1、Lesson 87 A perfect alibi,questions on the text,1.Where did the man claim he was when the murder was committed? He said he was travelling on the 8 oclock train to London2.According to the man why did he always catch such an early train? Because he must be at work at 10 oclock.3.When did he say he ar
2、rived at the station? He say he arrived at the station at ten oclock.4.Why did the inspector say the man was not telling the truth?Because on the morning of the murder,the 8 oclock train did not run at all.,Phrases,commit a murder such an early train be at work on time catch a later train something
3、unusual tell the truth not at all break down take off the line,犯谋杀罪 如此早的火车 在工作 准时 赶晚一点儿的火车 异常的事情 讲实话 一点也不 出故障 取消航线,Key words and expressions,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,alibi lba n.不在犯罪现场。法律用语，,prove an alibi= establish an alibi
4、 =set up an alibi 提出不在犯罪现场的辩护eg.He has a perfect abili . 他有案发时不在现场的充分证据 eg.They all had abilis for that night . 他们都有那天晚上不在现场的证明,commit kmt v.犯（罪），做（错事、坏事）,1.vt.犯（罪），做（错事、坏事） eg.He has never committed any crime before.他之前从未犯过罪 2.把委托于. 交付 They committed the patient to the mental hospital. 他们把病人送往精神病院
5、commit oneself on sth 承诺某人某事 commit oneself to do sth eg.she didnt want to commit herself on that matter. 她不愿对那件事做出任何承诺 commit a murder 犯谋杀罪commit suicide 自杀 政府承诺减少税款。 The government committed itself to reduce taxes. commitment n. 承诺，许诺,inspector （1） 视察员 an inspector of factories （2） n. 探长 inspect （
6、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。 （2） 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 They made an inspection of the factory .,employer mpl; em- n.雇主 employment n. 就业 、雇佣 employ 1.v.
7、 聘请、雇用 The firm employs two interpreters. employ sb as 雇用某人 He emplored the girl as a typist. 2.使用（物、能力）=use You should employ your finds more wisely. 3.employ oneself in =be employed in 忙于，从事于 She was busily employed in preparing dinner for five guests.,employee,unemployment,confirm knfmv. 确认、证实 1.
8、confirm sth Te confirmed the rumor .他证实那谣言是真的2.confirm (that) 确认某事物 The president confirmed that he would visit China the following month.确定下个月访华。 confirmed adj. 已被确认，已被证实 confirmation n.确定 The rumor lacks confirmation. 谣言缺乏证据,suggest sdest v. suggestion n.建议 1.提议，建议 suggest +doing suggest+sth(n.) M
9、ay I suggest going there by train? 我能建议坐火车去那里吗？ 2.suggest that (should)+V-原 建议.表明 她建议我们在新餐厅吃饭 She suggest (that ) we should have lunch at the new restaurant. 3.委婉地说、暗示 Are you suggesting (that ) Im not suitable for the job? 你的意思是在暗示我不适合这工作吗？,truth tru 1. n. 真相-lie truth指与虚假和错误相对的事实 fact指实际存在的客观事实 My
10、 father says that truth will come out in the end.我爸爸说最终会真相大白的. 2. 真理 in truth 的确、事实上 the truth is that =the truth is 老实说 to tell the truth 说实话 true 真实 false f:ls a.错误的，假的，伪造的，虚伪的 truthful （指人）诚实的 、不说谎的；（指叙述） 真实的,At the time the murder was committed, I was travelling on the 8 oclock train to London,
11、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 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
12、 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 course 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 caugh
13、t 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 Ferngreen station and was taken off the line.,1.At the time the murder was committed, I was travelling on the 8 oclock train to London, said the man.(1
14、)at the time=at the moment when something happened (2)the murder was committed可以看作是定语从句修饰time, 而如果前面的词如果是the time, the moment, the way等做先行词的时候，后面的关系副词是可以省略掉的。,2. Do you always catch such an early train? asked the inspector.catch a train 乘火车，catch a bus eg. If we come here 10 minutes earlier will cat
