练习材料：

Lesson87 A perfect alibi

'At the time the murder was committed, I was traveling 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.'

[æt] [ðə] [taɪm] [ðə] [ˈmɜːdə] [wɒz] [kəˈmɪtɪd], [aɪ][wɒz] [ˈtrævlɪŋ] [ɒn] [ðiː] 8.0 [əˈklɒk] [treɪn] [tuː] [ˈlʌndən],' [sɛd] [ðə][mæn].

[duː] [juː] [ˈɔːlweɪz] [kæʧ] [sʌʧ] [ən] [ˈɜːli][treɪn]?' [ɑːskt] [ði] [ɪnˈspɛktə].

[ɒv] [kɔːs] [aɪ] [duː],' [ˈɑːnsəd] [ðə] [mæn].'[aɪ] [mʌst] [biː] [æt] [wɜːk] [æt] 10.0 [əˈklɒk]. [maɪ] [ɪmˈplɔɪə] [wɪl][kənˈfɜːm] [ðæt] [aɪ] [wɒz] [ðeər] [ɒn] [taɪm].'

' [wʊd] [ə] [ˈleɪtə] [treɪn] [gɛt] [juː] [tuː] [wɜːk][ɒn] [taɪm] ?' [ɑːskt] [ði] [ɪnˈspɛktə]. ' [aɪ] [səˈpəʊz] [ɪt] [wʊd], [bʌt][aɪ] [ˈnɛvə] [kæʧ] [ə] [ˈleɪtə] [treɪn].'

[æt] [wɒt] [taɪm] [dɪd] [juː] [əˈraɪv] [æt] [ðə][ˈsteɪʃən] ?'

[æt] [tɛn] [tuː] [eɪt]. [aɪ] [bɔːt] [ə] [ˈpeɪpər][ænd] [ˈweɪtɪd] [fɔː] [ðə] [treɪn].' [ænd] [juː] [dɪdnt] [ˈnəʊtɪs] [ˈɛnɪθɪŋ] [ʌnˈjuːʒʊəl]?'

' [ɒv] [kɔːs] [nɒt].'

[aɪ] [səˈʤɛst],' [sɛd] [ði] [ɪnˈspɛktə], [ðæt][juː] [ɑː] [nɒt] [ˈtɛlɪŋ] [ðə] [truːθ]. [aɪ] [səˈʤɛst] [ðæt] [juː] [dɪd] [nɒt][kæʧ] [ðiː] 8.0 [əˈklɒk] [treɪn], [bʌt] [ðæt] [juː] [kɔːt] [ðiː] 8.25 [wɪʧ] [wʊd][stɪl] [gɛt] [juː] [tuː] [wɜːk] [ɒn] [taɪm]. [juː] [siː], [ɒn] [ðə] [ˈmɔːnɪŋ] [ɒv][ðə] [ˈmɜːdə], [ðiː] 8.0 [əˈklɒk] [treɪn] [dɪd] [nɒt] [rʌn] [æt] [ɔːl]. [ɪt][brəʊk] [daʊn] [æt] Ferngreen [ˈsteɪʃən] [ænd] [wɒz] [ˈteɪkən] [ɒf] [ðə] [laɪn].'

任务配置：L0 +L4

笔记：

1.知识点

（1）A perfect alibi，(标题)极好的不在犯罪现场的证据。

　　alibi为法律用语，含义是“不在场证明”、“当时不在场的申辩”，是可数名词：

　　Ian had an alibi/alibis for that morning.伊恩有那天上午不在场的证据/证明。

　　与它搭配的动词通常有offer，prove，set up等。

（2）And you didn't notice anything unusual? 您没有注意到有什么异常情况发生吗?

　　这是一个陈述疑问句，即它具备与陈述句同样的基本语法结构，但用升调提问。这种句子在英语中不常用：

　　You're out of work?你失业了吗?

（3）I suggest…that you are not telling the truth. 我提醒您……您讲的不是实话。

　　I suggest(that)…在这里用于提出质疑，译为“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诚实。

（4）commit有“做”的意思，主要是用于做坏事/不好的事commit a crime/murder

（5）catch”可以用来来指“赶乘交通工具”，比如：catch a bus赶巴士；catch a train赶火车

（6）take off the line 取消航线,航班