你有没有碰到过这种事？
Has it ever happened to you?
你有没有曾经把裤子扔进洗衣机，然后才想起后口袋里还有一张大额钞票？
Have you ever put your trousers in the washing machine and then remembered there was a large bank note in your back pocket?
当你把裤子从洗衣机里捞出来时，有没有发现那张钞票比白色还白？
When you rescued your trousers, did you find the note was whiter than white?
住在英国的人犯了这类错误也不必绝望（而且确实有很多人会犯）！
People who live in Britain needn't despair when they make mistakes like this (and a lot of people do)!
幸运的是，英格兰银行有一个名为"残损钞票"的小组，专门处理那些把钱喂进机器或被狗吃掉的人提出的赔偿申请。
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.
狗，看来，非常爱啃钱！
Dogs, it seems, love to chew up money!
最近有一个案例涉及简·巴特林，她的未婚夫约翰经营着一家业绩不错的家具公司。
A recent case concerns Jane Butlin whose fiancé, John, runs a successful furniture business.
约翰那天生意很顺，便把装有 3000 英镑的钱包放进微波炉保管。
John had a very good day and put his wallet containing £3,000 into the microwave oven for safekeeping.
然后他和简去骑马了。
Then he and Jane went horse-riding.
当他们回到家，简用微波炉做晚饭，同时在没有意识到的情况下，把她未婚夫的钱包也一并给烤了。
When they got home, Jane cooked their dinner in the microwave oven and without realizing it, cooked her fiancé's wallet as well.
想象一下他们发现一个精致地烤熟了的钱包、而钞票化为灰烬时的沮丧心情吧！
Imagine their dismay when they found a beautifully-cooked wallet and notes turned to ash!
约翰去找了他的银行经理，银行经理把钱包残骸和钱寄给了英格兰银行在纽卡斯尔的特别部门——"残损钞票"组！
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 Mutilated Ladies!
他们检验了残骸，约翰取回了所有的钱。
They examined the remains and John got all his money back.
"只要有什么东西可以辨认，我们就会把钱还给当事人，"英格兰银行的一位女发言人说道。
'So long as there's something to identify, we will give people their money back,' said a spokeswoman for the Bank.
"去年，我们针对 21000 份申请共支付了 150 万英镑。"
'Last year, we paid £1.5 million on 21,000 claims.'