Lesson 64 The Channel Tunnel 海峡隧道 Read the text and then answer the question.读课文，然后回答以下问题。Why was the first tunnel not completed?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 e ntered 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. New words and expressions 生词和短语 tunnel n.隧道port n.港口invasion n.入侵，侵略ventilate v.通风officially adv. 正式地chimney n.烟囱connect v. 连接sealevel 海平面continent n. 大陆ventilation n. 通风 Notes on the text 课文注释 1 a plan for a twenty－one-mile tunnel under the English Channel, 建造一条长21 英里、穿越英吉利海峡的隧道计划， for a… Channel 是介词短语，作定语，修饰名词 plan。2 He suggested that a double railway-tunnel should be built. 他提议建造双轨隧道。在英文中，动词 suggest，demand， recommend 等后面 所接的 that 宾语从句中，谓语动词要用 should+动词原形，而 should 又常常省略，这是一种虚拟语气的结构。参考译文1858 年，一位名叫埃梅·托梅·德·干蒙的法国工程师带着...
