王青

【New words and expressions】生詞和短語（7）

alibi n. 不在犯罪現(xiàn)場

commit v. 犯（罪、錯(cuò)）

inspector n. 探長

employer n. 雇主

confirm v. 確認(rèn)，證實(shí)

suggest v. 提醒

truth n. 真相

★alibi n. 不在犯罪現(xiàn)場，不在場證明，當(dāng)時(shí)不在場的申辯（不可數(shù)名詞）

Ian had an alibi/alibis for that morning.

★commit v. 犯（罪、錯(cuò)）

① vt. 犯（罪），做（錯(cuò)事、壞事等）

He has never committed any crime before.

A murder was committed at 8 o’clock this morning.

② vt. 承諾，使承擔(dān)義務(wù)，卷入（經(jīng)常與反身代詞連用）

You should know each other better before committing yourselves to marriage.

He has committed his friend to taking part in the race.

★confirm v. 確認(rèn)，證實(shí)

① vt. 證實(shí)，確定

My employer will confirm that I was there on time.

His words are confirmed.

② vt. 鞏固，加強(qiáng)

His experiences in that company that confirmed his decision to have a factory of his own.

What he saw and heard that night confirmed his belief that the pub was haunted.

【Text】

'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.'

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新概念英語第二冊筆記

'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.'

參考譯文

“在兇殺發(fā)生的時(shí)候，我正坐在8 點(diǎn)鐘開往倫敦的火車上�！蹦侨苏f。

“您總是趕這樣早的火車？”探長問。

“當(dāng)然是的，”那人回答。“我必須在10點(diǎn)鐘上班，我的雇主會(huì)證明我是按時(shí)到了那兒的。”

“晚一點(diǎn)兒的車也能送您按時(shí)上班嗎？”

“我認(rèn)為可以，但我從來不乘晚一點(diǎn)兒的車�！�

“您幾點(diǎn)鐘到的火車站？”

“7 點(diǎn)50 分。我買了張報(bào)紙，等著車來�！�

“您沒有注意到有什么異常情況發(fā)生嗎？”

“當(dāng)然沒有�！�

“我提醒您，”探長說，“您講的不是實(shí)話。您乘的不是8 點(diǎn)鐘的火車，而是8點(diǎn)25 分的，這次車同樣

能使您按時(shí)上班。您看，在兇殺發(fā)生的那天早晨，8 點(diǎn)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。”

【課文講解】

1、And you didn't notice anything unusual?

這是一個(gè)陳述疑問句，如：

You’re out of work?

不定代詞anything，something等被形容詞修飾時(shí)，形容詞必須跟在不定代詞之后：

This isn’t anything important.

I’d like something cheaper.

2、I suggest,' said the inspector, 'that you are not telling the truth.

I suggest (that)… 依我看……，恐怕……

I suggest that he is not so honest as he looks.

I suggest that the car crash was not accidental.

3、You see, on the morning of the murder, the 8 o'clock train did not run at all.

you 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(shí)上”等含義：

He was not really interested in film, you see.

My leg isn’t all right yet, you see, so I can’t climb the hill with you.

run可以指火車、公共汽車、船等“定時(shí)/定期行駛，（在兩地間）往來”：

This ship runs between Dover and Calais.