Lesson 87 A perfect alibi 极好的不在犯罪现场的证据

Lesson 87 A perfect alibi 极好的不在犯罪现场的证据 What was wrong with the man's story? '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.’ “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。 “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。” 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