·單詞

alibi n.????不在犯罪現(xiàn)場，托詞，借口

????·a perfect alibi????一個完美的不在場證明

????·He had an airtight alibi for that night.????那晚他有無懈可擊的不在場證明

commit v.????犯（罪，錯），保證，承諾

????·commit a crime/a murder????犯罪/謀殺

????·The murder was committed????謀殺發(fā)生了

????·commitment n.????承諾

inspector n.????探長

employer n.????雇主

????·employee n.????雇員

????·employment n.????雇傭關(guān)系，就業(yè)appointment

????·unemployment n.????失業(yè)

????·unemployment rate????失業(yè)率

confirm v.????確認(rèn)，證實(shí)

????·My employer will confirm that I was there on time.????我的雇主會證實(shí)我是準(zhǔn)時到那里的

????·Could you please help me to confirm the appointment?????你能幫我確認(rèn)一下這個預(yù)約（多指兩人會面）嗎？

????·I will call the restaurant to confirm the reservation.????我會打電話給餐廳確認(rèn)預(yù)訂（多指預(yù)留的房間，位置）

suggest v.????提醒

truth n.????真相

????·tell the truth????說出真相

????·true adj.????真實(shí)的

????????·A whale is a fish. True or false?

·本課句型

·課文

????'At the time the murder was committed, I was travelling 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 the murder, the 8 o'clock train did not run at all. It broke down at Ferngreen station and was taken off the line.'

the?murder?was?committed????謀殺被犯，謀殺發(fā)生了

at the time = at the moment when ...????口語省略了，書面語不能省

catch an early train????趕早班火車

on time????準(zhǔn)時

And you didn't notice anything unusual?

????·陳述句后加問號表示疑問句

'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.?

? ? ·使用 but 并列連詞把兩個賓語從句并在了一塊（平行結(jié)構(gòu)）

????·the 8.25????指的是8點(diǎn)25發(fā)的火車

broke down????拋錨

·知識拓展

平行結(jié)構(gòu)，類似于中文的排比

The English, the Germans the Dutch and the French were investing in Britain's former colony.

中文的排比：蘋果，香蕉，梨和西瓜都是水果

平行結(jié)構(gòu)就是并列結(jié)構(gòu)，它們的地位是一樣的

平行的成分：詞性相同，形式一致

平行的連接：并列連詞/逗號

We resolve to get up earlier each morning, eat less, find more time to play with children, do a thousand and one jobs about the house, be nice to people we don’t like, drive carefully and take the dog for a walk every day.

????·resolve?to????下定決心

用平行結(jié)構(gòu)來看，是七件事被并列在一起了

We resolve to

1, get up earlier each morning

2, eat less

3, find more time to play with children

4, do a thousand and one jobs about the house

5, be nice to people we don’t like

6, drive carefully,

7, and take the dog for a walk every day.