'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(diǎn)50分,我買了份報(bào)紙等車。”
bought :
v. 買(buy的過(guò)去式和過(guò)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(méi)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(dāng)然沒(méi)有。” “我提醒您探長(zhǎng)說(shuō),“您在撒謊,您并沒(méi)有坐8點(diǎn)的火車,而是8點(diǎn)25 分的,這趟車同樣可以讓您按時(shí)上班。您看,在謀殺案發(fā)生的那個(gè)早上,8點(diǎn)鐘的那次 火車并沒(méi)有發(fā),它在芬格林車站出了故障而被取消了。”
語(yǔ)言點(diǎn) take off取消
inspector:
n. 檢查員;巡視員
Inspector: Show me your passport, please.
檢查員:請(qǐng)出示您的護(hù)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(gè)把手。
2.leave the ground and go up(飛機(jī))起飛
The plane is taking off.飛機(jī)要起飛了。
3.remove from service or circulation;discontinue 取消班車等服務(wù);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?yàn)橛貌恢恕?/p>
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。