💬 新概念英语第三册

Lesson 6 Smash-and-grab

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

他与店员动手向窗外投掷

Lesson 6 Smash-and-grab

Chairs and tables went flying into the arcade.

家具，椅子，桌子飞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.

一个窃贼被一尊很重的雕像击中，但由于他忙着抢钻石首饰，竟连疼痛都顾不上了。

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.

这场抢劫只持续了3分钟，因为窃贼争先恐后地爬上轿车，以惊人的速度开跑了。

Lesson 6 Smash-and-grab

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

就在轿车离开的时候，泰勒先生从店里冲了出来，跟在车后追赶，一边还往车上扔烟灰缸、花瓶。

Lesson 6 Smash-and-grab

but it was impossible to stop the thieves.

但他已无法抓住那些窃贼了。

Lesson 6 Smash-and-grab

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

他们已带着价值数千镑的首饰逃之夭夭了。

Lesson 7 Mutilated ladies

Has it ever happened to you?

这种事情在你身上出现过吗？

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?

你有没有把裤子塞洗衣机，然后又想在裤子的后兜有一张大面值的纸币？

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?

当你把裤子抢救出来时，你有没有发现那张纸币已经变得比白纸还白？

Lesson 7 Mutilated ladies

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

当英国人犯这种错误时，他们不必感到绝望（而许多国家的人都有这种绝望的感觉）。

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.

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。

Lesson 7 Mutilated ladies

Dogs, it seems, love to chew up money!

看起来，狗很喜欢咀嚼钱币。

Lesson 7 Mutilated ladies

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

最近的一个案例与简。巴特林有关，她的未婚夫约翰拥有一家生意兴隆家具店。

Lesson 7 Mutilated ladies

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

有一天约翰的生意很好，他把一只装有3，000 英镑的钱包放进微波炉内保存。

Lesson 7 Mutilated ladies

Then he and Jane went horse-riding.

然后，他和简一起去骑马。

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，简用微波炉煮了晚饭，无意中之中把她未婚夫的钱包也一起煮了。

Lesson 7 Mutilated ladies

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

可以想像他们发现一只煮得很好看的钱包，钞票已化成灰时的沮丧心情。

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!

约翰去找银行经理，经理把约翰的钱包和纸币的残留物送到英国银行在纽卡斯尔的一个专门部门——残钞鉴别组。

Lesson 7 Mutilated ladies

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

他们鉴定了这些残留物。约翰拿回了他损失的全部数额。

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.

“只要有东西可供识别，我们会把钱还给人家的，”银行的一位女发言人说。“去年，我们对21，000 起索赔要求支付了150万英镑。”

Lesson 8 A famous monastery

The Great St.Bernard Pass connects Switzerland to Italy.

圣伯纳德大山口连接着瑞士与意大利，

Lesson 8 A famous monastery

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

海拔2，473O米，是欧洲最高的山口。

Lesson 8 A famous monastery

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

11世纪建造的著名的圣伯纳德修道院位于离山口1英里远的地方。

Lesson 8 A famous monastery

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

几百年来，圣伯纳德修道院驯养狗拯救了许多翻越这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.

那些最先从亚洲引进的狗，待人友好，早在罗马时代就给人当看门狗了。

Lesson 8 A famous monastery

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

如今由于山里开挖了隧道，翻越山口已不那么危险了。

Lesson 8 A famous monastery

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

但每年还要派狗到雪山地里去帮助那些遇到困难的旅游者，

Lesson 8 A famous monastery

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

尽管修通了隧道，但仍有一些人想冒险徒步跨越圣伯纳德山口。

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.

夏天的几个月里，修道院十分忙碌，因为有成千上万的人驾车通过山口，顺道来修道院参观。