Lesson 64:The Channel Tunnel 英吉利海峽隧道
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.
句子講解:
5、In 1860, a better plan was put forward by an Englishman, William Low.
1860年,一位名叫威廉•洛的英國(guó)人提出了一項(xiàng)更好的計(jì)劃。
語言點(diǎn) sth. be put forward by sb.某人提出了某事
6、He suggested that a double railway tunnel should be built.
他建議建一條雙軌隧道。
語言點(diǎn) “sug^st + Aat從句”中從句要用虛擬語氣。
真題測(cè)試 測(cè)試語言點(diǎn):suggest的常見用法
Peter, who had been driving all day, suggested( )at the next town.
(2000 年 6 月 CET4,第 34 題)
A: to stop B. stopping C.stop D. having stopped
答案:選B
分析:suggest doing sth•建議做某事,固定用法。
翻譯:彼得開了一天車,他建議在下一個(gè)鎮(zhèn)子歇一會(huì)兒。
7、This would solve the problem of ventilation, for if a train entered this tunnel, it would draw in fresh air behind it.
這樣就解決了通風(fēng)問題,因?yàn)槿绻幸涣谢疖囬_進(jìn)隧道,它就把新鮮空氣隨之抽進(jìn)了隧道。
語言點(diǎn) for引導(dǎo)原因狀語從句,其中又包含if引導(dǎo)的條件狀語從句。
真題測(cè)試 測(cè)試語言點(diǎn):固定搭配
Niagara Falls is a great tourist( ), drawing millions of visitors every year.
(2000 年 1 月 CET4,第 42 題)
A. attention B. attraction C. appointment 、D. arrangement
答案:選B
分析:tourist attraction為固定搭配,表旅游勝地”,其他選項(xiàng)均不符合題意。
翻譯:尼亞加拉大瀑布是一大旅游勝地,每年吸引上百萬的游客。
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含有“暗示”意思的三個(gè)詞:Imply, suggest hint
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