新概念英語(yǔ)第二冊(cè)逐句精講語(yǔ)言點(diǎn) 第64課(3)

　　Lesson 64:The Channel Tunnel 英吉利海峽隧道

　　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.

　　句子講解：

　　8、Forty-two years later a tunnel was actually begun.

　　42年以后，英吉利海峽隧道才真正開工。

　　9、If, at the time, the British had not feared invasion, it would have been completed.

　　參考翻譯如果不是那時(shí)英國(guó)人害怕他國(guó)的入侵，隧道早就完工了。

　　語(yǔ)言點(diǎn) 典型的與過去事實(shí)相反的虛擬條件句。'

　　真題測(cè)試 測(cè)試語(yǔ)言點(diǎn)：詞義辨析

　　A lot of ants are always invading my kitchen. They are a thorough(　).

　　(2000 年 1 月 CET4，第 69 題)

　　A. nuisance B. trouble C. worry D. anxiety

　　答案：選A

　　分析：nuisance表示讓人討厭的東西、行為或人，符合句意。

　　翻譯：我的廚房里總是有許多螞蟻進(jìn)來(lái)，它們是非常令人討厭的東西。

　　10、The world had to wait almost another 100 years for the Channel Tunnel.

　　我們不得不等了將近一個(gè)世紀(jì)才看到海峽隧道的竣工。

　　語(yǔ)言點(diǎn) have to wait不得不等，強(qiáng)調(diào)客觀上的原因。

　　11、It was officially opened on March 7，1994，finally connecting Britain to the European continent.

　　它于1994年3月7日正式開通，將英國(guó)與歐洲大陸連到了一起。

　　語(yǔ)言點(diǎn) finally connecting…部分全部是狀語(yǔ)。

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