新概念第二册自学导读 Lesson87

5．You see, on the morning of the murder, the  8 o'clock train did not run at all. 您看，在凶杀发生的那天早晨，8点钟的那次车根本没有发。

（1）you see在口语中经常作为插入语出现，句首、句中或句尾均可以，表示“你知道”、“事实上”等含义：

He was not really interested in the film, you see.

事实上，他对那部电影并不是真的感兴趣。

My leg isn't all right yet, you see, so I can't climb the hill with you.

你知道/你看，我的腿还没有完全好，所以我不能和你（们）一起爬山。

（2）run可以指火车、公共汽车、船等“定时/定期行驶”、“（在两地间）往来”：

Buses run every ten minutes here.

这里的公共汽车每10分钟一班。

This ship runs between Dover and Calais.

这条船来往于多佛与加来之间。

词汇学习 Word study

1．commit vt.

（1）犯（罪），做（错事、坏事等）：

A murder was committed at 8 o'clock this morning.

今天早上8点钟发生了一起凶杀案。

He has never committed any crime before.

他以前从来没有犯过罪。

（2）承诺，使承担义务，卷入（经常与反身代词连用）：

You should know each other better before committing yourselves to marriage.

在缔结婚姻以前，你们应该更好地互相了解。

He has committed his friend to taking part in the race.

他使他的朋友答应参加比赛。

2．confirm vt.

（1）证实，确定：

My employer will confirm that I was there on time.

我的雇主会证明我是按时到那儿的。

His words are confirmed.

他的话得到了证实。

（2）巩固，加强：

His experiences in that company confirmed his decision to have a factory of his own.

他在那家公司的经历坚定了他想自己拥有一个工厂的决心。

What he saw and heard that night confirmed his belief that the pub was haunted.

那天晚上的所见所闻使他更加坚信那个小酒店有鬼魂出没。

练习答案 Key to written exercises

1．关键句型练习答案

A The man said that he was travelling on the eight o'clock train to London at the time the murder was committed. The inspector asked him if he always caught such an early train. The man said that he did because he had to be at work at ten o'clock, and that his employer would confirm that he was there on time. The inspector then asked him if a later train would get him to work on time. The man supposed that it would, but said that he never caught a later train. The inspector asked at what time he had arrived at the station. The man said that he had arrived at the station at ten to eight. He added that he had bought a paper and waited for the train. When the inspector asked him if he had noticed anything unusual, the man said he hadn't. The inspector suggested that he was not telling the truth and that he did not catch the eight o'clock train, but (caught) the eight twenty-five, which would still get him to work on time. The inspector pointed out that on the morning of the murder, the eight o'clock train did not run at all, as it had broken down at Ferngreen station and had been taken off the line.

2．多项选择题答案

1c  2d  3c  4d  5a  6c

7c  8a  9d  10a  11a  12d