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。

'But it isn't perfume,' I said.'It's hair gel. '

“不，这不是香水，”我说，“是发胶。

A match was held at Stilton, where both men fought for an hour.

于是两人在斯蒂尔顿设下赛场，厮打了一个小时。

Even when it was raining heavily, he refused to carry an umbrella.

即使大雨倾盆，他也总是拒绝带伞。

Bruce consulted the map once more and told us that the village was now only fifteen miles away.

布鲁斯又看了一眼地图，告诉我们那座村庄离我们只有15英里了。

We offered them food and spoke to them kindly, but they remained motionless.

我们给他们东西吃，客客气气地同他们交谈，但他们却一动也不动。