Lesson 7 Mutilated ladies 残钞鉴别组.doc

make trouble => trouble making ★ Newcastle (英国港市) ★ identify ,识别 identify of sb. or sth. He can ’t identify the person. identity: n. So far thearcheologists have been unable to discover her identity. identification ,确认★ spokeswoman 【 Text 】§ Lesson 7 Mutilated ladies *残钞鉴别组 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 make mistakes like this (and a lot of peole do)! Fortunately for them, the Bank of England has a team called Mutilated Ladies which deals with claims from people who fed their money toa machine or to their dog. Dogs, it seems, love to chew up money! A recent case concerns Jane Butlin whose fianc é, John, runs a essful furniture business. John had a 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 fianc é’s wallet as well. Imagine their dismay when they found a beautufully-cooked wallet and notes turned to ash! John went to see his bank magnager who sent the remains of wallet and the money to the