2019-01-02, starting at 2018-10-08, 新概念英语第二册 Lesson 87 A Perfect alibi
练习材料（每天自己打写一遍熟悉文章）：
Q: what is wrong with man's story?
"At the time the murder was committed, I was traveling 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 murder, the 8 o'clock train did not run at all. It broke down at Ferngreen station and was taken off the line."
[kju]: [wʌt] [əz] [rɔŋ] [wɪð] [mænz] [ˈstɔri]?
"[ət] [ðə] [taɪm] [ðə] [ˈmɜrdər] [wəz] [kəˈmɪtəd], [aɪ] [wəz] [ˈtrævəlɪŋ] [ɑn] [ði] 8 [əˈklɑk] [treɪn] [tə] [ˈlʌndən]," [sɛd] [ðə] [mæn].
"[dʊ] [jʊ] [ˈɔlˌweɪz] [kæʧ] [sʌʧ] [ən] [ˈɜrli] [treɪn]?" [æskt] [ði] [ɪnˈspɛktər].
"[əv] [kɔrs] [aɪ] [du]," [ˈænsərd] [ðə] [mæn]. "[aɪ] [məst] [bi] [ət] [wɜrk] [æt] 10 [əˈklɑk]. [maɪ] [ɛmˈplɔɪər] [wɪl] [kənˈfɜrm] [ðət] [aɪ] [wəz] [ðɛr] [ɑn] [taɪm]."
"[wəd] [ə] [ˈleɪtər] [treɪn] [gɛt] [jʊ] [tə] [wɜrk] [ɑn] [taɪm]?" [æskt] [ði] [ɪnˈspɛktər].
"[aɪ] [səˈpoʊz] [ɪt] [wʊd], [bət] [aɪ] [ˈnɛvər] [kæʧ] [ə] [ˈleɪtər] [treɪn]."
"[ət] [wʌt] [taɪm] [dɪd] [jʊ] [əˈraɪv] [ət] [ðə] [ˈsteɪʃən]?"
"[ət] [tɛn] [tʊ] [eɪt], [aɪ] [bɑt] [ə] [ˈpeɪpər] [ənd] [ˈweɪtəd] [fər] [ðə] [treɪn]."
"[ənd] [jʊ] [ˈdɪdənt] [ˈnoʊtəs] [ˈɛniˌθɪŋ] [ənˈjuʒˌuəl]?"
"[əv] [kɔrs] [nɑt]."
"[aɪ] [səgˈʤɛst]," [sɛd] [ði] [ɪnˈspɛktər], "[ðæt] [jʊ] [ər] [nɑt] [ˈtɛlɪŋ] [ðə] [truθ]. [aɪ] [səgˈʤɛst] [ðət] [jʊ] [dɪd] [nɑt] [kæʧ] [ði] 8 [əˈklɑk] [treɪn], [bət] [ðət] [jʊ] [kɑt] [ði] 8:25 [wɪʧ] [wəd] [stɪl] [gɛt] [jʊ] [tə] [wɜrk] [ɑn] [taɪm]. [jʊ] [si], [ɑn] [ðə] [ˈmɔrnɪŋ] [əv] [ˈmɜrdər], [ði] 8 [əˈklɑk] [treɪn] [dɪd] [nɑt] [rʌn] [ət] [ɔl]. [ɪt] [broʊk] [daʊn] [ət] Ferngreen [ˈsteɪʃən] [ənd] [wəz] [ˈteɪkən] [ɔf] [ðə] [laɪn]."
任务配置：L0 + L3 + L4 (L0 朗读；L1 音标朗读；L2 点评；L3 复述；L4 读后感）
知识笔记：
单词/词组:
- alibi ['ælɪ.baɪ]
A perfect alibi，（标题）极好的不在犯罪现场的证据。
alibi为法律用语，含义是“不在场证明”、“当时不在场的申辩”，是可数名词：
Ian had an alibi/alibis for that morning. 伊恩有那天上午不在场的证据/证明。
与它搭配的动词通常有offer，prove，set up等。
- the murder was committed
- inspector
- I must be at work at 10 o'clock
- a later train
- suggest
I suggest…that you are not telling the truth. 我提醒您……您讲的不是实话。
I suggest（that）…在这里用于提出质疑，译为“依我看……”、“恐怕……”：
I suggest that he is not so honest as he looks. 依我看他并不像他看上去那么诚实。
I suggest that the car crash was not accidental. 恐怕这起汽车撞车事故不是偶然的。
- on time vs in time
- on the morning of the murder
You see, on the morning of the murder, the 8 o'clock train did not run at all. 您看，在凶杀发生的那天早晨，8点钟的那次车根本没有发。
（1）you see在口语中经常作为插入语出现，句首、句中或句尾均可以，表示“你知道”、“事实上”等含义：
He was not really interested in the film, you see. 事实上，他对那部电影并不是真的感兴趣。
My leg isn't all right yet, you see, so I can't climb the hill with you. 你知道/你看，我的腿还没有完全好，所以我不能和你（们）一起爬山。
（2）run可以指火车、公共汽车、船等“定时/定期行驶”、“（在两地间）往来”：
Buses run every ten minutes here. 这里的公共汽车每10分钟一班。
This ship runs between Dover and Calais. 这条船来往于多佛与加来之间。
- the train was taken off the line
词汇学习 Word study
1．commit vt.
（1）犯（罪），做（错事、坏事等）：
A murder was committed at 8 o'clock this morning.
今天早上8点钟发生了一起凶杀案。
He has never committed any crime before.
他以前从来没有犯过罪。
（2）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.
在缔结婚姻以前，你们应该更好地互相了解。
He has committed his friend to taking part in the race.
他使他的朋友答应参加比赛。
2．confirm vt.
（1）证实，确定：
My employer will confirm that I was there on time.
我的雇主会证明我是按时到那儿的。
His words are confirmed.
他的话得到了证实。
（2）巩固，加强：
His experiences in that company confirmed his decision to have a factory of his own.
他在那家公司的经历坚定了他想自己拥有一个工厂的决心。
What he saw and heard that night confirmed his belief that the pub was haunted.
那天晚上的所见所闻使他更加坚信那个小酒店有鬼魂出没。
朗读重点：
音标发音:
练习感悟：
Answer: Because the 8 o'clcok train broke down at Ferngreen station in the morning of the murder and was taken off the line, the man cannot catch that train.
Thoughts: 每日精进就是确认自己的朗读首先自己挑不出问题了（朗读10遍+ and 复述）。