新概念英語第二冊逐句精講語言點第64課(3)

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　　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：

　　8、Forty-two years later a tunnel was actually begun.

　　42年以后，英吉利海峽隧道才真正開工。

　　9、If, at the time, the British had not feared invasion, it would have been completed.

　　參考翻譯如果不是那時英國人害怕他國的入侵，隧道早就完工了。

　　語言點典型的與過去事實相反的虛擬條件句。'

　　真題測試測試語言點：詞義辨析

　　A lot of ants are always invading my kitchen. They are a thorough(　).

　　(2000 年 1 月 CET4，第 69 題)

　　A. nuisance B. trouble C. worry D. anxiety

　　答案：選A

　　分析：nuisance表示讓人討厭的東西、行為或人，符合句意。