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.
對英國人來說，值得慶幸的是英國銀行有一個(gè)殘鈔鑒別組，負(fù)責(zé)理那些把錢塞進(jìn)機(jī)器或塞給狗的人提出的索賠要求。
新概念英語第三冊
Lesson 7 Mutilated ladies
?? 句中詞匯解析
從本句中提取的重要詞匯
n. 銀行;（條形的）堆;（河的）岸;庫存;
vt.& vi. 堆積;筑（堤）;將（錢）存入銀行;
vi. （轉(zhuǎn)彎時(shí)）傾斜飛行;（在某銀行）開賬戶，存款;
vt. （用煤等）封爐火;
?? bank=bench長椅→由柜臺轉(zhuǎn)化而來 → 銀行
"I don't have a bank account."
我沒有銀行賬戶。
近義：deposit, hill, earth, tip, slope, lender
反義：retire, withdraw
n. 人，人類;居民;人民;種族;
vt. 居住于，布滿;使住滿人，在…殖民;把動物放養(yǎng)在;
?? popul, publ 表”人民”
"I can't abide people with no sense of humour."
我討厭和沒有幽默感的人打交道。
近義：populate, settle, crowd, individuals, persons, folks
反義：person, single, subject, dude, bleeder, bloke
n. 機(jī)器，機(jī)械;機(jī)械般的人;核心;
vt. 用機(jī)器制造，用機(jī)器加工;
vi. 被機(jī)器切削;
?? mach機(jī)器+ine表名詞 → 機(jī)器
"I called several times, but only got the answering machine."
我打了幾次電話，但只有電話答錄機(jī)答話。
近義：system, setup, engine, machinery, hardware, lathe
adv. 幸運(yùn)地;
?? fortun =fortune力量，運(yùn)氣 一個(gè)+ ate 表示有...性質(zhì)的+ ly 表示如...的、有...特征的 → ad.幸運(yùn)地，幸虧
"Fortunately, the stormy waves caused trifling damage to the boat."
幸好, 風(fēng)浪使船只受到的損壞較輕.
近義：luckily, blessedly, blissfully, favorably, favourably, happily
反義：inevitably, inopportunely, regrettably, unhappily, unluckily, fatally
n. 隊(duì)，組;團(tuán)隊(duì);工作組;（野鴨等）群，同胎仔;
vi. 協(xié)同工作;合作;把（牛馬等）聯(lián)套在車上;
"We were ably assisted by a team of volunteers."
我們得到一批志愿者的大力協(xié)助。
近義：associate, merge, pool, unite, coalesce, combine