新概念英語第二冊第87課-Aperfectalibi

1、新概念英語第二冊第 87課:A perfect alibiLesson 87 A perfect alibi極好的不在犯罪現(xiàn)場的證據(jù)First listen andthen answer the question.聽錄音，然后回答以下問題。What was wrong with the man's story?'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

2、 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 c

3、atch 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 tr

4、uth.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 atFerngreen station and was taken off the line.'“在兇殺發(fā)生的時候，我正坐在 8點

5、鐘開往倫敦的火車上?！蹦侨苏f?！澳偸勤s這樣早的火車？”探長問?！爱斎皇堑模蹦侨嘶卮??！拔冶仨氃?0點鐘上班，我的雇主會證明我是按時到了那兒的。”“晚一點兒的車也能送您按時上班嗎？”“我認為可以，但我從來不乘晚一點兒的車“您幾點鐘到的火車站？”“7點50分。我買了張報紙，等著車來。”“您沒有注意到有什么異常情況發(fā)生嗎？”“當然沒有?！薄拔姨嵝涯碧介L說，“您講的不是實話。您乘的不是8點鐘的火車，而是 8點25分的，這次車同樣能使您按時上班。您看，在兇殺發(fā)生的那天早晨， 8 點鐘的那次車根本沒有發(fā)。它在芬格林車站出了故障而被取消了。 ”New words and expressions 生詞

6、和短語alibin.不在犯罪現(xiàn)場commitv.犯（罪、錯）inspectorn.探長employern.雇主confirmv.確認，證實suggestv.提醒truthn.真相Lesson 87 自學導讀 First things first課文詳注 Further notes on thetext1. A perfect alibi ,（標題）極好的不在犯罪現(xiàn)場的證據(jù)。alibi為法律用語，含義是“不在場證明”、“當時不在場的申辯”，是可數(shù) 名詞：Ian had an alibi/alibis for that morning.伊恩有那天上午不在場的證據(jù)/證明。與它搭配的動詞通常有 off

7、er , prove, set up等。2. I was there on time. 我是按時到了那兒的。on time為固定短語，表示“準時”、“按時”（注意它與in time 的區(qū)別）：Can you arrive on time?你能準時到嗎？Tom is never on time. He always keeps other people waiting.湯姆從來不準時。他總是讓別人等。3. And you didn't notice anything unusual?您沒有注意到有什么異常情況發(fā)生嗎？這是一個陳述疑問句，即它具備與陳述句同樣的基本語法結構，但用升調(diào)提問。這

8、種句子在英語中不常用：You're out of work?你失業(yè)了嗎？Yes,I'm afraid I am.是的，恐怕是這樣。不定代詞如anything , something等被形容詞修飾時，形容詞必須跟在不定 代詞之后：文章來源網(wǎng)，僅供分享學習參考This is something special.這很特別。This isn't anything important.這并不重要。I'd like something cheaper.我想買點較為便宜的東西。4. I suggest - that you are not telling the truth.

9、我提醒您您講的不是實話。I suggest (that )在這里用于提出質(zhì)疑,譯為“依我看”、“恐怕”：I suggest that he is not so honest as he looks.依我看他并不像他看上去那么誠實。I suggest that the car crash was not accidental.恐怕這起汽車撞車事故不是偶然的。5. You see, on the morning of the murder, the 8 o'clock train did not run at all. 您看，在兇殺發(fā)生的那天早晨，8點鐘的那次車根本沒有發(fā)。(1) you

10、see在口語中經(jīng)常作為插入語出現(xiàn)，句首、句中或句尾均可以， 表示“你知道”、“事實上”等含義：He was not really interested in the film, you see.事實上，他對那部電影并不是真的感興趣。My leg isn't all right yet, you see, so I can't climb the hill with you.你知道/你看，我的腿還沒有完全好，所以我不能和你(們)一起爬山。(2) run可以指火車、公共汽車、船等“定時/定期行駛”、“(在兩地問) 往來”：Buses run every ten minutes he

11、re.這里的公共汽車每10分鐘一班。This ship runs between Dover and Calais.這條船來往于多佛與加來之間詞匯學習Word study1. commit vt.（1）犯（罪），做（錯事、壞事等）：A murder was committed at 8 o'clock this morning.今天早上8點鐘發(fā)生了一起兇殺案。He has never committed any crime before.他以前從來沒有犯過罪。（2）承諾，使承擔義務，卷入（經(jīng)常與反身代詞連用）：You should know each other better befo

12、re committing yourselves to marriage.在締結婚姻以前，你們應該更好地互相了解。He has committed his friend to taking part in the race.他使他的朋友答應參加比賽。2. confirm vt.(1)證實，確定：My employer will confirm that I was there on time.我的雇主會證明我是按時到那兒的。His words are confirmed.他的話得到了證實。(2)鞏固，加強：His experiences in that company confirmed his decision to have a factory of