Lesson 64  The Channel Tunnel

Lesson 64 The Channel Tunnel 歌词

歌曲 Lesson 64 The Channel Tunnel
歌手 英语听力
专辑 新概念英语(第二册)
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[00:01.080] --- Lesson 64 The Channel Tunnel
[00:06.640] --- First listen and then answer the question.
[00:12.600] --- Why was the first tunnel not completed?
[00:18.440] 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.
[00:35.040] He said that it would be possible to build a platform in the centre of the Channel.
[00:40.880] This platform would serve as a port and a railway station.
[00:46.160] The tunnel would be well-ventilated if tall chimneys were built above sea level.
[00:53.400] In 1860, a better plan was put forward by an Englishman, William Low.
[01:01.000] He suggested that a double railway-tunnel should be built.
[01:05.640] This would solve the problem of ventilation, for if a train entered this tunnel, it would draw in fresh air behind it.
[01:15.320] Forty-two years later a tunnel was actually begun
[01:20.320] If, at the time, the British had not feared invasion, it would have been completed.
[01:27.080] The world had to wait almost another 100 years for the Channel Tunnel.
[01:33.480] It was officially opened on March 7,1994, finally connecting Britain to the European continent.
[01:44.040] --- end
[00:01.080] 海峡隧道
[00:06.640] ^听录音,然后回答以下问题。
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[00:18.440] 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。
[00:35.040] ^他说,可以在隧道中央建造一座平台,
[00:40.880] ^这座平台将用作码头和火车站。
[00:46.160] ^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。
[00:53.400] 1860年,一位名叫威廉.洛的英国人提出了一项更好的计划。
[01:01.000] ^他提议建一条双轨隧道,
[01:05.640] ^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。
[01:15.320] 42年以后,隧道实际已经开始建了。
[01:20.320] ^如果不是因为那时英国人害怕入侵,隧道早已建成了。
[01:27.080] ^世界不得不再等将近100年才看到海峡隧道竣工。
[01:33.480] ^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。
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Lesson 64  The Channel Tunnel 歌词
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