新概念英语第二册笔记第87课.docx

1、新概念英语第二册笔记第87课Lesson 87 A perfect alibi 极好的不在犯罪现场的证据【Text】At the time the murder was committed, I was travelling on the 8 oclock 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 oclock. My employer wi

2、ll 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 didnt notice anything unusual?Of cour

3、se not.I suggest, said the inspector, that you are not telling the truth. I suggest that you did not catch the 8 oclock 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 oclock train did not run at all. It broke down at Ferngr

4、een station and was taken off the line.【课文翻译】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

5、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。”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【生词讲解】1. alibi 1)n. 不在犯罪现场prove an alibi establish an alibi set up an alibi 法 提出不在犯罪现场的辩护eg：They all had alibis for that night.alibi n.为法

6、律用语，含义是“不在场证明”、“当时不在场的申辩”，是可数名词eg: 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。prove an alibi/set up an alibi【律】证明被告当时不在犯罪现场 2)n. 借口，托词eg: Late again, Richard? Whats your alibi this time?理查德, 又迟到了? 这次你有什么借口呢?3)vi. 辩解，找借口(+for)eg: Who would alibi for that

7、guy?谁会愿意为那个家伙辩解?eg: The boy alibied for being late.这男孩为他迟到找借口。2. commit 1） v. 犯（罪、错）eg：He must have committed a crime. 他一定是犯了什么罪eg：A robbery was committed near here .commit suicide 自杀 ； commit murder 杀人commit a blunder 犯了大错2）把委托于.交付、投入.eg：They committed the patient to the mental hospital. 他们把病人送往精神病

8、院. eg：He was committed to prison. 他被关入监狱。commit on sth ； commit to do sth ； commit to doing sth 承诺某人某事eg：She didnt want to commit herself on that matter.她不愿意对那件事情做出任何的承诺。eg：The government committed itself to reduce / reducing taxes.政府承诺减少税款。eg：He committed himself to the antiwar movement. 他献身于反战运动。e

9、g: 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。eg: He has committed his friend to taking part in the race.他使他的朋友答应参加比赛。eg: He has commited himself to raising his brothers kids.他已经答应抚养他弟弟的孩子。3. inspector 1） 视察员an inspector of factories 工厂的视察员2） n. 探长

10、inspect （1）v. 详细调查、检查eg：You should inspect the car well before you buy it .买车之前你应该检查它。3) 视察eg：The Minister of Education inspected our school. 教育部长视察我们学校inspection n. 检查、审查undergo a medical inspection 接受健康检查eg：They made an inspection of the factory.他们视察工厂。4. employer 1) n. 雇主 employee employment 就业、雇

11、用 unemployment full employment 充分就业eg：Weve in the employment of the company. 我们就职于这家公司。employ 1） v. 聘请、雇用employ sb as 雇用某人.eg：The firm employs two interpreters. 该公司雇用两名口译。 interpreter int:prit n.译员；解释者；翻译器eg：He employed the girl as a typist. 他雇一个女孩当打字员。2） 使用 （物、能力）（use ） eg：You should employ your fi

12、nds more wisely. 你应该更明智地利用你的资金。employ English as a common language 以英语作为官方语言employ oneself in be employed in 忙于;从事于eg：She was busily employed in preparing dinner for five guests .她忙着为五客人做饭。5. confirm v. 确认，证实confirm + 名（sth）1）证实，确定：eg: My employer will confirm that I was there on time. 我的雇主会证明我是按时到那

13、儿的。eg: His words are confirmed. 他的话得到了证实。eg：He confirmed the rumor.他证实那谣言是真的。confirm （that） / wh- 确定某事物eg：The president conformed （that） he would visit France the following month. 总统确定，他将在下个月访问法国。confirmed adj. 已被确认、已被证实confirmation n. 确定eg：The rumor lacks confirmation.谣言缺乏证据。2） 巩固，加强：eg: His experi

14、ences 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。eg: 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。3） comfirm sb （as/in sth.）批准After a three-month probationary period,she was confirmed in he

15、r post.经过三个月的试用期后，她获准正式任职。6. suggest 1）v. 提醒、使想起suggest + sth +（to sd）eg：The skyscrapers suggest giant matchboxes.摩天大楼让我们想起了火柴盒。eg：What does the word black suggest to you ？black这个词让你想起了什么？suggest itself to （想法等）浮现在.的心中.eg：An idea suggested itself to me then . 那个时候一个想法浮现在我脑海里。2） 提议、见议suggest + doing suggest + sth（n.） eg：May I suggest going there by train？我能建议坐火车去那里吗？eg：He suggested another development progr