内容正文:
Lesson 64 The Channel Tunnel
阅读理解
1. Why William Low’s idea was better than de Gamond’s?
Because his tunnel ______________________________.
2. When did the Channel Tunnel open?
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单词详解
1. tunnel n. 隧道
e.g. Finally, the prince and the princess got married, it is the light at the end of the tunnel.
词组:the light at the end of the tunnel试着从上面的例句中猜猜什么意思?
___________________________
2. port n. 港口
3. ventilate v. 通风
翻译:This building ventilates well.
这幢楼____________。
4. chimney n. 烟囱
5. sea level n. 海平面
6. double adj. 双的
猜猜看double在下面两句话中分别怎么翻译比较好?
翻译:Everything has double meanings.
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Hey Tony, I met someone at a party last week who was your double.
Tony,我上周在聚会上看到了一个人_____________________。
词组:双人房 _____________ double chin _________
7. ventilation n. 通风
8. fear v. 害怕
9. invasion n. 入侵,侵略
10. officially adv. 正式地
11. connect v. 连接
结构:_________________________ 把A和B连接
翻译:这条小路连接了小镇和伦敦。______________________________________________.
12. European adj. 欧洲的
13. continent n. 大陆
课文解析
1. 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.
· 词组:a plan for sth. __________________
翻译:他带着一个在河上建立一座桥的计划前来。
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· 用法:twenty-one-mile加连字符,用______,作定语
2. He said that it would be possible to build a platform in the centre of the Channel.
· 句式:it is adj. for sb. to do sth.
翻译:照顾你是很重要的。
_______________________________________________
3. This platform would serve as a port and a railway station.
· 词组:serve as … __________________
翻译:This sofa can serve as a bed. ________________________________________
4. The tunnel would be well-ventilated if tall chimneys were built above sea level.
· 语法:____________(详见语法重点)
5. In 1860, a better plan was put forward by an Englishman, William Low.
· 词组:put forward (plan/suggestion) ____________________
翻译:他严肃地提出了这个计划。
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