新概念2Lesson87

1、Lesson 87 A perfect alibialibi formal statement or evidence that a person was in another place at the time of a crime n. 不在犯罪现场，不在场证明，当时不在场的申辩（可数名词） 他有那天上午不在场的证据/证明。 He had an alibi/alibis for that morning. At the time the murder was committed, I was travelling on the 8 oclock train to London, said

2、the man. “在凶杀发生的时候，我正坐在8点钟开往伦敦的火车上。”那人说。commit v. 犯（罪、错） If someone commits a crime or a sin, they do something illegal or bad.vt. 犯（罪），做（错事、坏事等） He has never committed any crime before. 他以前从来没有犯过罪。 今天早上8点钟发生了一起凶杀案。 A murder was committed at 8 oclock this morning. Do you always catch such an early t

3、rain? asked the inspector. “您总是赶这样早的火车？”探长问。inspector1） a person whose job is to visit schools, factories, etc. to check that rules are being obeyed and that standards are acceptable检查员; 视察员; 巡视员; 稽查员; 检验员; 督学.2） police officer between the ranks of chief-inspector and sergeant （警察）巡官Of course I do,

4、answered the man. I must be at work at 10 oclock. My employer will confirm that I was there on time. “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。” confirm provide evidence for the truth or correctness of (a report, an opinion, etc); establish the truth of vt. 证实，确定 他的话得到了证实。 His words have been confirm

5、ed. sth; sb (as/in sth)ratify (a treaty, appointment, etc); make definite or establish more firmly (power, a position, etc) vt. 巩固，加强 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。His experiences in that company confirmed his decision to have a factory of his own. What he saw and heard that night confirmed his belief t

6、hat the pub was haunted. 那天晚上的所见所闻使他更加坚信那个小酒馆有鬼魂出现。Would a later train get you to work on time? asked the inspector. “晚一点儿的车也能送您按时上班吗？”in time有及时;迟早的意思,意指正赶上时候或恰在需要的时候医生及时来抢救他的生命。The doctor came in time to save his life.on time是准时;按时之意。如: 不用担心!到时我会叫醒他的。Dont worry! I shall awake him on time.他们担心我不能按时

7、完成工作, 就来帮助我。Afraid that I couldnt finish the work on time, they came to help me.I suppose it would, but I never catch a later train. “我认为可以，但我从来不乘晚一点儿的车。” Supposea. accept as true or probable; believe; imagine; assume 认定; 认为; 以为; 猜想; 料想; 假定Shell be there today, I suppose. 我想她今天能到那儿去. b. pretend that

8、 (sth) is true; take (sth) as a fact 假定或假设（某事物）属实; 认定（某事物）: Suppose (that) the news is true: what then? 假定这消息是真的, 那又怎样?At what time did you arrive at the station? At ten to eight. I bought a paper and waited for the train. “您几点钟到的火车站？” “ 7点50分。我买了张报纸，等着车来。” And you didnt notice anything unusual? Of

9、course not. “您没有注意到有什么异常情况发生吗？” “当然没有。”这是一个陈述疑问句，即它具备与陈述句相同的基本语法结构，但用升调提问，但这种句子不常用。 你失业了吗？ Youre out of work? 不定代词anything，something等被形容词修饰时，形容词必须跟在不定代词之后： This isnt anything important. 这并不重要。 我想买点较为便宜的东西。 Id like to buy something cheaper. I suggest, said the inspector, that you are not telling the

10、truth. “我提醒您，”探长说，“您讲的不是实话。I suggest (that)依我看，恐怕 提出质疑依我看他并不像他看上去那么诚实。 I suggest that he is not so honest as he looks. I suggest that the car crash was not accidental. 恐怕这起汽车撞车事故并不是偶然的。 I suggest that you did not catch the 8 oclock train, but that you caught the 8.25 which would still get you to wor

11、k on time. 您乘的不是8点钟的火车，而是8点25分的，这次车同能使您按时上班。You see, on the morning of the murder, the 8 oclock train did not run at all. It broke down at Ferngreen station and was taken off the line. 您看，在凶杀发生的那天早晨，8点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。”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： 事实上，他对那部电影并不是真的感兴趣。 H

12、e was not really interested in film, you see. My leg isnt all right yet, you see, so I cant climb the hill with you. 你看，我的腿还没有完全好，所以我不能和你一起爬山。run可以指火车、公共汽车、船等“定时/定期行驶，（在两地间）往来”： 这条船来往于宜兴与常州之间。 This ship runs between Yixing and Changzhou. 这里的公共那个汽车每10分钟一班。 Buses run every ten minutes here.Break downa

13、. cease to function because of a mechanical, electrical, etc fault （因机械、电力等故障）停止运转, 失灵, 失效: 电话系统失灵了.The telephone system has broken down. b. fail; collapse 失败; 崩溃; 瓦解; 垮: Negotiations between the two sides have broken down. 双方谈判已经破裂. c. (of sbs health) become very bad; collapse （指某人健康状况）变得恶劣; 垮: Her

14、 health broke down under the pressure of work. 工作的压力把她的身体弄垮了. d. lose control of ones feelings 感情失去控制: He broke down and wept when he heard the news. 他听到这个消息时不禁痛哭起来. take offa. often passive 常用於被动语态) remove or withdraw (a bus, train, etc) from service 取消（公共汽车、 火车等）的服务: The 7 am train to Shanghai will be taken off next month. 上午7时开往上海的火车将於下月停驶. b. have (the specified period of time) as a holiday or