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。

A week before, he had completed a successful overland flight during which he covered twenty-six miles.

一周以前，他曾成功地进行了一次26英里的陆上飞行。

If you lived in the Mediterranean, for instance, you would consider octopus a great delicacy.

比如，如果你住在地中海地区，你会把章鱼视作是美味佳肴，

As if this were not enough to reduce you to tears, your husband arrives, unexpectedly bringing three guests to dinner.

好像这一切还不足以使你急得掉泪，你的丈夫接着回来了，事先没打招呼就带来3个客人吃饭。

Yet, in real life, circumstances do sometimes conspire to bring about coincidences which anyone but a nineteenth century novelist would find incredible.

不过，在现实生活中，有时确实会出现一些巧合，这些巧合除了19世纪小说家外谁也不会相信。

However you decide to spend your time, one thing is certain: you will arrive at your destination fresh and uncrumpled.

不管你打算如何消磨时间，有件事是可以肯定的，即当你抵达目的地时，你感到精神焕发，毫无倦意，