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Lesson87 A perfect alibi
'At the time the murder was committed, I was traveling on the 8.0 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 10.0 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 8.0 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 8.0 o'clock train did not run at all. It broke down at Ferngreen station and was taken off the line.'
ˈlɛsn87 ə ˈpɜːfɪkt ˈælɪbaɪ
æt ðə taɪm ðə ˈmɜːdə wɒz kəˈmɪtɪd, aɪ wɒz ˈtrævlɪŋ ɒn ðiː 8.0 əˈklɒk treɪn tuː ˈlʌndən,' sɛd ðə mæn.
duː juː ˈɔːlweɪz kæʧ sʌʧ ən ˈɜːli treɪn?' ɑːskt ði ɪnˈspɛktə.
ɒv kɔːs aɪ duː,' ˈɑːnsəd ðə mæn.' aɪ mʌst biː æt wɜːk æt 10.0 əˈklɒk. maɪ ɪmˈplɔɪə wɪl kənˈfɜːm ðæt aɪ wɒz ðeər ɒn taɪm.'
' wʊd ə ˈleɪtə treɪn gɛt juː tuː wɜːk ɒn taɪm ?' ɑːskt ði ɪnˈspɛktə.
' aɪ səˈpəʊz ɪt wʊd, bʌt aɪ ˈnɛvə kæʧ ə ˈleɪtə treɪn.'
æt wɒt taɪm dɪd juː əˈraɪv æt ðə ˈsteɪʃən?'
æt tɛn tuː eɪt. aɪ bɔːt ə ˈpeɪpər ænd ˈweɪtɪd fɔː ðə treɪn.'
ænd juː dɪdnt ˈnəʊtɪs ˈɛnɪθɪŋ ʌnˈjuːʒʊəl?'
' ɒv kɔːs nɒt.'
aɪ səˈʤɛst,' sɛd ði ɪnˈspɛktə, ðæt juː ɑː nɒt ˈtɛlɪŋ ðə truːθ. aɪ səˈʤɛst ðæt juː dɪd nɒt kæʧ ðiː 8.0 əˈklɒk treɪn, bʌt ðæt juː kɔːtðiː 8.25 wɪʧ wʊd stɪl gɛt juː tuː wɜːk ɒn taɪm. juː siː, ɒn ðə ˈmɔːnɪŋ ɒv ðə ˈmɜːdə, ðiː 8.0 əˈklɒk treɪn dɪd nɒt rʌn æt ɔːl. ɪt brəʊkdaʊn æt Ferngreen ˈsteɪʃən ænd wɒz ˈteɪkən ɒf ðə laɪn.'
任务配置：L0+L4
笔记：commit犯（罪、错），comfirm确认、证实，suggest提醒，alibi不在犯罪现场的证据
感悟：简单的事情重复做。