ziq的ScalersTalk第四轮新概念朗读持续力训练DAY8

练习材料：Lesson 87 A perfect alibi  时长: 95s

'At the time the murder was committed, I was traveling on the 8.0 o'clock train to London,' said the man.

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

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

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

'Of course I do,' answered the man.' I must be at work at 10.0 o'clock. My employer will confirm that I was there on time.'

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.'

' Would a later train get you to work on time ?' asked the inspector.

' wʊd ə ˈleɪtə treɪn gɛt juː tuː wɜːk ɒn taɪm ?' ɑːskt ði ɪnˈspɛktə. 

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

' aɪ səˈpəʊz ɪt wʊd, bʌt aɪ ˈnɛvə kæʧ ə ˈleɪtə treɪn.'

'At what time did you arrive at the station ?'

æt wɒt taɪm dɪd juː əˈraɪv æt ðə ˈsteɪʃən ?'

'At ten to eight. I bought a paper and waited for the train.'

æt tɛn tuː eɪt. aɪ bɔːt ə ˈpeɪpər ænd ˈweɪtɪd fɔː ðə treɪn.'

'And you didn't notice anything unusual ?'

ænd juː dɪdnt ˈnəʊtɪs ˈɛnɪθɪŋ ʌnˈjuːʒʊəl ?'

' Of course not.'

' ɒv kɔːs nɒt.'

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

aɪ səˈʤɛst,' sɛd ði ɪnˈspɛktə, ðæt juː ɑː nɒt ˈtɛlɪŋ ðə truːθ.

I suggest that you did not catch the 8.0 o'clock train, but that you caught the 8.25 which would still get you to work on time.

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.

You see, on the morning of the murder, the 8.0 o'clock train did not run at all.

juː siː, ɒn ðə ˈmɔːnɪŋ ɒv ðə ˈmɜːdə, ðiː 8.0 əˈklɒk treɪn dɪd nɒt rʌn æt ɔːl.

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

ɪt brəʊk daʊn æt Ferngreen ˈsteɪʃən ænd wɒz ˈteɪkən ɒf ðə laɪn.'

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任务配置：L0+L4

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知识笔记：inspector n.

1.检查员；视察员；巡视员a person whose job is to visit schools, factories, etc. to check that rules are being obeyed and that standards are acceptable

2.（警察）巡官an officer of middle rank in the police force

3.（英国公共汽车或火车上的）查票员(in Britain) a person whose job is to check tickets on a bus or train to make sure that they are valid

4.（建筑物）鉴定人a person whose job is to examine a building to make sure it is in good condition, usually done for sb who is thinking of buying it

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