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Lesson 64 The
Channel Tunnel
海峡隧道
Why was the
first tunnel not completed?
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.
参考译文：
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
】
（
6
）
1.
tunnel ['t
?
n
?
l]
n.
隧道
2. port
[p
?
:t,
p
?
ut]
n.
港口
3. ventilate ['ventileit] v.
通风
4. chimney
['t
?
imni]
n.
烟囱
5. sea level
['lev
?
l]
海平面
6. double
['d
?
bl]
adj.
双的
7. ventilation
[,venti'lei
??
n]
n.
通风
一、单词讲解
channel
['t
?
?n
?
l]
Channel:
频道
teaching
channel
教学频道
communication
channel
交流频道
Can
we change another channel?
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
1.
tunnel
['t
?
n
?
l]
n.
隧道
The Channel
Tunnel
海峡隧道
the
train passed through several
tunnels.
火车要穿过好几个隧道。
.
8. fear
[fi
?
] v.
害怕
9. invasion
[in'vei
??
n]
n.
入侵，侵略
ally [
?
'fi
??
li]
adv.
正式地
t
[k
?
'nekt] v.
连接
an [,ju
?
r
?
'pi:
?
n] adj.
欧洲的
ent ['k
?
ntin
?
nt]
n.
大陆
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Light at the
end of the tunnel
。苦尽甘来
tunnel v
开，挖，隧道。
The tunnel cuts through the mountain
隧道穿山而过。
Light at
the end of tunnel
苦尽甘来
2.
port
[p
?
:t,
p
?
ut]
n.
港口
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
Eg
：
The typhoon
stopped the ship from leaving the
port.
台风阻止船出港
例：
Any port in a
storm
．
（谚）谎不择路，穷途之策。
3.
ventilate
['ventileit] v.
通风
well-ventilated
adj
通风良好的
（只能做定语）
Poorly-
ventilated
通风很糟糕的
our classroom is well-
ventilated.
我们的教室通风良好。
my office is poorly-
ventilated.
我的办公室通风不好
4.
ventilation
[,venti'lei
??
n]
n.
通风
put a problem to ventilation
畅谈
,
提出问题以供公开讨论
ventilator
通风设备，通风口
airing
通风口
5.
chimney
['t
?
imni]
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 present through the chimney.=it is
said that Father
Christmas comes down
chimney to bring presents.
圣诞老人在圣诞节那天从烟肉里爬出来给我们带来礼物。
It is said that Father Christmas comes
down chimneys at Christmas to bring presents.
圣诞老人在圣诞节那天从烟囱里爬出来给我们带来礼物。
Chimney-sweep
n
．
清扫烟囱
6.
sea level
['lev
?
l]
海平面
sea
大海
level
水平，海拔。
water always seeks its own
level.
水性自平
level
n,
高度
altitude
1
）水平
one thousand metres above sealevel
海拔
1000
米
water always seeks its own
level
水性自平
.
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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
['d
?
bl]
adj.
双的
反义词
single
a
double room
双人房间
a
double bed
双人床
double chin
双下巴
double
negative
双重否定
double Dutch n.
莫名其妙的话
,
语无伦次的话
（
Dutch treat
各自付费的聚餐或娱乐活动
=go
Dutch
）
double
standard
双重标准
例
: He
’
s got a double standard:
it
’
s all right
for him to have affairs but not for
her
.
他有双重标准：他自己有外遇可以但是她不行。
double talk
含糊其辞的话
double
check
仔细检查
double
boiler
双层的蒸锅
double date
两对人约会
double fault
两次发球失误
double
play
双杀
2)adv.
两倍地，加倍地
pay double
付两倍的钱
3)adv
．双人地，双双地
See double
看成双影
4)n
．两倍之物
Daily double
（赛马中的）二重彩
5)V
．使…增加一倍，使增倍
double one's
salary
薪水加倍
I 'd
like to book a double room.
8.
fear
[fi
?
] v.
害怕
=terror
1
）
n.
害怕
The soldier didn't show his
fear
.
这个士兵没有显示出畏惧的神色。
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The child
had no fear of
water
.
这个孩子不怕水。
2)n
．
[c]
畏
俱，不安
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。
3) n
．对神的敬畏
The fear of
god
虔敬的心，对上帝的敬畏
4
）
v.
害怕
……=be afraid of
He fears death.
他怕死
He fears
illness.
他怕生病
never fear!
别担心
=don’t
worry
She feared to speak in the
public.
她害怕在公共场合说话。
fear doing
he feared staying
alone in the
dark.
他害怕一个人呆在黑暗处。
fear to do sth
害怕做某事
she feared
to speak in the
public.
他害怕在公共场合说话。
fearful
1)adj
．可怕的，恐怖的
a fearful storm
一场恐怖的暴风雨
2)adj
．
．害怕的，担心的
be fearful of
害怕
……
eg. The baby is fearful of loud noise.
婴儿害怕大的噪音。
[
派生词
]
fearless
['fi
?
lis] adj.
无畏的
9.
invasion
[in'vei
??
n]
n.
入侵，侵略
Invade a small country
侵略一个小国
Invade sb
’
s
rights
侵犯…的权力
Tourists
invade a city
游客涌入这个城
invader
n
．入侵者
Invasion[in
’
vei3an]n
< br>．侵略
Fear invasion
害怕侵略
The invasion of Poland by Germany in
1939
1939
年德国对波兰的侵略
An invasion of
privacy
对隐私权的侵犯
10.
officially
[<
/p>
?
'fi
??
l
i]
adv.
正式地
office n
办公室
officer
official
office
办公室
officer
军官
official 1)
adj
．官方的，正式的，公务的，职权的
an official
decision
官方的决定
.
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