64 The Channel Tunnel

The Channel Tunnel

海峡隧道

In 1858, a French engineer, Aimé Thomé de Gamond,

1858年，一位名叫埃梅·托梅·德·干蒙的法国工程师

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

带着建造一条长21英里、穿越英吉利海峡的隧道计划到了英国。

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

他说,可以在隧道中央建造一座平台,

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

这座平台将用作码头和火车站。

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

如果再建些伸出海面的高大的烟囱状通风管,隧道就具备了良好的通风条件。