1、Topics for discussion 1 Supposing the man was not the murderer,what other reasons might he have had for lying to the inspector?2 Which is your favorite detective story?Why do you like it?3 Why do you think stories of crime and detection are generally so popular?Topics of discussion alibi commit insp
2、ector employer confirm suggest truth n.不在犯罪现场不在犯罪现场 v.犯（罪、错）犯（罪、错）n.探长探长 n.雇主雇主 v.确认，证实确认，证实 v.提醒提醒 n.真相真相 alibi n.不在犯罪现场不在犯罪现场 prove an alibi establish an alibi set up an alibi 提出不在提出不在犯罪现场犯罪现场的的辩护辩护 你能提供昨天你不在犯罪现场的证据吗？你能提供昨天你不在犯罪现场的证据吗？e,g.Can you set up an alibi for the yesterday.他们都有那天晚上不在现场的充分证明
3、他们都有那天晚上不在现场的充分证明 They all had perfect alibis for that mit vt.犯（罪），做（错事、坏事等）犯（罪），做（错事、坏事等）a crime He has never committed any crime before.A murder was committed at 8 oclock this morning.把把委托于委托于.交付、投入交付、投入.They committed the patient to the mental mit oneself to/doing sth；承诺、保证某事承诺、保证某事（遵守协议、安排）（遵守协议
4、、安排）commit oneself to do sth；承诺去做某事；承诺去做某事 She didnt want to commit herself to settling that matter.The government committed itself to reduce taxes.employer n.雇主雇主 employee 受雇佣受雇佣者者 employment 就业、雇佣就业、雇佣 unemployment employ （1）vt.聘请、雇佣聘请、雇佣 The firm employs two interpreters.employ sb as 雇佣雇佣某人某人为为.H
5、e employed the girl as a typist.（2）vt.使用使用（物、（物、能力能力）（）（use）You should employ your finds more wisely.employ oneself in be employed in 忙于忙于;She was busily employed in preparing dinner for five guests (3)employ n 雇佣 in sbs employ=in the employ of sb 替某人工作，e,g.I am in Mr Smiths employ/in the employ of
6、Mr Smiths confirm v.确认，证实确认，证实 confirm sth 确定确定某事物某事物 e.g,He confirmed the rumor.confirm（that）/疑问从句疑问从句 The president confirmed（that）he would visit France the following month.Can you confirm whether he love me?confirmed adj.已被已被确认确认、已被、已被证实证实 confirmation n.确定、证实确定、证实 e.g,The rumor lacks confirmatio
7、n.suggest （1）提议、建议提议、建议 suggest+doing suggest+sth e.g,May I suggest going there by train？He suggested another development plan to the government.suggest that.建议建议、表明表明.(从句要用虚拟语气）从句要用虚拟语气）She suggested（that）we should have lunch at the new restaurant.（3）委婉地说委婉地说、暗示、暗示 Are you suggesting（that）Im not su
8、itable for the job？truth （1）n.真相真相 lie truth 指指与虚假、错误相对的事实与虚假、错误相对的事实 Fact 指指实际实际存在的存在的客观事实客观事实 My father says that truth will come out in the end.（2）真理真理 in truth 的确的确，事实上事实上 the truth is that the truth is 老实说老实说 To tell the truth 说实话说实话Language points At the time the murder was committed,I was tra
9、velling on the 8 oclock train to London,said the man.at the time at the moment when 就在时候 e,g At the time my mother made breakfast,I was doing my mit a murder 犯谋杀罪(句中用的是被动语态）train to London 在这的 to 是表示“的”e,g the answer to the question the key to the question Do you always catch such an early train?ask
10、ed the inspector.such后面加名词或名词短语，一般构成such+(a/an)+adj+n 而 so 加形容词或副词短语，或者so+adj/adv+(a/an)+ne.g,She is such a beautiful girl/so beautiful a girl that all of her classmates like her Yesterday,he got up so late that he lost the first bus.Of course I do,answered the man.I must be at work at 10 oclock.My
11、employer will confirm that I was there on time.on time 准时 /in time 及时Would a later train get you to work on time?asked the inspector.get 用法u get sb to do sth 使某人做，说服.e,g.Youll never get her to agree.Ill get him to do the work.uget sth done=have sth done 使某事被做 We should get her examined by a doctor.u
