[Day 109 2019-01-26]
练习材料：L7：Mutilated ladies
任务配置：L0 +L4
知识笔记：（用时 1.5 h）
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？ When you rescued your trousers, did you find the note was whiter than white？People who live in Britain needn't despair when they made mistakes like this （and a lot of people do）！
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. Dogs, it seems，love to chew up money！
A recent case concerns Jane Butlin whose fiancé, John, runs a successful furniture business.
[Day 1582 2019-01-25]
John had 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 fiancé's wallet as well. Imagine their dismay when they found a beautifully-cooked wallet and notes turned to ash！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！They examined the remains and John got all his money back.
'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.'
ˈmjutəˌleɪtəd ˈleɪdiz
hæv ju ˈɛvər pʊt jʊər ˈtraʊzərz ɪn ðə ˈwɑʃɪŋ məˈʃin ænd ðɛn rɪˈmɛmbərd ðɛr wʌz ə lɑrʤ bæŋk noʊt ɪn jʊər bækˈpɑkət？ wɛn ju ˈrɛskjud jʊər ˈtraʊzərz, dɪd ju faɪnd ðə noʊt wʌz ˈwaɪtər ðæn waɪt？
ˈpipəl hu lɪv ɪn ˈbrɪtən ˈnidəntdɪˈspɛr wɛn ðeɪ meɪd mɪsˈteɪks laɪk ðɪs （ænd ə lɑt ʌv ˈpipəl du）！
ˈfɔrʧənətli fɔr ðɛm，
ðə bæŋk ʌv ˈɪŋglənd hæz ə tim kɔld ˈmjutəˌleɪtəd ˈleɪdiz wɪʧ dilz wɪð kleɪmz frʌm ˈpipəl hu fɛd ðɛrˈmʌni tu ə məˈʃin ɔr tu ðɛr dɔg. dɑgz, ɪt simz，lʌv tu ʧu ʌp ˈmʌni！
ə ˈrisənt keɪs kənˈsɜrnz ʤeɪn Butlin huz fiancé, ʤɑn, rʌnz ə səkˈsɛsfəl ˈfɜrnɪʧər ˈbɪznəs.
[deɪ 1582 2019-01-25]
ʤɑn hæd ˈvɛri gʊd deɪ ænd pʊt hɪz ˈwɔlət kənˈteɪnɪŋ $3，000 ˈɪntu ðə ˈmaɪkrəˌweɪv ˈʌvən fɔr ˈseɪfˈkipɪŋ.
ðɛn hi ænd ʤeɪn wɛnt hɔrs-ˈraɪdɪŋ. wɛn ðeɪ gɑt hoʊm, ʤeɪn kʊkt ðɛr ˈdɪnər ɪn ðə ˈmaɪkrəˌweɪv ˈʌvən ænd wɪˈθaʊtˈriəˌlaɪzɪŋ ɪt, kʊkt hɜr fiancéɛs ˈwɔlət æz wɛl. ɪˈmæʤən ðɛr dɪˈsmeɪ wɛn ðeɪ faʊnd ə ˈbjutəfli-kʊkt ˈwɔlət ænd noʊtstɜrnd tu æʃ！
ʤɑn wɛnt tu si hɪz bæŋk ˈmænəʤər hu sɛnt ðə rɪˈmeɪnz ʌv ˈwɔlət ænd ðə ˈmʌni tu ðə ˈspɛʃəl dɪˈpɑrtməntʌv ðə bæŋk ʌv ˈɪŋglənd ɪn ˈnuˌkæsəl： ðə ˈmjutəˌleɪt ˈleɪdiz！ðeɪ ɪgˈzæmənd ðə rɪˈmeɪnz ænd ʤɑn gɑt ɔl hɪz ˈmʌnibæk.
soʊ lɔŋ æz ðɛrz ˈsʌmθɪŋ tu aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪ, wi wɪl gɪv ˈpipəl ðɛr ˈmʌni bæk，' sɛd ə ˈspoʊkˌswʊmən fɔr ðə bæŋk.
læst jɪr, wi peɪd $1.5ɛm ɑn 21，000 kleɪmz.'
练习感悟：
两天没有练习，已见生疏。最近状态不好了，又开始觉得没意思，兴趣缺缺动力不足。过去的几年都处于这样一个循环，到了年中开始努力，到年底开始动力下滑，上半年就处于渐渐滑坡至中断状态。