初中英语（深圳&香港文达版）第六册课本UNIT2

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[00:02.80]I told you that I was in the kitchen
[00:06.87]A Let's read
[00:11.31]The story so far:Someone stole Miss Ni's necklce.
[00:17.48]The robbery took place at Dr Wang's house.
[00:22.05]There were five suspects:
[00:25.89]Dr Wang(the host),Mrs Luo(a guest),Mary Cheng(the maid),
[00:34.74]the chef and Miss Ni herself.
[00:39.00]Detective Song and his sergeant¹ searched the suspects.
[00:45.35]They found nothing.
[00:48.72]"Are you going to search the rest of the house,Detective?"asked Dr Wang.
[00:55.38]"I've already told my sergeant to do that,"answered Detective Song.
[01:02.04]"Well,I want to go home,"said tht maid.
[01:07.89]"I know nothing about the necklace.
[01:11.97]I don't even like jewels.
[01:15.73]I'll just clear these dishes and leave."
[01:20.17]"I told you to stay here,"said the detective severely².
[01:26.02]"Where was everybody from eight o'clock to nine o'clock this evening?"
[01:32.50]"I arrived at eight o'clock,"said Miss Ni.
[01:37.85]"I was met at the door by the maid.
[01:42.40]She told me that the host was in the sitting-room,
[01:46.76]so I went in there and chatted to Mrs Luo
[01:52.22]and Dr Wang until half past eight.
[01:55.38]Then we came here into the dining-room."
[01:59.61]"Where were you,Chef?"
[02:02.96]"I told you that I was in the kitchen,"said the chef nastily.
[02:09.91]"Where else should a chef be?"
[02:14.14]"And you?"Detective Song spoke³ to the maid.
[02:19.70]"I told you that I was laying the table here in the dining-room."
[02:26.05]Just then the sergeant came into the room and whispered to Detective Song.
[02:32.82]"At last!"announced Detective Song. "Now I know the thief.
[02:39.29]It's you-Mary Cheng."The maid gasped⁴ in surprise.
[02:46.27]"You stole Miss Ni's necklace when she arrived and hid it in your pocket.
[02:51.83]Later,when she called the police,you put it in this dish of soup."
[02:58.00]The detective pulled a dripping necklace from the cold soup.
[03:03.04]"How did you know?" asked the maid.
[03:07.51]"The soup bowl rattled⁵ when you put it down.
[03:12.05]Also,you told me that you didn't like jewels
[03:17.09]but my sergeant tells me that your drawers are full of jewels
[03:22.66]-other people's jewels!"
[03:26.50]E Denis Dragon
[03:30.86]Denis and Tim were watching the detective programme again.
[03:36.32]Denis could not understand it.
[03:39.79]"Is this man the thief?"he asked.
[03:44.94]"No,he isn't.He told the detective that he was policeman."
[03:51.11]"This story is too difficult for me,"said Denis.
[03:56.85]"There isn't any crime in Dragonland,
[04:01.53]so there aren't any criminals and there aren't any detectives.
[04:13.18]Words and expressions
[04:16.84]so far
[04:18.46]迄今为止
[04:20.08]take place
[04:22.11]发生，举行
[04:24.15]rest
[04:25.93]n.剩余部分，其余的人
[04:27.70]the rest of
[04:29.18]其余的
[04:30.65]clear
[04:31.88]v.清扫，收拾a.清楚的
[04:33.11]severely
[04:35.03]ad.严肃地，严格地
[04:36.95]dining-room
[04:38.32]n.餐室，饭厅
[04:39.69]nastily
[04:41.36]ad.恶声恶气的；脾气不好地
[04:43.04]just then
[04:44.47]就在那时
[04:45.91]whisper
[04:47.58]v.耳语
[04:49.25]gasp
[04:50.53]v.喘息；透不过气来
[04:51.81]dripping
[04:53.50]a.滴水的；湿淋淋的
[04:55.18]teller
[04:56.80]n.（银行等的）出纳员
[04:58.42]a bank teller
[05:00.20]银行出纳员
[05:01.98]licence
[05:03.96]n.执照,许可证,v.准许
[05:05.95]crime
[05:07.27]n.罪行
[05:08.58]criminal
[05:09.96]a.犯罪的n.罪犯