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1. 中英文逐句转述 

女士们，先生们，我们正在通过海峡隧道，这是世界上最长的海底隧道。

Ladies and gentlemen, we are now passing through the Channel Tunnel, the longest undersea tunnel in the world.

我们都知道，英国和法国之间隔着英吉利海峡。

As we know, Britain and France are separated by the English Channel.

在有隧道之前，人们必须乘船在这两个国家之前来往。

Before the tunnel, people had to take boats to go back and forth between the two countries.

建造一条海底隧道的早期方案之一可以追溯到1858年，当时,一位法国工程师来到英国，并带去一个详细的计划，在英吉利海峡下面建造一条长达21英里的隧道。

One of the earliest proposals for an undersea tunnel dates back to 1858, when a French engineer, Aimé Thomé de Gamond arrived in England with a detailed plan for digging a twenty-one-mile tunnel under the English Channel.

【注意：proposal表示正式的提议和建议；

date back to...追溯到... ; a twenty-one-mile tunnel这里的twenty-one-mile中间用连字符号，构成复合形容词，mile用的是单数；

an eight-year-old boy  （The boy is eight years old）

a two-day meeting  (The meeting lasts for two days)

I have read a 500-page book.】

根据他的计划，可以在海峡中央建一个平台，作为港口和火车站。

According to his plan, a platform could be built in the center of the Channel, serving as a port and a railway station.

为了让隧道有良好的通风，可以建造高于海平面的烟囱。

To make the tunnel well-ventilated , tall chimneys would be built above sea level.【注意：sea level表示海拔高度，The mountain is 1000 metres above sea level. = The mountain has an altitude of 1000 m.】

两年后，一个更好的解决通风的方案由一个英国人William Low提出来，他建议建设一个双轨隧道。

Two years later, a better solution to the problem of ventilation was put forward by an Englishman, William Low, who suggested building a double railway tunnel

这是一个绝妙的点子，因为当一列火车驶入隧道，后面的新鲜空气就自然会被它抽进隧道。

It was an ingenious idea because when a train entered the tunnel, fresh air behind it would be naturally drawn in.【ingenious /ɪn'dʒinɪəs/  An ingenious idea is smart and innovative.】

尽管这个计划很棒，直到1881年，隧道的挖掘工作才开始。

Despite this wonderful plan, the digging of the tunnel had not been started until 1881.【注：课文中说42年后才开始，其实在1881年，也就是21年后，就开始了。】

然而不久之后，这个工程就终止了。

However,the project was put to an end soon afterwards.

为啥呢？当时，英国军队担心如果战争爆发，隧道可能会给法国的入侵提供便利的途径。

Why？Back then, the British worried that if war broke out the tunnel might provide an easy way for the French to invade.

如果当时英国法国关系好的话，世界就不会又等了100年才迎来海峡隧道的建成。

The world wouldn’t have waited another 100 years for the Channel Tunnel, if Britain and France had got along at the time.【get along: When two people get along , they are friendly to each other.】

直到1988年，英国和法国才达成协议，开始从海峡两头挖掘隧道。

It was not until 1988 that both Britain and France agreed on a plan and began digging the tunnel from both sides of the Channel.

【It was not until .... that ...直到...才... It was not until the end of the day that I realized I had lost my wallet.  】

六年后，海峡隧道终于正式开通，极大地缩短了英国和法国间的通行时间。

Six years later, the Channel Tunnel was officially opened, dramatically reducing the travel time between Britain and France.

希望在通过这条世界闻名的海底隧道的时候，大家能有一个愉快的旅程。

I hope you enjoy the ride through this world-famous undersea tunnel.

东欣老师提示：这篇文章的转述也可锻炼大家，讲述历史的能力。

2. 全英文转述  

Ladies and gentlemen, we are now passing through the Channel Tunnel, the longest undersea tunnel in the world. As we know, Britain and France are separated by the English Channel.

Before the tunnel, people had to take boats to go back and forth between the two countries.

One of the earliest proposals for an undersea tunnel dates back to 1858, when a French engineer, Aimé Thomé de Gamond arrived in England with a detailed plan for digging a twenty-one- mile tunnel under the English Channel.

According to his plan, a platform could be built in the center of the Channel, serving as a port and a railway station. To make the tunnel well-ventilated, tall chimneys would be built above sea level.

Two years later, a better solution to the problem of ventilation was put forward by an Englishman, William Low, who suggested building a double railway tunnel. It was an ingenious idea because when a train entered the tunnel, fresh air behind it would be naturally drawn in. Despite this wonderful plan, the digging of the tunnel had not been started until 1881.

However, the project was put to an end soon afterwards.

Why？Back then, the British worried that if war broke out the tunnel might provide an easy way for the French to invade. The world wouldn’t have waited another 100 years for the Channel Tunnel, if Britain and France had got along at the time.

It was not until 1988 that both Britain and France agreed on a plan and began digging the tunnel from both sides of the Channel. Six years later, the Channel Tunnel was officially opened, dramatically reducing the travel time between Britain and France.

I hope you enjoy the ride through this world-famous undersea tunnel.

3. 东欣点评 Interesting facts about the Channel Tunnel

* A 200-year-old dream came true.

As early as 1802, a Frenchman named Albert Mathieu had the idea to dig very deep below the ocean and all the way across to the other side of the English Channel.

Originally, the tunnel was designed for horse drawn carriages to pass through.

*现代世界七大奇迹之一

It was recognised as one of the "Seven Wonders of the Modern World" by the American Society of Civil Engineers(美国土木工程师学会).

我带大家读读，英国报纸《每日电讯报》对于海峡隧道的报道.

1) The Channel Tunnel is 31.4 miles long, with the longest undersea portion of any tunnel in the world . Its undersea portion is 23.5 miles long.

2) The average depth of the tunnel is 50 metres below the seabed, and the lowest point is 75 metres below.  

3) There are actually three tunnels down there - two for trains and a smaller service tunnel that can be used in emergencies.

*英吉利海峡隧道建成之后有什么意义呢？

It takes around 35 minutes to travel the length of the Channel Tunnel.

穿越海峡隧道的三种列车：

1) high-speed Eurostar passenger trains

2) international goods trains

3) the Eurotunnel Shuttle for road vehicles

Up to 400 trains pass through the tunnel each day, carrying an average of 50,000 passengers, 6,000 cars, 180 coaches and 54,000 tonnes of freight. 【coach n.长途汽车a bus with comfortable seats used for long journeys】