Unit 8 Detective stories—reading 2 知识点讲义 2023-2024学年牛津译林版英语九年级上册

9A U8 Detective stories——Reading 2 Reading:A Murder in West Town 25-year-old Computer Engineer Murdered Early today,the body of a 25-year-old man was found in West Town.The police have confirmed that the victim was a computer engineer.He was last seen leaving his office in East Town at about7 pm.yesterday.He said he was going to visit his parents. The police believe that the murder took place between 9 p.m.last night and 1 am.this morning.They are still working at the scene of the crime to find out whether the victim was killed somewhere else and then brought to West Town,or killed at the place where he was found. “We're asking anyone who saw anything unusual near Corn Street last night to contact us,"said Detective Lu,West Town's chief detective.“The victim was wounded with a knife and bled to death as a result.We're now checking the scene for more clues which will help solve the case.” The police are also wondering if the victim had any enemies.He was single.He had many friends and a well-paid job.However,according to the record,he was guilty of computer crimes in the Past “He was charged with breaking into several computer systems over the last year,"said Detective Lu."We're not sure whether this made him any enemies.We suppose that the victim knew his murderer.” So far,the only suspect is a short thin man who was seen running down Corn Street at 10 p.m.last night.A witness reported that he was breathing heavily and had blood on his shirt.However,the suspect could prove that he was somewhere else at the time of the crime and insisted that he was not guilty. The victim's parents have offered a reward of 50,000 for any information that leads to the arrest of the murderer.Anyone who can provide useful information should contact the police. 25岁的计算机工程师被谋杀 今天一早,在西边小镇发现一具25岁男人的尸体。警方证实受害者是一名计算机工程师。他最后被看见是昨天晚上大约7点离开他在东边小镇的办公室。他说他要去看望他的父母。 警方认为谋杀案发生在昨天晚上9点到今天早上1点之间。他们仍然在犯罪现场工作,为了查明受害者是在其他某个地方被杀害,然后被带到西边小镇,还是在他被发现的地方被杀害的。 “我们要求昨天晚上在谷街附近看见任何不寻常事情的任何人来联系我们,”西边小镇的首席侦探陆侦探说。“受害