口语训练:新概念第二册:lesson64
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Why was the first tunnel not completed?
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.
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.
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- 咸鱼眼泪 / 2009-10-15 14:52
- 原帖由ycl-apple于09-10-14 21:35发表
1.“it would have been completed”的completed中的ed没有读出来。
2.platform,中的m发的不清楚,没有听出来。
3.1860,发成8060,注意teen 和 ty。
4. 注意双元音,如time中的i,要发饱满。
其他都还好。
谢谢指点
- ycl-apple / 2009-10-14 21:35
- 1.“it would have been completed”的completed中的ed没有读出来。
2.platform,中的m发的不清楚,没有听出来。
3.1860,发成8060,注意teen 和 ty。
4. 注意双元音,如time中的i,要发饱满。
其他都还好。