The Channel Tunnel

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In 1858, a French engineer, Aime Thome de Gamond,

1858年，一位名叫埃梅·托梅·德·加蒙的法国工程师，

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arrived in England with a plan for a 21-mile tunnel under the English Channel.

带着修建一条21英里长的英吉利海峡隧道的计划抵达英国。

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He said that it would be possible to build a platform in the centre of the Channel.

他说可以在海峡中央修建一个平台。

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This platform would serve as a port and a railway station.

这个平台将作为港口和火车站。

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The tunnel would be well-ventilated if tall chimneys were built above sea level.

如果在海平面以上修建高烟囱，隧道将能很好地通风。

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In 1860, a better plan was put forward by an Englishman, William Low.

1860年，英国人威廉·洛提出了一个更好的方案。

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He suggested that a double railway-tunnel should be built.

他建议修建一条双轨铁路隧道。

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This would solve the problem of ventilation for if a train entered this tunnel, it would draw in fresh air behind it.

这将解决通风问题，因为如果火车进入这条隧道，它会从后面吸入新鲜空气。

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Forty-two years later a tunnel was actually begun.

四十二年后，一条隧道实际开始动工。

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If, at the time, the British had not feared invasion, it would have been completed.

如果当时英国人没有害怕入侵，它就会建成。

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The world had to wait almost another 100 years for the Channel Tunnel.

世界不得不又等了将近100年才等到英吉利海峡隧道。

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It was officially opened on March 7, 1994, finally connecting Britain to the European continent.

它于1994年3月7日正式开通，最终将英国与欧洲大陆连接起来。