Lesson 64 The Channel Tunnel 海峡隧道
【Text】
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 rve as a port and a railway station. The tunnel would be well-ventilated if tall chimneys were built above a 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.
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【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tear7already是什么意思日正式开通，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. a 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最新英文歌曲
【生词讲解】
1. tunnel ['tʌnəl] n. 隧道
The Channel Tunnel 海峡隧道
Eg: The train pasd through veral 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
It is said that Father Christmas gives the children prent through the chimney.
=it is said that Father Christmas comes down chimney to bring prents.
6. a level ['levəl] 海平面
a 大海 level水平，海拔。
Water always eks its own level. 水性自平
level n,高度altitude
1）水平
one thousand metres above a level海拔1000米
2）n,高度，等级
the level of the water水位
high level 高水平的，高级的
low level低级的，低水平的
a higher level of civilization高度文明
3）adj平的
a level surface 平坦的表面
the road is level.路是平的
4）adj 相同程度的；势均力敌的
a level race 一场势均力敌的比赛
in level tones 一个调
in a level voice 平和的语气
do one's level best =try one's best =do one's possible尽最大的努力
7. double ['dʌbl] adj. 双的
外文书反义词single
a double room 双人房间 a double bed双人床offerings
double chin 双下巴
double negative双重否定
double standard双重标准
double talk 含糊其辞的话
e double the fifth element看成双影
double check仔细检查
double boiler双层的蒸锅
double date两对人约会
Eg：I 'd like to book a double room.
pay double 付两倍的钱
double one's salary薪水加倍
double fault 两次发球失误
double play 双杀
8. fear [fiə] v. 害怕 =terror
1）n.害怕
Eg：The soldier didn't show his fear.
这个士兵没有显示出畏惧的神色。
Eg：The child had no fear of water.
这个孩子不怕水。
初二政治上册知识点a fear of heights恐高症
the fear of God 对上帝的敬畏
have a great fear of sth极度害怕某物
She has a great fear of fire.他很怕火。
2）v. 害怕……=be afraid of
Eg：He fears death. 他怕死
Eg：He fears illness. 他怕生病
never fear! 别担心=don’t worry
Eg：She feared to speak in the public.
她害怕在公共场合说话。
fear doing
Eg：He feared staying alone in the dark.
爱丽丝梦游仙境 他害怕一个人呆在黑暗处。
fear to do sth 害怕做某事
Eg：She feared to speak in the public.
他害怕在公共场合说话。
a fearful storm 一场恐怖的暴风雨
morning是什么意思
3）adj. fearful 恐怖的
be fearful of 害怕……
The baby is fearful of dark. 这个婴儿怕黑。
[派生词]
fearless ['fiəlis] adj. 无畏的
