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。

She was too excited to do any housework that morning,

那天上午，她兴奋得什么家务活都不想做，

for there was a danger that if she traveled too quickly, this rudder would be torn away as well.

因为船不能开得太快，否则就有危险，应急舵也会被刮走。

When we use a phrase like 'it serves him right', we are, in part, admitting that a certain set of circumstances has enabled justice to act of its own accord.

当我们说“他罪有应得”这句话的时候，我们部分承认了某种特定的环境使得正义自动地起了作用。

Franz poured scorn on the idea, pointing out that his brother had been killed in action during the war.

弗朗兹对此不屑一顾，指出他兄弟已经在战争中阵亡了。

Aunt Harriet lived in that leisurely age when servants were employed to do housework.

哈丽特生活在一个悠闲的年代，家务事都由雇来的佣人代劳。