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【New words and expressions】生词和短语
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
★alibi n. 不在犯罪现场,不在场证明,当时不在场的申辩(不可数名词)
Ian had an alibi/alibis for that morning.
★commit v. 犯(罪、错)
① vt. 犯(罪),做(错事、坏事等)
He has never committed any crime before.
A murder was committed at 8 o'clock this morning.
② vt. 承诺,使承担义务,卷入(经常与反身代词连用)
You should know each other better before committing yourselves to marriage.
He has committed his friend to taking part in the race.
★confirm v. 确认,证实
① vt. 证实,确定
My employer will confirm that I was there on time.
His words are confirmed.
② vt. 巩固,加强
His experiences in that company that confirmed his decision to have a factory of his own.
What he saw and heard that night confirmed his belief that the pub was haunted.
【Text】
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.
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