全文 10 句（男女对话）· 6 个生词和短语（加粗 + 红色音标 / 词性 / 释义）
那人1. "At the time the murder was committed /kə'mɪtɪd/ v. 犯（罪，错）, I was travelling on the 8 o'clock train to London," said the man.
探长2. "Do you always catch such an early train?" asked the inspector /ɪn'spektə/ n. 探长.
那人3. "Of course I do," answered the man. "I must be at work at 10 o'clock. My employer /ɪm'plɔɪə/ n. 雇主 will confirm /kən'fɜːm/ v. 确认 that I was there on time."
探长4. "Would a later train get you to work on time?" asked the inspector.
那人5. "I suppose it would, but I never catch a later train."
探长6. "At what time did you arrive at the station?"
那人7. "At ten to eight. I bought a paper and waited for the train."
探长8. "And you didn't notice anything unusual?"
那人9. "Of course not."
探长10. "I suggest /sə'dʒest/ v. 提醒," said the inspector, "that you are not telling the truth /truːθ/ n. 真相. 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."
那人1. “凶杀案发生的时候，我正坐在八点钟开往伦敦的火车上，”那人说。
探长2. “你总是赶这么早的火车吗？”探长问。
那人3. “当然是的，”那人回答说。“我必须在十点钟上班。我的雇主可以证实我准时到了那儿。”
探长4. “晚一点的火车能让你按时上班吗？”探长问。
那人5. “我想可以，但我从来不坐晚一点的火车。”
探长6. “你是什么时候到车站的？”
那人7. “七点五十分。我买了张报纸，等火车来。”
探长8. “你没有注意到任何异常情况吗？”
那人9. “当然没有。”
探长10. “我提醒你，”探长说，“你讲的不是真话。你乘的不是八点钟的火车，而是八点二十五分的那趟车，它同样能让你按时上班。你看，凶杀案发生的那个早晨，八点钟的火车根本没有开。它在芬格林车站出了故障，被取消了。”