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.
对英国人来说，值得庆幸的是英国银行有一个残钞鉴别组，负责理那些把钱塞进机器或塞给狗的人提出的索赔要求。
新概念英语第三册
Lesson 7 Mutilated ladies
📚 句中词汇解析
从本句中提取的重要词汇
n. 银行;（条形的）堆;（河的）岸;库存;
vt.& vi. 堆积;筑（堤）;将（钱）存入银行;
vi. （转弯时）倾斜飞行;（在某银行）开账户，存款;
vt. （用煤等）封炉火;
💡 bank=bench长椅→由柜台转化而来 → 银行
"I don't have a bank account."
我没有银行账户。
近义：deposit, hill, earth, tip, slope, lender
反义：retire, withdraw
n. 人，人类;居民;人民;种族;
vt. 居住于，布满;使住满人，在…殖民;把动物放养在;
💡 popul, publ 表”人民”
"I can't abide people with no sense of humour."
我讨厌和没有幽默感的人打交道。
近义：populate, settle, crowd, individuals, persons, folks
反义：person, single, subject, dude, bleeder, bloke
n. 机器，机械;机械般的人;核心;
vt. 用机器制造，用机器加工;
vi. 被机器切削;
💡 mach机器+ine表名词 → 机器
"I called several times, but only got the answering machine."
我打了几次电话，但只有电话答录机答话。
近义：system, setup, engine, machinery, hardware, lathe
adv. 幸运地;
💡 fortun =fortune力量，运气 一个+ ate 表示有...性质的+ ly 表示如...的、有...特征的 → ad.幸运地，幸亏
"Fortunately, the stormy waves caused trifling damage to the boat."
幸好, 风浪使船只受到的损坏较轻.
近义：luckily, blessedly, blissfully, favorably, favourably, happily
反义：inevitably, inopportunely, regrettably, unhappily, unluckily, fatally
n. 队，组;团队;工作组;（野鸭等）群，同胎仔;
vi. 协同工作;合作;把（牛马等）联套在车上;
"We were ably assisted by a team of volunteers."
我们得到一批志愿者的大力协助。
近义：associate, merge, pool, unite, coalesce, combine