CNN News: 英國政府批準在巨石陣下修建隧道

Which of these historic structures is oldest? Stonehenge, the Great Wall of China, the Colosseum, or Machu Picchu?

這些歷史建筑哪個歷史最悠久?巨石陣?長城?羅馬斗獸場?馬丘比丘?

Researchers believe construction on Stonehenge started in around 3000 B.C., making it the oldest structure on this list.

研究人員認為巨石陣于公元前3000年開始建造，這使得它成為上述歷史最悠久的建筑。

AZUZ: Now, why it was built remains a mystery. But that doesn't keep more than a million people from visiting Stonehenge every year. It's one of Britain's most famous landmarks. It's also near a road with really bad traffic.

但是現(xiàn)在，為何修建此建筑仍是一個謎。但是，這并不能阻止每年有100多萬人來訪問巨石陣。它是英國最著名的地標之一。同時也臨近一個交通狀況非常糟糕的公路。

That's why the British government has approved a project that would build a traffic tunnel underneath Stonehenge and also widen the highway nearby.

這就是為何英國政府已經(jīng)批準在巨石陣的下方建設交通隧道工程，同時也擴寬附近的高速公路。

The government says it will give a boost to local economy, as well as shorten drivers' trip times and reduce traffic congestion. And the plan has the support of the English heritage organization, as well as the United Nations.

政府表示，這將推動當?shù)氐慕?jīng)濟發(fā)展，同時將縮短司機的旅行時間、減少交通阻塞。同時該計劃也獲得了英國遺產(chǎn)阻止和聯(lián)合國的支持。

But critics say the tunnel won't significantly help traffic and that it could destroy any ancient artifacts that might still be hidden underneath Stonehenge.

但是，批評人士表示，隧道不會顯著緩解交通，同時或許可以摧毀巨石陣下面可能隱藏的古器物。

A historian who opposes the plan says it's hard to believe the government would build a concrete tunnel that would, quote, "last at best 100 years and decimate a landscape that has lasted for millennia." The project would cost $2.4 billion and take four years to build starting in 2020.

一位反對此計劃的歷史學家表示，很難相信政府會修建一個混凝土隧道，原話引用“隧道最多只能用100年，但是卻要毀壞已經(jīng)持續(xù)了千年的景觀”。該項目將會耗資24億美元，于2020年開始，耗時四年。