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.

“在谋杀发生的时候，我正坐8点钟的火车去伦敦。”那人说。

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'Do you always catch such an early train?' asked the inspector.

“你总是赶这么早的火车吗？”探长问。

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'Of course I do,' answered the man.

“我当然是。”那人回答。

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'I must be at work at 10 o'clock.

“我10点钟必须上班。

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My employer will confirm that I was there on time.'

我的雇主可以证明我准时到了那里。”

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'Would a later train get you to work on time?' asked the inspector.

“晚一点的火车也能让你准时上班吗？”探长问。

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'I suppose it would, but I never catch a later train.'

“我想是的，但我从不赶晚一点的火车。”

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'At what time did you arrive at the station?'

“你什么时候到车站的？”

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'At ten to eight. I bought a paper and waited for the train.'

“7点50分。我买了一份报纸，然后等火车。”

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'And you didn't notice anything unusual?'

“你没注意到什么不寻常的事情吗？”

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'Of course not.'

“当然没有。”

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'I suggest,' said the inspector,' that you are not telling the truth.

“我猜想，”探长说，“你没有说实话。

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I suggest that you did not catch the 8 o'clock train,

我猜想你并没有赶上8点钟的火车，

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but that you caught the 8.25 which would still get you to work on time.

而是赶了8点25分的火车，那也能让你准时上班。

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You see, on the morning of the murder, the 8 o'clock train did not run at all.

你看，在谋杀发生的那天早上，8点钟的火车根本就没有开。

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It broke down at Ferngreen station and was taken off the line.'

它在弗恩格林车站出了故障，被拉下了线路。”