Lesson 87 A perfect alibi

·单词

alibi n.    不在犯罪现场，托词，借口

    ·a perfect alibi    一个完美的不在场证明

    ·He had an airtight alibi for that night.    那晚他有无懈可击的不在场证明

commit v.    犯（罪，错），保证，承诺

    ·commit a crime/a murder    犯罪/谋杀

    ·The murder was committed    谋杀发生了

    ·commitment n.    承诺

inspector n.    探长

employer n.    雇主

    ·employee n.    雇员

    ·employment n.    雇佣关系，就业appointment

    ·unemployment n.    失业

    ·unemployment rate    失业率

confirm v.    确认，证实

    ·My employer will confirm that I was there on time.    我的雇主会证实我是准时到那里的

    ·Could you please help me to confirm the appointment?    你能帮我确认一下这个预约（多指两人会面）吗？

    ·I will call the restaurant to confirm the reservation.    我会打电话给餐厅确认预订（多指预留的房间，位置）

suggest v.    提醒

truth n.    真相

    ·tell the truth    说出真相

    ·true adj.    真实的

        ·A whale is a fish. True or false?

·本课句型

·课文

    '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.'

the murder was committed    谋杀被犯，谋杀发生了

at the time = at the moment when ...    口语省略了，书面语不能省

catch an early train    赶早班火车

on time    准时

And you didn't notice anything unusual?

    ·陈述句后加问号表示疑问句

'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. 

    ·使用 but 并列连词把两个宾语从句并在了一块（平行结构）

    ·the 8.25    指的是8点25发的火车

broke down    抛锚

·知识拓展

平行结构，类似于中文的排比

The English, the Germans the Dutch and the French were investing in Britain's former colony.

中文的排比：苹果，香蕉，梨和西瓜都是水果

平行结构就是并列结构，它们的地位是一样的

平行的成分：词性相同，形式一致

平行的连接：并列连词/逗号

We resolve to get up earlier each morning, eat less, find more time to play with children, do a thousand and one jobs about the house, be nice to people we don’t like, drive carefully and take the dog for a walk every day.

    ·resolve to    下定决心

用平行结构来看，是七件事被并列在一起了

We resolve to

1, get up earlier each morning

2, eat less

3, find more time to play with children

4, do a thousand and one jobs about the house

5, be nice to people we don’t like

6, drive carefully,

7, and take the dog for a walk every day.