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# 87 · 完美的不在场证明

### 第1段

'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.'

中文理解：男子说：“谋杀发生时，我正在八点开往伦敦的火车上。” 警探问：“你总赶这么早的车吗？”男子回答：“当然。我十点必须到岗，雇主能证明我按时上班了。” 警探问：“坐晚一班也赶得上上班吗？”男子说：“我想可以，不过我从不坐晚一班。” 警探问：“你几点到的车站？”男子回答：“七点五十分。我买了份报纸，等着上车。” 警探又问：“你没注意到什么不正常的事？”男子答道：“当然没有。” 警探说：“我认为你没说实话。你坐的不是八点那班，而是八点二十五分的车，那班也能让你按时上班。” 他接着说道：“因为案发那天早上，八点的列车根本没开。它在芬格林站出了故障，已经停运了。”

* **on time**：准时；表示按约定时间准时；in time 强调赶得上、来得及。

* **catch a later train**：赶上较晚一班火车；catch在这里是赶上交通工具，later修饰班次。

* **ten to eight**：七点五十分；to说明差几分到八点，不是八点十分。

* **telling the truth**：说实话；truth前保留the；不是say the truth的常用搭配。

* **broke down**：发生故障；本课指机械故障；后面不直接接被损坏物作宾语。

* **taken off the line**：撤下线路；停止运营；本课是故障列车退出线路，不是开除人员。

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

复合句，主句主谓结构，时间状语从句为主谓结构，后面to London 为介词短语作后置定语修饰train. 标题的alibi 要留意发音，最后的i 是/ai/的音，该词除了不在犯罪现场证明，还有借口、托词之意.

#### 'Do you always catch such an early train?'

疑问句，主谓宾结构.

#### 'Of course I do,' answered the man.

简单句，主谓结构，本句是回答上一句do you 开头的疑问句，of course 在这里作副词，表强调，当然之意，你也可以替换为yes.

#### My employer will confirm that I was there on time.'

复合句，主谓 + 宾语从句结构，从句为主系表结构.

#### 'Would a later train get you to work on time?'

疑问句，主谓宾 + 宾补结构.

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

并列复合句，but 前句为主谓 + 省略了that 的宾语从句，该从句为主谓结构；but 后为主谓宾结构.

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

疑问句，就时间进行提问，所以回答是具体的时间即可.

#### I bought a paper and waited for the train.'

并列句，and 连接的两句，前句为主谓宾结构，后面为省略了主语的主谓结构.

#### 'And you didn't notice anything unusual?'

简单句，主谓宾结构，其实是可以把didn’t 提前的，改为Didn’t you notice anything unusual?

#### 'Of course not.'

省略句，did you…?的否定回答是no, I did not，这里省略了主语和谓语，只留下了否定词not.

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

复合句，主句主谓 + that 引导的宾语从句结构，从句为主谓宾结构. suggest 这里不是提醒，对话内容已经开始给犯罪嫌疑人进行犯罪时间推理了，没什么好提醒的， 而是认为. 从本句开始，译文的您也改为你，表示犯罪嫌疑人露出了马脚.

#### 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.

复合句，主谓主句主谓 + 宾语从句，该从句为but 连接的并列句.

在宾语从句中，前句为主谓宾结构，后句还额外有一个which 引导的定语从句，后句本身是主谓宾结构，该定语从句是主谓宾 + 宾补结构.

#### You see, on the morning of the murder, the 8 o'clock train did not run at all.

简单句，主谓结构.

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

并列句，and 连接前后两句，主语it 指八点的那个列车，and 前句为主谓结构，动词短语break down 作谓语.

and 后面的 was taken off the line 是被动结构，意为这班故障列车被撤出线路、停止运营。off the line 是介词短语，the line 不是 was taken 的直接宾语；这不等于整条铁路线路被取消。

## 学完这一课

先沿这条线复述《完美的不在场证明》：声称案发时在火车上 → 强调自己的通勤习惯 → 晚一点也能按时到 → 细问到站时间 → 否认发现异常 → 警探指出他在撒谎 → 八点那班根本没开。再借一个结构讲自己的事：用本课人物重述一次，再把人物和意外情况换成自己。

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