新概念英語第二冊學(xué)習(xí)筆記：海峽隧道

在英語學(xué)習(xí)領(lǐng)域，新概念英語第二冊憑借系統(tǒng)化的教學(xué)理念和豐富實(shí)用的課程材料，為廣大英語學(xué)習(xí)者搭建起堅(jiān)實(shí)的語言基石。今日，我們將聚焦于“海峽隧道”這一課題，希望通過這一真實(shí)而實(shí)用的場景，為大家?guī)砀挥猩疃鹊膶W(xué)習(xí)素材和有價值的參考資料！

【課文】

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.

1858年，法國工程師埃梅·托梅·德·干蒙抵達(dá)英國，計(jì)劃修建一條穿越英吉利海峽、長達(dá)21英里的隧道。他表示，可以在海峽中心建造一個平臺，該平臺將作為港口和火車站使用。如果建造高出海平面的高煙囪，隧道通風(fēng)將不成問題。1860年，英國人威廉·洛提出了一個更完善的計(jì)劃。他建議建造一條雙軌鐵路隧道。這將解決通風(fēng)問題，因?yàn)槿绻涣谢疖囘M(jìn)入這條隧道，它將在身后吸入新鮮空氣。42年后，隧道工程正式開始。如果當(dāng)時英國人沒有擔(dān)心入侵問題，隧道本可以完工。全世界又等待了近100年，英吉利海峽隧道才終于建成。該隧道于1994年3月7日正式開通，最終將英國與歐洲大陸連接起來。

【生詞】

tunnel n. 隧道

port n. 港口

ventilate v. 通風(fēng)

chimney n. 煙囪

sea level 海平面

double adj. 雙的

ventilation n. 通風(fēng)

fear v. 害怕

invasion n. 入侵，侵略

officially adv. 正式地

connect v. 連接

European adj. 歐洲的

continent n. 大陸

以上就是“新概念英語第二冊：海峽隧道”的內(nèi)容，希望對大家有所幫助!