15、ch the train(bus). 如果我们能早到10分钟我们就能赶上火车(汽车). catch you later =再见 such +n./名词短语 so +adj./adv. such an early train so early a train,3. Of course I do, answered the man. I must be at work at 10 oclock.My employer will confirm that I was there on time.on time 准时in time 及时 This teacher is never on time fo
16、r class and students have to wait for him each time. 这位老师从来不准时，每次总是让学生等。 The girl will die unless the doctor comes in time. 如果医生不及时赶到，这个女孩就有可能死。,4. Would a later train get you to work on time? asked the inspector. get sb to do sth 使 做. 说服 youll never get her to agree 你不会让她同意的。 get +done 被. I got cau
17、ght for speeding. 我因超速行驶被拦下,5.I suppose it would, but I never catch a later train.suppose 认为 =think =expect will you be late ?I dont think so . I dont suppose so . I dont expect so .wait for sb/sth 等待某人、某物,6And you didnt notice anything unusual? 难道你没有注意到有什么异常情况？ 这是由陈述句后加问号表示的问句。 anything /something
18、等被adj.修饰时，adj.在不定代词后eg.Id like something cheaper.,7you are not telling the truth. 你没有说实话。 to call a spade a spade. 实话实说Lets call a spade a spade. 让我们实话实说吧！,8.I suggest that you did not catch the 8 oclock train, but. suggest 提醒，暗示： It suggested that you didnt do well in your final exam. 这表明你的期末考试考的并不
19、好。 suggest 建议，注意用虚拟语气： I suggest that he go to the hospital to have a body examination. 我建议他去医院进行一次体检。,9.It broke down at Ferngreen station and was taken off the line (1)break down 抛锚，出故障 The car broke down in the middle of the trip. 汽车在旅途中途抛锚了. (2)be taken off the line 取消航线 Due to the bad weather,
20、all the planes to this area were taken off the line. 因为天气不好,所有来这个地区的飞机都改变了航线,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： 你知道，我的腿还没好呢，所以我不能和你去爬山了。 My leg isnt all right yet, you see, so I cant climb the hill with you. run可以指火车、公共汽车、船等“定时/定期行驶，（在两地间）往来”： 这个船在Dover和Calais之间往来 This ship runs betwee
21、n Dover and Calais.,Grammar-Indirect speech,引述别人的话时，一般采用两种方式：一是引用别人的原话，把它放在引号内，称为直接引语；二是用自己的话加以转述，被转述的话不放在引号内，称为间接引语。间接引语在大多数情况下是一个宾语从语。直接引语变成间接引语时，要注意以下几点：人称变化、时态变化、宾语从句要用陈述句语序。1.直接引语是陈述句，变成间接引语时，由连词that 引导。例如：She said, “I am very happy to help you.“She said that she was very happy to help you.,2.
22、直接引语是一般(选择/反意)疑问句，变成间接引语时，由连词whether或if 引导。例如： He asked me, “Do you like playing football?“ He asked me if/whether I liked playing football. 注意：大多数情况下，if和whether 可以互换，但后有or not,或在动词不定式前，或放在介词后作连接词时，一般只用whether。例如：She asked me whether he could do it or not.He hesitated about whether to drive or take
23、the train.,3. 直接引语是特殊疑问句，变成间接引语时，由相应的疑问词who, whom, whose, how, when, why, where 等引导。例如：My sister asked me, “How do you like the film?“My sister asked me how I liked the film.,4. 直接引语是祈使句，变成间接引语时，把动词原形变成动词不定式，并在动词不定前加tell, ask, order 等的宾语。例如：The captain ordered, “Be quiet.“The captain ordered us to b
24、e quiet.注意：此种情况的否定句，在动词不定式前加not。My teacher asked me, “Dont laugh.“My teacher asked me not to laugh.,5. 一些注意事项(1)直接引语是客观事实、普遍真理等，变成间接引语时，时态不变。例如： They told their son,“The earth goes round the sun.“ They told their son that the earth goes round the sun.(2)直接引语变间接引语时， 指示代词、时间状语、地点状语等要作相应的变化。如：this/that
25、 these/those, nowthen, todaythat day, yesterdaythe day before, last yearthe year before, agobefore, herethere等。例如：He said, “I havent seen her today.“He said that he hadnt seen her that day.注意：如果转述时就在原来的地方，就在说话的当天，就不必改变指示代词、时间状语、地点状语等。,(3)间接引语一般要用陈述句的语序，即主、谓、宾的顺序。例如： He asked Lucy, “Where did you go?“He asked Lucy where she went.Tom said, “What do you want, Ann?“Tom asked Ann what she wanted.,
