Lesson 87 A perfect alibi

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Lesson 87 A perfect alibi

中文

极好的不在犯罪现场的证据

“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。”

英文

'At the time the murder [ˈmɜːdə(r)] was committed [kəˈmɪtɪd], 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 [ɪnˈspektə(r)].

'Of course I do' answered the man. 'I must be at work at 10 o'clock. My employer [ɪmˈplɔɪə(r)] will confirm that I was there on time'.

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

'I suppose [səˈpəʊz] 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 [ˈnəʊtɪs] 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 [kɔːt] 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'

分析

'At the time the murder was committed , I was traveling on the 8 o'clock train to London' said the man.

  • complex sentence:
    • At the time the murder was committed
      • at the time [adverbial of time]
      • the murder was committed [attributive clause]
        • the murder [subject]
        • was committed [predicate verb phrase] [passive form of verb]
    • I was traveling on the 8 o'clock train to London
      • I [subject]
      • was traveling {preposition} [predicate verb phrase] [past continuous tense]
      • on the 8 o'clock train [prepositional object phrase]
      • to London [adverbial of purpose]

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

  • simple sentence:
    • you [subject]
    • always [frequently adverb]
    • catch [predicate verb phrase]
    • such an early train [object]

'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'.

  • complex sentence:
    • Of course I do
      • of course
      • I do
    • I must be at work at 10 o'clock.
      • I [subject]
      • must be [be verb]
      • at work [predicative][propositional]
      • at 10 o'clock [adverbial of time]
    • My employer will confirm that I was there on time
      • My employer [subject]
      • will confirm [predicate verb phrase] [future simple tense]
      • that I was there on time [object clause]
        • I [subject]
        • was [be verb]
        • there [predicative]
        • on time [adverbial]
  • knowledge:
    • must + be.
      • 这是一个动词短语。
    • confirm + (that) 引导的宾语从句
    • on + time
      • adv. 准时

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

  • simple sentence:
    • a later train [subject]
    • get [predicate verb phrase]
    • you [indirect object]
    • to work [direct object]
    • on time [adverbial]
  • knowledge:
    • get + sth. + to + do.
      • v. [使/让]...(某人/某物)...(做某事)

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

  • simple sentence:

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

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

  • simple sentence:

'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'

  • simple sentence:
    • I suggest 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
      • I [subject]
      • suggest [predicate verb phrase]
      • 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
        • that + clause [object clause]
        • you did not catch the 8 o'clock train
          • you [subject]
          • did not catch [predicate verb phrase]
          • the 8 o'clock train [object]
        • but
        • you caught the 8.25 which would still get you to work on time
          • you [subject]
          • caught [predicate verb phrase]
          • the 8.25 which would still get you to work on time [object ]
            • which would still get you to work on time [attributive clause]
    • It broke down at Ferngreen station and was taken off the line
      • It broke down at Ferngreen station
        • It [subject]
        • broke down [predicate verb phrase]
        • at Ferngreen station [adverbial of place]
      • and
      • It was taken off the line
        • It [subject]
        • was taken off [predicate verb phrase] [passive form of verb]
        • the line
  • knowledge:
    • break + down
      • v. 毁掉, 制服, 压倒, 倒塌, 垮掉, 分解
    • take + sth.① + off + sth.②
      • v. 拿去, 拿走, 去掉, 取消, 脱下, 夺去, 复制, 带领
  • At the time the murder was committed. the murder was committed 定语从句修饰time.
    • at the time. at the moment when something happened.
  • on time 准时.
  • in time 及时
  • And you didn't notice anything unusual.
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