Lesson 87 A perfect alibi 极好的不在犯罪现场的证据【New words and expressions】（7）alibi n. 不在犯罪现场commit v. 犯（罪、错）inspector n. 探长employer n. 雇主confirm v. 确认，证实suggest v. 提醒truth n. 真相★alibi n. 不在犯罪现场prove an alibi ＝establish an alibi ＝set up an alibi[法] 提出不在犯罪现场的辩护eg：They all had alibis for that night .★commit （1）v. 犯（罪、错）eg：He must have committed a crime . 他一定是犯了什么罪eg：A robbery was committed near here .commit suicide 自杀；commit murder 杀人commit a blunder 犯了大错（2）把……委托于…….交付、投入…….eg：They committed the patient to the mental hospital .他们把病人送往精神病院.eg：He was committed to prison . 他被关入监狱。
commit on sth ；commit to do sth ；commit to doing sth承诺某人某事eg：She didn’t want to commit herself on that matter .她不愿意对那件事情做出任何的承诺。
eg：The government committed itself to reduce / reducing taxes.政府承诺减少税款。
eg：He committed himself to the antiwar movement . 他献身于反战运动。
★inspector （1）视察员an inspector of factories 工厂的视察员（2）n. 探长inspect （1）v. 详细调查、检查eg：You should inspect the car well before you buy it .买车之前你应该检查它。
（2）视察eg：The Minister of Education inspected our school.教育部长视察我们学校inspection n. 检查、审查undergo a medical inspection 接受健康检查eg：They made an inspection of the factory .他们视察工厂。
★employer n. 雇主←→employeeemployment 就业、雇用←→unemploymentfull employment 充分就业eg：We’ve in the employment of the company . 我们就职于这家公司。
employ （1）v. 聘请、雇用employ sb as 雇用某人……..eg：The firm employs two interpreters . 该公司僱用两名口译。
＊interpreter [inˈtə:pritə] n.译员；解释者；翻译器eg：He employed the girl as a typist . 他僱一个女孩当打字员。
（2）使用（物、能力）（use ）eg：You should employ your finds more wisely . 你应该更明智地利用你的资金。
employ English as a common language 以英语作为官方语言employ oneself in ＝be employed in 忙于;从事于eg：She was busily employed in preparing dinner for five guests .她忙着为五客人做饭。
★confirm v. 确认，证实confirm + 名（sth）eg：He confirmed the rumor .他证实那谣言是真的。
confirm （that）……/ wh- 确定某事物eg：The president conformed （that）he would visit France the following month . 总统确定，他将在下个月访问法国。
confirmed adj. 已被确认、已被证实confirmation n. 确定eg：The rumor lacks confirmation .谣言缺乏证据。
★suggest （1）v. 提醒、使想起suggest + sth +（to sd）eg：The skyscrapers suggest giant matchboxes .摩天大楼让我们想起了火柴盒。
eg：What does the word ‘black’ suggest to you ？black’这个词让你想起了什么？suggest itself to ……（想法等）浮现在…….的心中.eg：An idea suggested itself to me then .那个时候一个想法浮现在我脑海里。
（2）提议、见议suggest + doingsuggest + sth（n.）eg：May I suggest going there by train？我能建议坐火车去那里吗？eg：He suggested another development program to the government .他向政府建议其他发展计划。
suggest that ……./ wh- 建议……、表明….eg：She suggested（that）we should have lunch at the new restaurant .她建议，我们应该到新餐馆吃午饭（3）委婉地说、暗示eg：Are you suggesting （that）I’m not suited for the job ？你的意思暗示我不适合这份工作suggestion n. 建议suggestive adj. 富于暗示（启发）的suggestive comment 富于启发评论★truth （1）n. 真相←→liefact 真相、事实truth 指与虚假、错误相对的事实fact 指实际存在的客观事实eg：My father says that truth will come out in the end .eg：Tell me the truth.（2）真理the truths of science 科学的真理in truth的确，事实上the truth is that ………＝the truth is ……老实说eg：I don’t want to tell the truth .true 真实←→false [fɔ:ls] a.错误的；假的，伪造的；虚伪的truthful （指人）诚实的、不说谎的；（指叙述）真实的、时在的间接引语（参见KS15、39、63）He said that …He told me that …He asked that …【Text】What was wrong with the man's story?'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.'★'At the time the murder was committed, I was travelling on the 8 o'clock train to London,' said the man. “在凶杀发生的时候，我正坐在8点钟开往伦敦的火车上。
”那人说。
※at the time ＝at the moment when…train to London'Do you always catch such an early train?' asked the inspector.“您总是赶这样早的火车？”探长问。
※catch an early train 赶这样早的火车miss an early traincatch the early trainsuch an early trainsuch后面加名词或名词短语，而so 加形容词或副词such an early train →so early a train'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.'“当然是的，”那人回答。