💬 新概念英语第二册
共 1071 条英汉对照例句 · 第 23 页
Lesson 63 She was not amused
To his surprise, she said she hadn't.
使他吃惊的是，她说她不喜欢。
Lesson 63 She was not amused
Jeremy asked her why this was so and she told him that she did not like to see so many people laughing at him!
杰里米问他为何不喜欢，她说她不愿意看到那么多的人嘲笑他！
Lesson 64 The Channel Tunnel
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.
1858年，一位名叫埃梅。托梅。德。干蒙的法国工程师带着建造一条长21英里、穿越英吉利海陕的隧道计划到了英国。
Lesson 64 The Channel Tunnel
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，这座平台将用作码头和火车站。
Lesson 64 The Channel Tunnel
This platform would serve as a port and a railway station.
如果再建些伸出海面的高大的烟囱状通风管，
Lesson 64 The Channel Tunnel
The tunnel would be well-ventilated if tall chimneys were built above sea level.
隧道就具备了良好的通风条件。
Lesson 64 The Channel Tunnel
In 1860, a better plan was put forward by an Englishman, William Low.
1860年，一位名叫威廉。洛的英国人提出了一项更好的计划。
Lesson 64 The Channel Tunnel
He suggested that a double railway-tunnel should be built.
他提议建一条双轨隧道，这样就解决了通风问题。
Lesson 64 The Channel Tunnel
This would solve the problem of ventilation, for if a train entered this tunnel, it would draw in fresh air behind it.
因为如果有列火车开进隧道，它就把新鲜空气随之抽进了隧道。
Lesson 64 The Channel Tunnel
Forty-two years later a tunnel was actually begun.
42年以后，隧道实际已经开始建了。
Lesson 64 The Channel Tunnel
If, at the time, the British had not feared invasion, it would have been completed.
如果不是因为那时英国人害怕入侵，隧道早已建成了。
Lesson 64 The Channel Tunnel
The world had to wait almost another 100 years for the Channel Tunnel.
世界不得不再等将近100年才看到海峡隧道竣工。
Lesson 64 The Channel Tunnel
It was officially opened on March 7,1994, finally connecting Britain to the European continent.
它于1994年3月7日正式开通，将英国与欧洲大陆连到了一起。
Lesson 65 Jumbo versus the police
Last Christmas, the circus owner, Jimmy Gates,
去年圣诞节，马戏团老板吉米。
Lesson 65 Jumbo versus the police
decided to take some presents to a children's hospital.
盖茨决定送些礼物给儿童医院。
Lesson 65 Jumbo versus the police
Dressed up as Father Christmas and accompanied by a 'guard of honour' of six pretty girls, he set off down the main street of the city riding a baby elephant called Jumbo.
他打扮成圣诞老人，在由6个漂亮姑娘组成的“仪仗队”的陪同下，骑上一头名叫江伯的小象，沿着城里的主要街道出发了。
Lesson 65 Jumbo versus the police
He should have known that the police would never allow this sort of thing.
他本该知道警察绝不会允许这类事情发生。
Lesson 65 Jumbo versus the police
A policeman approached Jimmy and told him he ought to have gone along a side street as Jumbo was holding up the traffic.
一个警察走过来告诉吉米，他应该走一条小路，因为江泊阻碍了交通。
Lesson 65 Jumbo versus the police
Though Jimmy agreed to go at once, Jumbo refused to move.
虽然吉米同意马上就走，但江伯却拒绝移动。
Lesson 65 Jumbo versus the police
Fifteen policemen had to push very hard to get him off the main street.
15个警察不得不用很大的力气把它推离主要街道。
Lesson 65 Jumbo versus the police
The police had a difficult time, but they were most amused.
警察虽然吃了苦头，但他们还是感到很有趣。
Lesson 65 Jumbo versus the police
'Jumbo must weigh a few tons,' said a policeman afterwards, 'so it was fortunate that we didn't have to carry him.
“江伯一定有好几吨重，”一个警察事后这样说，“值得庆幸的是它没让我们抬它走。
Lesson 65 Jumbo versus the police
Of course, we should arrest him, but as he has a good record, we shall let him off this time.'
当然，我们应该逮捕它，但由于它一贯表现很好，这次我们饶了它。
Lesson 66 Sweet as honey
In 1963 a Lancaster bomber crashed on Wallis Island,
1963年，一架兰开斯特轰炸机在瓦立斯岛毁。
Lesson 66 Sweet as honey
a remote place in the South Pacific, a long way west of Samoa.
那是南太洋中一个很偏僻的小岛，位于萨摩亚群岛以西，距离群岛还有很长一段距离。
Lesson 66 Sweet as honey
The plane wasn't too badly damaged, but over the years, the crash was forgotten and the wreck remained undisturbed.
飞机损坏的程度并不严重，但是，多年来这起飞机失事已被遗忘，飞机残骸也没受到破坏。
Lesson 66 Sweet as honey
Then in 1989, twenty-six years after the crash, the plane was accidentally rediscovered in an aerial survey of the island.
于是，到了1989年，飞机失事26年后，在对小岛的一次航空勘查中那架飞机被意外地发现了。
Lesson 66 Sweet as honey
By this time, a Lancaster bomber in reasonable condition was rare and worth rescuing.
到了那个时候，状况良好的兰开斯特轰炸机实属罕见，值得抢救。
Lesson 66 Sweet as honey
The French authorities had the plane packaged and moved in parts back to France.
法国政府让人把飞机包装起来，一部分一部分地搬回法国。
Lesson 66 Sweet as honey
Now a group of enthusiasts are going to have the plane restored.
一群热心人计划修复这架飞机。