完美的不在场证明
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A perfect alibi
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'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.'
“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。 [2]“您总是赶这样早的火车？”探员问。 [3]“当然是的，”那人回答。“我必须在10点钟上班，我的雇主可以证明我是按时到了那儿的。” [4]“晚一班的车也能按时送您上班吗？” [5]“可能也可以吧，但我从来没坐过晚一班的车。” [6]“您几点钟到的火车站？” [7]“7点50分。 我买了张报纸，等着车来。” [8]“您没有注意到发生了什么异常情况吗？” [9]“当然没有。” [10]“我认为，”探员说，“你没说实话。我认为你乘的不是8点钟的火车，而是8点25分的，这班车同样足以让你准时上班。你看，在凶杀发生的那天早晨，8点钟的那班车根本没有发车。那班车在芬格林车站出了故障，已经停运了。”
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