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tunnel n. 隧道

channel n. 海峡（The Channel 英吉利海峡）

light at the end of the tunnel

快要熬出头了；曙光在即

port n. 港口

ventilate v. 通风

ventilation n. 通风

vent n.v 空气进出的孔 宣泄

Open the windows to ventilate the room.

把窗子打开通通风。

The only ventilation comes from tiny sliding windows.

只能通过小推拉窗来通风。

slide滑动

chimney n. 烟囱

sea level

海平面

double adj. 双的

字母W 的读音就是“double u”，意为两个 u 构成w .

He was drinking his double whiskey too fast.

他猛灌着双份威士忌。

fear v.n. 害怕

I fear that a land war now looks very probable

恐怕陆地战爆发的可能性很大。

She fears speaking in public.

Then one day his worst fears were confirmed

后来有一天，他最担心的事终于发生了。

invasion n. 入侵, 侵略

invade vt. 侵略, 侵袭, 拥挤

We'll wipe out any enemy that dares to invade our territory.

敌人胆敢来犯，我们就把它消灭。

Is reading a child's diary always an invasion of privacy?

偷看孩子的日记一定是对个人隐私的侵犯吗？

officially adv. （官方的）正式地

official adj. （官方的）正式

According to the official figures, over one thousand people died during the revolution

根据官方数字，1,000多人在这场革命中丧生。

The boat-race has been officially fixed for Thursday, April 2.

划船比赛已正式定于4月2日星期四举行。

formally adv. （一般的）正式

In many societies, young people are formally initiated into their adult roles.

在很多社会里，年轻人会有正式的成人礼。

connect v. 连接

This road connects the village with/to London.

If you stand on stage and share your view of the world, people will connect with you.

如果你站在舞台上，分享自己对世界的看法，人们会与你产生共鸣的。

European adj. 欧洲的

Europe

european union

continent n. 大陆

地理名词而非政治名词

亚欧大陆、非洲大陆等。比格陵兰岛大的陆地称为大陆。

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

serve as… =serve for… 起……作用，用作……，充当……

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

put forward (plan/suggestion) 提出（计划、建议等）

You know they wouldn’t accept your plan. Why did you put it forward?

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

draw in 吸进

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

Wait for