新概念英语第二册笔记-第64课

Lesson 64 The Channel Tunnel 海峡隧道

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In 1858, a French engineer, Aime Thome de Gamond, arrived in England with a plan for a twenty-one-mile tunnel under the English Channel. He said that it would be possible to build a platform in the centre of the Channel. This platform would serve as a port and a railway station. The tunnel would be well-ventilated if tall chimneys were built above sea level. In 1860, a better plan was put forward by an Englishman, William Low. He suggested that a double railway-tunnel should be built. This would solve the problem of ventilation, for if a train entered this tunnel, it would draw in fresh air behind it. Forty-two years later a tunnel was actually begun. If, at the time, the British had not feared invasion, it would have been completed. The world had to wait almost another 100 years for the Channel Tunnel. It was officially opened on March 7,1994, finally connecting Britain to the European continent.

【课文翻译】

1858年，一位名叫埃梅.托梅.德.干蒙的法国工程师带着建造一条长21英里、穿越英吉利海陕的隧道计划到了英国。他说，可以在隧道中央建造一座平台，这座平台将用作码头和火车站。如果再建些伸出海面的高大的烟囱状通风管，隧道就具备了良好的通风条件。1860年，一位名叫威廉.洛的英国人提出了一项更好的计划。他提议建一条双轨隧道，这样就解决了通风问题。因为如果有列火车开进隧道，它就把新鲜空气随之抽进了隧道。42年以后，隧道实际已经开始建了。如果不是因为那时英国人害怕入侵，隧道早已建成了。世界不得不再等将近100年才看到海峡隧道竣工。它于1994年3月7日正式开通，将英国与欧洲大陆连到了一起。New words and expressions 生词和短语

1. tunnel ['tʌnəl] n. 隧道

2. port [pɔ:t, pəut] n. 港口

3. ventilate ['ventileit] v. 通风

4. chimney ['tʃimni] n. 烟囱

5. sea level ['levəl] 海平面

6. double ['dʌbl] adj. 双的

7. ventilation [,venti'leiʃən] n. 通风

8. fear [fiə] v. 害怕

9. invasion [in'veiʒən] n. 入侵，侵略

10.officially [ə'fiʃəli] adv. 正式地

11.connect [kə'nekt] v. 连接

12.European [,juərə'pi:ən] adj. 欧洲的

13.continent ['kɔntinənt] n. 大陆

标题生词讲解

channel ['tʃænəl]

Channel:频道teaching channel教学频道

communication channel交流频道

Eg: Can we change another channel?

我们能换另外个频道吗？

Eg: We can't get channel 4 on our television。

我们的电视收不到4频道。

The Channel Tunnel 海峡隧道

channel v 传递

She channel her information to me.

她把她的信息传递给我

【生词讲解】

1. tunnel ['tʌnəl] n. 隧道

The Channel Tunnel 海峡隧道

Eg: The train passed through several tunnels.

火车要穿过好几个隧道。

Eg: Light at the end of the tunnel。

苦尽甘来

tunnel v 开，挖，隧道。

Eg:The tunnel cuts through the mountain

隧道穿山而过。

2. port [pɔ:t, pəut] n. 港口

Eg：The typhoon stopped the ship from leaving the port.台风阻止船出港passport 护照

enter a port 进入一个港口=make a port

leave a port 离开一个港口=clear a port

a free port 自由港

port wine葡萄酒

3. ventilate ['ventileit] v. 通风

well-ventilated adj通风良好的（只能做定语）

Eg：Our classroom is well-ventilated.

Eg：My office is poorly-ventilated.

我的办公室通风不好

4. ventilation [,venti'leiʃən] n. 通风

put a problem to ventilation畅谈

ventilator通风设备，通风口

airing 通风口

5. chimney ['tʃimni] n. 烟囱

sweep a chimney=clean a chimney清扫烟囱

a blocked chimney 堵塞的烟囱

factory chimney/chimneys工厂的烟囱