Lesson 87A Perfect Alibi

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  1. Whatwaswrongwiththeman'sstory?

    那个人的说法有什么问题？

  2. ' Atthetimethemurderwascommitted, Iwastravellingonthe8o'clocktraintoLondon, ' saidtheman.

    “凶案发生的时候，我正坐在8点钟开往伦敦的火车上，”那人说。

  3. ' Doyoualwayscatchsuchanearlytrain? ' askedtheinspector.

    “你总是赶这么早的火车吗？”探长问。

  4. ' OfcourseIdo, ' answeredtheman.

    “当然，”那人回答。

  5. ' Imustbeatworkat10o'clock.

    “我必须10点钟到单位上班。

  6. MyemployerwillconfirmthatIwasthereontime. '

    我的老板可以证明我是准时到的。”

  7. ' Wouldalatertraingetyoutoworkontime? ' askedtheinspector.

    “晚一班火车能让你准时上班吗？”探长问。

  8. ' Isupposeitwould, butInevercatchalatertrain. '

    “我想可以，但我从不坐晚一班的火车。”

  9. ' Atwhattimedidyouarriveatthestation? '

    “你是几点到车站的？”

  10. ' Attentoeight. Iboughtapaperandwaitedforthetrain. '

    “7点50分。我买了一份报纸，然后等火车。”

  11. ' Andyoudidn'tnoticeanythingunusual? '

    “你没有注意到什么异常的事情吗？”

  12. ' Ofcoursenot. '

    “当然没有。”

  13. ' Isuggest, ' saidtheinspector, ' thatyouarenottellingthetruth.

    “我认为，”探长说，“你没有说实话。

  14. Isuggestthatyoudidnotcatchthe8o'clocktrain, butthatyoucaughtthe8.25whichwouldstillgetyoutoworkontime.

    我认为你没有赶上8点钟的火车，而是坐了8点25分的那一班，那班车同样能让你准时上班。

  15. Yousee, onthemorningofthemurder, the8o'clocktraindidnotrunatall.

    你要知道，凶案发生的那天早上，8点钟的火车根本没有开。

  16. ItbrokedownatFerngreenstationandwastakenofftheline. '

    它在弗恩格林车站出了故障，被调离了那条线路。”

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英英解释为课文中的义项。

commit/kəˈmɪt/v.

to do something wrong or against the law

犯（罪）

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

murder/ˈmɜːrdər/n.

the crime of killing a person on purpose

谋杀；凶杀

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

catch/kætʃ/v.

to get on a train or bus before it leaves

赶上（火车等）

#2'Do you always catch such an early train?' asked the inspector.

inspector/ɪnˈspektər/n.

a police officer who tries to find out who did a crime

探长；巡官

#2'Do you always catch such an early train?' asked the inspector.

employer/ɪmˈplɔɪər/n.

a person or company that pays people to work

雇主；老板

#5My employer will confirm that I was there on time.'

confirm/kənˈfɜːrm/v.

to say that something is true

证实；确认

#5My employer will confirm that I was there on time.'

on time/ɑːn taɪm/phr.

not late; at the right time

准时

#5My employer will confirm that I was there on time.'

suppose/səˈpoʊz/v.

to think that something is probably true

认为；猜想

#7'I suppose it would, but I never catch a later train.'

unusual/ʌnˈjuːʒuəl/adj.

different from what happens most of the time

不寻常的；异常的

#10'And you didn't notice anything unusual?'

suggest/səˈdʒest/v.

to say that you believe something is true

认为；暗示

#12'I suggest,' said the inspector,' that you are not telling the truth.

truth/truːθ/n.

what really happened; the facts

实话；真相

#12'I suggest,' said the inspector,' that you are not telling the truth.

break down/breɪk daʊn/phr v.

to stop working because of a problem with the machine

出故障；抛锚

#15It broke down at Ferngreen station and was taken off the line.'

take off/teɪk ɔːf/phr v.

to remove something from where it usually is

撤下；调离

#15It broke down at Ferngreen station and was taken off the line.'