Lesson 6 Smash-and-grab

He and his staff began throwing furniture out of the window.

他與店員動(dòng)手向窗外投擲

Lesson 6 Smash-and-grab

Chairs and tables went flying into the arcade.

家具，椅子，桌子飛落花流水在拱廊街上。

Lesson 6 Smash-and-grab

One of the thieves was struck by a heavy statue, but he was too busy helping himself to diamonds to notice any pain.

一個(gè)竊賊被一尊很重的雕像擊中，但由于他忙著搶鉆石首飾，竟連疼痛都顧不上了。

Lesson 6 Smash-and-grab

The raid was all over in three minutes, for the men scrambled back into the car and it moved off at a fantastic speed.

這場搶劫只持續(xù)了3分鐘，因?yàn)楦`賊爭先恐后地爬上轎車，以驚人的速度開跑了。

Lesson 6 Smash-and-grab

Just as it was leaving, Mr.Taylor rushed out and ran after it throwing ashtrays and vases,

就在轎車離開的時(shí)候，泰勒先生從店里沖了出來，跟在車后追趕，一邊還往車上扔煙灰缸、花瓶。

Lesson 6 Smash-and-grab

but it was impossible to stop the thieves.

但他已無法抓住那些竊賊了。

Lesson 6 Smash-and-grab

They had got away with thousands of pounds worth of diamonds.

他們已帶著價(jià)值數(shù)千鎊的首飾逃之夭夭了。

Lesson 7 Mutilated ladies

Has it ever happened to you?

這種事情在你身上出現(xiàn)過嗎？

Lesson 7 Mutilated ladies

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

你有沒有把褲子塞洗衣機(jī)，然后又想在褲子的后兜有一張大面值的紙幣？

Lesson 7 Mutilated ladies

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?

當(dāng)你把褲子搶救出來時(shí)，你有沒有發(fā)現(xiàn)那張紙幣已經(jīng)變得比白紙還白？

Lesson 7 Mutilated ladies

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

當(dāng)英國人犯這種錯(cuò)誤時(shí)，他們不必感到絕望（而許多國家的人都有這種絕望的感覺）。

Lesson 7 Mutilated ladies

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。

Lesson 7 Mutilated ladies

Dogs, it seems, love to chew up money!

看起來，狗很喜歡咀嚼錢幣。

Lesson 7 Mutilated ladies

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

最近的一個(gè)案例與簡。巴特林有關(guān)，她的未婚夫約翰擁有一家生意興隆家具店。

Lesson 7 Mutilated ladies

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

有一天約翰的生意很好，他把一只裝有3，000 英鎊的錢包放進(jìn)微波爐內(nèi)保存。

Lesson 7 Mutilated ladies

Then he and Jane went horse-riding.

然后，他和簡一起去騎馬。

Lesson 7 Mutilated ladies

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

回家后，簡用微波爐煮了晚飯，無意中之中把她未婚夫的錢包也一起煮了。

Lesson 7 Mutilated ladies

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

可以想像他們發(fā)現(xiàn)一只煮得很好看的錢包，鈔票已化成灰時(shí)的沮喪心情。

Lesson 7 Mutilated ladies

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!

約翰去找銀行經(jīng)理，經(jīng)理把約翰的錢包和紙幣的殘留物送到英國銀行在紐卡斯?fàn)柕囊粋€(gè)專門部門——?dú)堚n鑒別組。

Lesson 7 Mutilated ladies

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

他們鑒定了這些殘留物。約翰拿回了他損失的全部數(shù)額。

Lesson 7 Mutilated ladies

'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.

“只要有東西可供識別，我們會(huì)把錢還給人家的，”銀行的一位女發(fā)言人說。“去年，我們對21，000 起索賠要求支付了150萬英鎊。”

Lesson 8 A famous monastery

The Great St.Bernard Pass connects Switzerland to Italy.

圣伯納德大山口連接著瑞士與意大利，

Lesson 8 A famous monastery

At 2,473 metres, it is the highest mountain pass in Europe.

海拔2，473O米，是歐洲最高的山口。

Lesson 8 A famous monastery

The famous monastery of St.Bernard, witch was founded in eleventh century, lies about a mile away.

11世紀(jì)建造的著名的圣伯納德修道院位于離山口1英里遠(yuǎn)的地方。

Lesson 8 A famous monastery

For hundreds of years, St.Bernard dogs have saved the lives of travellers crossing the dangerous Pass.

幾百年來，圣伯納德修道院馴養(yǎng)狗拯救了許多翻越這道山口的旅游者的生命。

Lesson 8 A famous monastery

These friendly dogs, which were first brought from Asia, were used as watchdogs even in Roman times.

那些最先從亞洲引進(jìn)的狗，待人友好，早在羅馬時(shí)代就給人當(dāng)看門狗了。

Lesson 8 A famous monastery

Now that a tunnel ahs been built through the mountains, the Pass is less dangerous,

如今由于山里開挖了隧道，翻越山口已不那么危險(xiǎn)了。

Lesson 8 A famous monastery

but each year, the dogs are still sent out into the snow whenever a traveller is in difficulty.

但每年還要派狗到雪山地里去幫助那些遇到困難的旅游者，

Lesson 8 A famous monastery

Despite the new tunnel, there are still a few people who rashly attempt to cross the Pass on foot.

盡管修通了隧道，但仍有一些人想冒險(xiǎn)徒步跨越圣伯納德山口。

Lesson 8 A famous monastery

During the summer months, the monastery is very busy, for it is visited by thousands of people who cross the Pass in cars.

夏天的幾個(gè)月里，修道院十分忙碌，因?yàn)橛谐汕先f的人駕車通過山口，順道來修道院參觀。