64 · 海峡隧道
The Channel Tunnel
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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. 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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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. 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，法国工程师艾梅·托梅·德·加蒙来到英国，带来一份方案：在英吉利海峡海底修建一条长二十一英里的隧道。 他说，可以在海峡中央建一座平台，兼作港口和火车站。如果再把高烟囱建到海面上方，隧道就能保持良好通风。 1860年，英国人威廉·洛提出了更好的方案：修建双线铁路隧道。这样就能解决通风问题，因为火车进洞时，会把新鲜空气从身后带进去。 四十二年后，工程真的开工了。要不是当时英国人害怕遭到入侵，隧道原本就能完工。 可世人为了这条隧道，又等了将近一百年。1994年3月7日，英吉利海峡隧道正式开通，终于把英国与欧洲大陆连在了一起。
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先沿这条线复述《海峡隧道》：最初的跨海方案 → 海中平台和通风烟囱 → 双隧道的新办法 → 动工后又因担忧中断 → 又等近百年才开通。再借一个结构讲自己的事：给本课的一个结果加上自己的条件，保留“条件成立才有这个结果”的关系。
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