A perfect alibi新概念英语课程讲解

A perfect alibi新概念英语课程讲解

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.'

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？”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。”

alibi n. 不在犯罪现场

commit v. 犯（罪、错）

inspector n. 探长

employer n. 雇主

confirm v. 确认，证实

suggest v. 提醒

truth n. 真相

1.I must be at work at 10 o'clock.

must表示肯定的猜测

must用来表示对现在的动作或状态的"肯定"的猜测：

1.1.Judging by the smell,the food must be good.（从气味来判断，这食物肯定很好吃。）

1.2.It's a quarter past three.He must be in by now.（现在已是三点一刻了，他肯定已到家

了。）

1.3.I'm always running into him,he must live neat here.（我总是遇见他，他肯定就住在附

近。）

1.4.Mary must have some problem.She keeps crying.（玛丽肯定有什么问题，她一直在哭。）

2.对正在进行的动作的"肯定"的猜测：

2.1.You must be joking.（你肯定在开玩笑。）

2.2.If she is borrowing money,she must be getting into debt.（如果她在借钱，她肯定陷入

债务当中了。）

2.3.His progress indicates that he must be working hard.（他的进步表明他正在努力。）

3.对过去动作的"肯定"的猜测：

3.1.He must have arrived by air.（他肯定已乘机到达了。）

3.2.He must have received my letter.（他肯定已收到我的信了。）

3.3.His watch must have stopped.I'll go and call him.（他的表肯定已停了，我去叫他。）

2.My employer will confirm that I was there on time.

on time按时, 准时

Don't worry! I shall awake him on time.

不用担心!到时我会叫醒他的。

The alarm clock awoke me on time.

闹钟按时把我闹醒了。

3.It broke down at Ferngreen station and was taken off the line.

break down损坏, 发生故障

Our car broke down and we had to draw it to a garage.

我们的车坏了, 不得不把它拖到修车厂去。

Her telephone had broken down.

她的电话故障了。