lesson 64 The Channel Tunnel

the channel Tunnel 海峡隧道

platform 平台

serve as 用作~,充当~、

ventilate（ventilation) 通风

sea level 海面

put forward a plan 提出一个计划

invasion 入侵，侵略

officially 正式地

the Euroean contient 欧洲大陆

1. What did the French engineer,Aime Thome de Gamond have a plan for?

He has a plan for 21 miles the tunnel under the English Channel .

2. Who put forward a better plan in 1860?

It was Englishman called William Low

3. What did William Low Suggest?

He suggested that double way train should be built.If train entered the tunnel it would draw into flash air behind it.

When was the tunnel offically opened?

It was opened on March 7th,1994.