新概念英语二册 Lesson64 The channel tunnel 第（3）套免费课件

1. In 1858, a French engineer, Aimé Thomé 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长21英里、穿越英吉利海峡的隧道计划到了英国。 
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。 
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。 
4. The tunnel would be well－ventilated if tall chimneys were built above sea level. 
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。 
5. In 1860, a better plan was put forward by an Englishman, William Low. 
1860年，一位名叫威廉·洛的英国人提出了一项更好的计划。 
6. He suggested that a double railway tunnel should be built. 
他提议建一条双轨隧道 
7. This would solve the problem of ventilation, for if a train entered this tunnel, it would draw in fresh air behind it. 
这样就解决了通风问题, 因为如果有一列火车开进隧道，它就把新鲜空气随之抽进了隧道。