新概念英语第二册课文Lesson 87 A perfect alibi 极好的不在犯罪现场的证据

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新概念英语第二册课文Lesson 87 A perfect alibi 极好的不在犯罪现场的证据

‘At the time the murder was committed, I was travelling on the 8 o'clock train to London,’said the man.

‘Do you always catch such an early train?’asked the inspector.

‘Of course I do,’answered the man.‘I must be at work at 10

o'clock. My employer will confirm that I was there on time.’

‘Would a later train get you to work on time?’asked the inspector.

‘I suppose it would, but I never catch a later train.’

‘At what time did you arrive at the station?’

‘At ten to eight. I bought a paper and waited for the train.’

‘And you didn't notice anything unusual?’

‘Of course not.’

‘I suggest,’said the inspector,‘that you are not telling the truth. I suggest that you did not catch the 8 o'clock train, but that you caught the 8.25 which would still get you to work on time. You see, on the morning of the murder, the 8 o'clock train did not run at all. It broke down at Ferngreen station and was taken off the line.’

New words and expressions 生词和短语

alibi (title) /'ælibai/n. 不在犯罪现场

confirm (1.5) /kən'fəm/v. 确认，证实

commit (1.1) /kə'mit/ v. 犯(罪、错)

suggest (1.13)/səg'dʒest/ v. 提醒

inspector (1.3)/in'spektə/ n. 探长

truth (1.13)/tru:θ/n. 真相

employer (1.5)/im'plɔiə/n. 雇主

Notes on the text 课文注释

1 At the time the murder was committed, the murder was committed可以看作是定语从句修饰time。at the time意为at the moment when something happened。

2 on time，准时。

3 And you didn't notice anything unusual? 难道你没有注意到有什么异常情况?

这是由陈述句后加问号表示的问句。

4 the 8.25是指8点25分的火车。

参考译文

“在凶杀发生的时候，我正坐在8点钟开往伦敦的火车上。”那人说。

“您总是赶这样早的火车吗?”探长问。

“当然是的，”那人回答。“我必须在10点钟上班，我的雇主会证明我是按时到了那儿的。”

“晚一点儿的车也能送您按时上班吗?”

“我认为可以，但我从来不乘晚一点儿的车。”

“您几点钟到的火车站?”

“7点50分。我买了张报纸，等着车来。”

“您没有注意到有什么异常情况发生吗?”

“当然没有。”

“我提醒您，”探长说，“您讲的不是实话。您乘的不是8点钟的火车，而是8点25分的，这次车同样能使

您按时上班。您看，在凶杀发生的那天早晨，8点钟的那次车根本没有发。它在芬格林车站出了故障而被取消

了。”

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