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课件网) Lesson 64 The Channel Tunnel Pre-Reading Q. Do you know anything about The Channel Tunnel The Channel Tunnel, which is often called the Euro Tunnel, is a railway tunnel that lies underneath the water of the English Channel and connects the island of Great Britain with mainland France. The Channel Tunnel, completed in 1994, is considered one of the most amazing engineering feats（工程壮举）of the 20th century. Pre-Teach Vocabulary 1 tunnel ['t nl] n.隧道 2 ventilate ['ventileit] v.通风 3 chimney ['t imni] n.烟囱 4 ventilation [ venti'lei n] n.通风 5 fear [fi ] v.害怕 6 invasion [in'vei n] n.入侵，侵略 7 officially [ 'fi li] ad.正式地 8 connect [k 'nekt] v.连接 9 European [ju r 'pi: n] a.欧洲的 10 continent ['k ntin nt] n.大陆 English to English 1 ventilate allow air to enter 2 fear be afraid of sth or sb 3 connect joins one thing to another 4 officially formally and publicly by authority Word Recycling 4. double 5. fear 6.invasion 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. 复合形容词作定语：“数词-名词（-形容词）”中间的名词只能用单数形式。 2. He said that it would be possible to build a platform in the centre of the Channel. in the middle of 宾语从句（主句是一般现在时，从句根据语境用过去将来时） 3. This platform would serve as a port and a railway station. serve as/for = work as = act as…用作…；作为… =train station 4. The tunnel would be well-ventilated if tall chimneys were built above sea level. well-dressed 穿着讲究的 well-educated 受过良好教育的 Key Points-Online 5. In 1860, a better plan was put forward by an Englishman, William Low. put forward sth. = come up with 提出（计划、建议、想法） 6. He suggested that a double railway-tunnel should be built. 动词suggest, demand, recommend, insist 等后面所接的that宾语从句中， 谓语动词要用should+动词原形 (that, should 都可省略) I suggested (that) he go home. =I suggested (that) he (should) go home. 7. This would solve the problem of ventilation, for if a train entered this tunnel, it would draw in fresh air behind it. solve=deal with =work out 解决（词汇测试、完形填空、语法填空） draw in 抽进=bring in draw back 后退，撤回 draw off 撤走，离开 draw up 停住，制订 Key Points-Online 9. If, at the time, the British had not feared invasion, it would have been completed. 虚拟语气(非真实条件句)中，与过去事实相反，从句谓语动词用过去完成时， 此时主句谓语动词为would have done，would/could/should 都可以 情态动词加have done 表示对过去的推测， 如must have done，can't have done等 10. The world had to wait almost another 100 years for the Channel Tunnel. 1) wait for sb. 2) wait (for) some times I have waited five minutes. (for 可不要) 11. It was officially opened on March 7,1994, finally connecting Britain to the European continent. Key Points-Online connect with：和…有关,和…有联系 connect to ：把……连接到…… with是两者之间相互的，to是 一方主动的 真实 ... ...
