学二姐，每日一篇新概念 II册第87课 ，边学边实践-11月15日

87 A perfect alibi
'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.'


87. The suspect used the excuse that he was on the 8 o’clock train to London when the murder was happening. The policeman asked if the later train would take him to work on time, the suspect answered it might be, but he didn’t know it for sure. He emphasized that he did get work on time that day and answered he didn’t notice anything was unusual. The policeman told him he was lying because on that day, the train was suspended as it was broken down.

这个train的发音我还是拿不准，我同事都说我有个W的音在里面。按照他们教给我的，因该是与TURTLE里的TUR是一样的，是/te/(e upside down) 音。如果我这样读，他们就说对了，但我自己读出来，总觉得是不对的，录音听着也不对，所以，我还是不明白到底怎样才是正确的发音。请大家帮我听听，指出我存在的问题。谢谢先！

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• Well read! -雨打兔子窝- ♀ (302 bytes) () 11/16/2009 postreply 06:09:21

• 谢谢鼓励！ -blueswan- ♀ (581 bytes) () 11/16/2009 postreply 23:12:59