新概念英語第二冊逐句精講語言點 第87課：極好的不在犯罪現(xiàn)場的證據(jù)(3)

　　'Would a later train get you to work on time?' asked the inspector.

　　'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.'

　　句子講解：

　　8、’At ten to eight. I bought a paper and waited for the train.’

　　“7點50分，我買了份報紙等車。”

　   bought ：

　　v. 買(buy的過去式和過去分詞)

　　She bought books, pencils and a knife.

　　她買了些書、鉛筆和一把刀子。

　　9、’And you didn’t notice anything unusual ?’

　　“您沒有注意到有什么異常情況發(fā)生嗎?”

　　unusual ：

　　adj. 不尋常的;與眾不同的;不平常的

　　But this is unusual.

　　但這是不正常的。

　　10、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.，

　　“當然沒有。” “我提醒您探長說，“您在撒謊，您并沒有坐8點的火車，而是8點25 分的，這趟車同樣可以讓您按時上班。您看，在謀殺案發(fā)生的那個早上，8點鐘的那次 火車并沒有發(fā)，它在芬格林車站出了故障而被取消了。”

　　語言點 take off取消

　　inspector：

　　n. 檢查員;巡視員

　　Inspector: Show me your passport, please.

　　檢查員：請出示您的護照。

　　murder ：

　　vt. 謀殺，兇殺

　　n. 謀殺，兇殺

　　vi. 殺人，犯殺人罪

　　Chapter Five Blackmail…Or Murder?

　　第五章敲詐……還是謀殺?

　　更多take off的用法：

　　1.remove 脫下

　　Help me to take this handle off.幫我取下這個把手。

　　2.leave the ground and go up(飛機)起飛

　　The plane is taking off.飛機要起飛了。

　　3.remove from service or circulation;discontinue 取消班車等服務;中止

　　Some local trains have been taken off，as there was no demand for them.一些區(qū)間火車已被取消，因為用不著了。

　　4.lead away 帶走

　　The child was taken off by kidnappers.那孩子被綁匪拐走了。

　　5、remove by death;kill 殺死;致死

　　He was taken off by cholera.他被霍亂送掉了性命。