练习材料：Lesson64 The Channel Tunnel 时长：85s
In l858, a French engineer, Aime Thome de Gamond, arrived in England with a plan for a twenty-one-mile tunnel under the English Channel.
ɪn ˌeɪˈtiːn ˈfɪfti eɪt, ə frɛnʧ ˌɛnʤɪˈnɪə, Aime Thome de Gamond, əˈraɪvd ɪn ˈɪŋglənd wɪð ə plæn fɔːr ə ˈtwɛnti-wʌn-maɪl ˈtʌnl ˈʌndə ði ˈɪŋglɪʃˈʧænl.
He said that it would be possible to build a platform in the centre of the Channel.
hiː sɛd ðæt ɪt wʊd biː ˈpɒsəbl tuː bɪld ə ˈplætfɔːm ɪn ðə ˈsɛntər ɒv ðə ˈʧænl.
This platform would serve as a port and a railway station.
ðɪs ˈplætfɔːm wʊd sɜːv æz ə pɔːt ænd ə ˈreɪlweɪ ˈsteɪʃən.
The tunnel would be well-ventilated if tall chimneys were built above sea-level.
ðə ˈtʌnl wʊd biː wɛl-ˈvɛntɪleɪtɪd ɪf tɔːl ˈʧɪmniz wɜː bɪlt əˈbʌv siː-ˈlɛvl.
In 1860, a better plan was put forward by an Englishman, William Low.
ɪn ə ˈbɛtə plæn wɒz pʊt ˈfɔːwəd baɪ ən ˈɪŋglɪʃmən, ˈwɪljəm ləʊ.
He suggested that a double railway tunnel should be built.
hiː səˈʤɛstɪd ðæt ə ˈdʌbl ˈreɪlweɪ ˈtʌnl ʃʊd biː bɪlt.
This would solve the problem of ventilation, for if a train entered this tunnel, it would draw in fresh air behind it.
ðɪs wʊd sɒlv ðə ˈprɒbləm ɒv ˌvɛntɪˈleɪʃən, fɔːr ɪf ə treɪn ˈɛntəd ðɪs ˈtʌnl, ɪt wʊd drɔː ɪn frɛʃ eə bɪˈhaɪnd ɪt.
Forty-two years later a tunnel was actually begun.
ˈfɔːti-tuː jɪəz ˈleɪtər ə ˈtʌnl wɒz ˈækʧʊəli bɪˈgʌn.
If, at the time, the British had not feared invasion, it would have been completed.
ɪf, æt ðə taɪm, ðə ˈbrɪtɪʃ hæd nɒt fɪəd ɪnˈveɪʒən, ɪt wʊd hæv biːn kəmˈpliːtɪd.
The world had to wait almost another 100 years for the Channel Tunnel.
ðə wɜːld hæd tuː weɪt ˈɔːlməʊst əˈnʌðə 100 jɪəz fɔː ðə ˈʧænl ˈtʌnl.
It was officially opened on March 7,1994, finally connecting Britain to the European continent.
ɪt wɒz əˈfɪʃəli ˈəʊpənd ɒn mɑːʧ 7,1994, ˈfaɪnəli kəˈnɛktɪŋ ˈbrɪtn tuː ðə ˌjʊərəˈpi(ː)ən ˈkɒntɪnənt.
任务配置：L0+L4
知识笔记：
continent 英 [ˈkɒntɪnənt] 美 [ˈkɑ:ntɪnənt] n.欧洲大陆;大陆，陆地;<美>北美洲大陆 adj.自制的，克制的;节欲的;贞洁的;禁欲的
The tunnel would be well-ventilated if tall chimneys were built above sea-level.
well-ventilated 通风良好的
Only work on the fuel system in well-ventilated rooms. 仅限于在通风条件良好的房间里从事有关燃油系统的工作。
chimneys n.烟筒; 烟囱( chimney的名词复数 ); （岩石间可供攀登的） 狭孔; 狭缝;
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