Roman tunnels 罗马隧道 2

Roman tunnels  罗马隧道  2

7.The counter-excavation method completely replaced the qanat method in the 6thcentury BCE.

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It was used to cut through highmountains when the qanat method was not a practical alternative.

alternative  [ɔːlˈtɜːnətɪv]  n.可供选择的事物

8.Onlyexperienced builders were employed to construct a tunnel using thecounter- excavation method.

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9.The information about a problem that occurred during the construction ofthe Saldae aqueduct system was found in an ancientbook.

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An inscription writtenon the side of a 428-meter tunnel,built by the Romans as part of theSaldae aqueduct system in modern-day Algeria, describes how the two teams ofbuilders missed each other in the mountain andhow the later construction of a lateral link between both corridors correctedthe initial error.

inscription  [ɪnˈskrɪpʃn]  刻写的文字，碑文

10.The mistake made by the builders ofthe Saldae aqueduct system was that the two parts of the tunnel failed to meet.

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11　Whattype of mineral were the Dolaucothi mines inWales built to extract?　　

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Traces of such tunnels used to mine gold can still be found at the Dolaucothi mines inWales.

12　Inaddition to the patron,whose name might becarved onto a tunnel?　　

patron  [ˈpeɪtrən]  赞助人；资助者

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Most tunnels had inscriptions showingthe names of patrons who ordered construction and sometimes the name of the architect.

architect  [ˈɑːkɪtekt]  建筑师

13　Whatpart of Seleuceia Pieria was the Çevlik tunnel built to protect?　　

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the 1.4-kilometer Çevlik tunnelin Turkey, built to divert the floodwater threatening the harbor of the ancient city of Seleuceia Pieria,

harbor  [ˈhɑːbə]港口