Lesson 87

'At the time the murder was committed, I was travelling on the 8 o'clock train to London,' said the man.
“谋杀案发生时，我正坐在8点开往伦敦的火车上，”那个男人说道。
'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.'
“我当然是，”那个男人回答道，“我必须在10点钟准时工作。我的雇主会证实我当时准时在那里。”
'Would a later train get you to work on time?' asked the inspector.
“晚一点的火车能让你准时上班吗？”检查员问道。
I suppose it would, but I never catch a later train.
我想会这样的，但我从不赶更晚的一趟火车。
At what time did you arrive at the station?
你是什么时候到达车站的？
At ten to eight. I bought a paper and waited for the train.
九点五十，我买了一份报纸并等候火车。
And you didn't notice anything unusual?
而且你没有注意到任何异常吗？
Of course not.
当然不。
'I suggest,' said the inspector, 'that you are not telling the truth.
“我建议，”督察说，“你没有在说实话。”
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.
我建议你不要说你没赶上8点那班火车，而说你赶上了8点25分的那班，那班车仍能让你准时上班。
You see, on the morning of the murder, the 8 o'clock train did not run at all.
你看，在谋杀案发生当天的早晨，那趟8点的火车根本就没有运行。
It broke down at Ferngreen station and was taken off the line.
它在 Ferngreen 站抛锚了，随后被移出了线路。