Lesson 64:The Channel Tunnel 英吉利海峡隧道

　　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.

　　句子讲解：

　　1、In 1858, a French engineer, Aime Thovme de Gamond，arrived in England with a plan for a twenty- one-mile tunnel under the English Channel.

　　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21英里、穿越英吉利海峡隧道的计划到了英国。

　　语言点 a plan for a twenty-one-mile tunnel, for之后的内容是plan的后置定语从句。

　　2、He said that it would be possible to build a platform in the centre of the Channel.

　　他说，可以在隧道中央建造一座平台。

　　语言点 that引导宾语从句，it是宾语从句的形式主语，不定式to build是真正主语。

　　3、This platform would serve as a port and a railway station.

　　这座平台将用作码头和火车站。

　　语言点 serve as...充当……

　　4、The tunnel would be well-venlilated if tall chimneys were built above sea level.

　　如果再建些伸出海面的高大的烟由状通风管，隧道就具备了良好的通风条件。

　　语言点 是本句典型的虚拟语气。

　　真题测试 测试语言点：虚拟语气

　　If the whole operation(　)beforehand, a great deal of money would have been lost.

　　(1999 年 6 月 CET-4,第 43 题)

　　A. was not planned B. has not been planned

　　C. had not been planned D. were not planned

　　答案：选C

　　分析：本句考査与过去事实相反的虚拟条件句。

　　翻译：要是当时整个手术没有预先计划好的话，大量的金钱就白花了。

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