12、get sth/sb doing(sth）表示主语自己的动作。She finally got the car going.她最终开动了小汽车了。uget sb/sth+adj,表示宾语所处的状态。The boy got the girl unhappy.男孩让女孩不高兴了。I suppose it would,but I never catch a later train.suppose 认为,觉得 think expect，经常与so 连用。e,g.Will you be late？I dont think/think/expect so.你会迟到吗？不会 suppose+宾语+to do
13、sth e,g.This kind of quality is generally supposed to extremely rareu suppose+宾语+形容词 e.g,She had supposed him（to be)very rich 她原本以为他很富有。usuppose+宾语从句 e,g.I supposed you thought that was funny.我看你觉得这个挺有意思的。u be supposed to do sth(按规定，习惯，安排应该做某事）e,g.I thought we should be supposed to pay for the dinne
14、r today.At what time did you arrive at the station?At ten to eight,I bought a paper and waited for the train.wait for sb/sth 等待某物/某人 What are you waiting for?And you didnt notice anything unusual?Of course not.这是由陈述句加问号构成的疑问句不定代词anything，something等被形容词时形容容词必须跟在不定代词之后：Id like something cheaper.I sugg
15、est,said the inspector,that you are not telling the truth.I suggest that you did not catch the 8 oclock train,but that you caught the 8.25 which would still get you to work on time.I suggest(that)依我看，恐怕 依我看，他没有他看起来那么诚实 I suggest that he is not so honest as he looks.恐怕这场车祸不是意外。I suggest that the car
16、crash was not accidental.You see,on the morning of the murder,the 8 oclock train did not run at all.It broke down at Ferngreen station and was taken off the line.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：My leg isnt all right yet,you see,so I cant climb the hill with you.run可以指火车、公共汽车、船等“定时/定期
17、行驶，（在两地间）往来”：This ship runs between Dover and Calais.break down 抛锚 Many cars broke down on the way.be taken off the line 被取消n间接引语就是用自己的话转述别人的话，被转述的部分不必用引号，一般用宾语从句表达。n一、需要注意的几种变化n 1、人称的变化 间接引语中的人称要根据直接引语中的主语来做适当的变化。n She said,“I like singing English songs very much.”她说：“我非常喜欢唱英文歌曲。”n She said(that)sh
18、e liked singing English songs very much.她说她非常喜欢唱英文歌。间接引语间接引语n2、时态的变化 在间接引语中，如主句的谓语动词是一般过去时，直接引语变间接引语时，从句的谓语动词在时态上要作相应的变化。直接引语间接引语一般现在时一般过去时一般过去时过去完成时一般将来时过去将来时现在完成时过去完成时现在进行时过去进行时过去完成时过去完成时e,g,Tony said:“It is an exciting film”变为间接引语时：Tony said that it was an exciting film.My mother asked me“did you
19、 you visit your grandparents yesterday ”My mother asked me whether I had visited my grandparents the day before yesterday.3、指示代词、时间状语、地点状、指示代词、时间状语、地点状语和动词的变化语和动词的变化 指示代词指示代词时间状语时间状语地点状语地点状语动词动词this that these those now then today that day next week the next week last month the month before yesterda
20、y the day before tomorrow the next(following)day two days ago two days before here therethis place that place come gobring take Exercise1,The government committed itself to reduce (reduce/reducing)taxes.2,we should get the dirty cloth2,we should get the dirty clothes cleaned (cleaned/cleaning)3,My E
21、nglish teacher said to me“please hand in your homework”yesterday.My English teacher ask me to hand in (to hand in/handing)4.My parents suggested that I should wash (should wash/washed)my hands before dinner.5,I thought we should be supposed ,I thought we should be supposed to pay to pay (to pay/paying)for the(to pay/paying)for the dinner todaydinner today6,After graduation,I was employed 6,After graduation,I was employed as as (as/for)a manager(as/for)a manager assistant in a big company.assistant in a big company.
