'At the time the murder was committed, I wastravelling on the 8 o'clock train to London,' saidthe man.
'Do you always catch such an early train?' askedthe inspector.
'Of course I do,' answered the man. 'I must beat work at 10 o'clock. My employer will confirmthat I was there on time.'
句子講解:
1、‘At the time the murder was committed, I was travelling on the 8 o’clock train toLondon,,said the man.
“當(dāng)謀殺案發(fā)生的時(shí)候,我正生在8點(diǎn)鐘開往倫敦的火車上呢。”那人說。
語言點(diǎn) the murder was committed發(fā)生謀殺案;murder謀殺;murderer殺人犯
committed:
adj. 堅(jiān)定的;效忠的;承擔(dān)義務(wù)的
v. 承諾;委托;干壞事;付諸(commit的過去分詞)
例句:
1. Committed to World Class Cost Management!
致力于世界級(jí)成本管理!
2、Do you always catch such an early train?,asked the inspector.
“您總是趕這么早的火車啕?”探長(zhǎng)問。
語言點(diǎn) catch train趕火
inspector:
n. 檢查員;巡視員
例句:
1. Inspector: Show me your passport, please.
檢查員:請(qǐng)出示您的護(hù)照。
3、‘ Of course I do,,answered the man. ‘I must be at work at 10 o’clock. ’
“當(dāng)然,我必須在10點(diǎn)鐘上班。”那人答道。
4、‘My employer will confirm that I was there on time’
“我的老板可以證明我是準(zhǔn)時(shí)到辦公室的。”
語言點(diǎn) confirm的賓語是that引導(dǎo)的賓語從句;on time準(zhǔn)時(shí)。
employer :
n. 雇主,老板
例句:
1. To be the best employer company .
成為全球最佳雇主公司。
confirm:
vt.證實(shí); [法] 確認(rèn),批準(zhǔn); 使有效; 使鞏固;
[例句]Did he confirm the attack?
他確認(rèn)有襲擊嗎?