3 He and fiance Janehorse-riding 4 Got homeJan

25、e cooked dinnermicrowave oven 5 Dismayedfindmoney destroyed 6 Johnbank manager 7 Bank managerremains toMutilated Ladies 8 Identified remainsreturned the money37 John Butlin runs a successful furniture business and after a very good day. He put his wallet containing 3,000 into the microwave oven for

26、safekeeping. Then he and his fiance, Jane went horse-riding, after watching Jane cooked their dinner in the microwave oven only to find to their dismay that the money had been destroyed. John went to see his bank manager who sent the remains to the mutilated ladies department who identified the rema

27、ins and returned the money.Possible answerPossible answer37 Make Your Own Judgment Make Your Own Judgment37I. Comprehension Read the text once again and finish exercises below.371. They call the team in Newcastle “Mutilated Ladies” because. a. their job involves mutilating bank notes b. their job is

28、 to identify pictures of the Queen on mutilated bank notes c. ladies are always mutilating bank notes by accident in the washing machine d. only ladies have the patience for this difficult jobb372. The Bank of England offers a special service to people who . a. feed their money to the dog b. try to

29、wash large bank notes c. mutilate bank notes on purpose d. have damaged but identifiable bank notesd-able:identify = identifiable return = returnable eat = eatable373. You dont get your money back unless _. a. you go to Newcastle and see the Mutilated Ladies b. there is enough evidence to prove your

30、 claim c. your bank manager agrees to help you d. you have done this sort of thing beforebunless= if not371. You wont feel any pain. The operation is completely _.2. I admired the beauty of the countryside. The countryside is so_.3. I visit my mother every day. My mother expects_ visits.4. Dont behave like a child. Dont be so_.5. Shes a wonderful athlete. That explains why shes so _.painless beautifuldailychildishathletic2. Supply the missing words.2. Supply the m